I try using Org-mode/Latex with pandoc, but end up using only Office for docx and PowerPoint.

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    LibreOffice, I came for Linux support and PDF export… and stayed for the only Office that I know how to use 😄

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      Yeah this. And the #1 reason is probably that it is automatically shipped with the distro so the choice is made for me. I don’t use office suits much for personal use though. At work I have to use the MS stuff but at home LO seems more than sufficient.

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    I’d say 95% Markdown + Pandoc for when I make documents. The other 5% is LibreOffice.

    When it comes time to make graphs and charts I really like wasting my time so I always try out something new (or old) to get the job done. Last time I used Pygal.

    When it comes to dealing with docs from colleagues, it is all LibreOffice and Zathura.

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    If I am forced to use word documents, then Onlyoffice.

    Otherwise Latex for text and presentation (beamer).
    For tables I use the terminal program sc-im, which also works with excel files.

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    I use Markdown (very rarely LaTeX too) in Neovim, and LibreOffice for anything I can’t do in Markdown.

    Sometimes I’ll start up the MarkdownPreview plugin I have, but typically I don’t.

    If I need to share it, I’ll typically convert to PDF with pandoc or a random tool online if I can’t get pandoc to work the way I want it.

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    Depends on the use case. For my own stuff I usually use LibreOffice, for docx compability I use OnlyOffice and for presentations I use Latex with TexStudio.

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      TexStudio is a brilliant LaTeX editor! I used it almost exclusively during my studies.

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    Libre Office user for over a decade, recently moved to OnlyOffice and liking it a lot so far. Seems to do better with MS formats than LibreOffice, snappy and responsive. UI is cleaner IMO.

    Libre is still good though.

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    I work mostly with texts, but if I need something office-y, I go old school: gnumeric for spreadsheets and abiword for documents

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    I typically use libreoffice, but if I ever have the time to learn latex I’ll switch, I’ve heard nothing but good things aside from the learning curve

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      org-mode’s initial goal was to make writing latex easy. It can do a lot more today, I use it for pretty much everything text related.

      If you’re interested in trying out Emacs, check out Doom Emacs or Spacemacs.

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      I just wrote a book in Latex and it’s really easy. You just learn as you go. The only problem was when a publisher required a docx-document. It was possible using pandex, but my end notes were all screwed up.

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      It’s very difficult to learn, you just need to adapt to the Latex style of writing and Latex takes care of (almost) all the formatting.

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      The learning curve is actually pretty manageable. Took me an afternoon to be good enough to create lab reports for Uni. Creating your first template takes a bit but isn’t super hard. Afterwards you can reuse that and only need to tweak.

      This is the Tutorial I used. For an editor I’d suggest VSCode with LaTeX Workshop. (There’s also LTeX which is a great grammar and spelling checker)

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    Markdown for myself, Google Docs when I’m collaborating with others, and OnlyOffice after puking a little in my mouth for having received a docx or pptx by email.

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    MS Office at work because they pay for it and it’s our platform for almost everything. LibreOffice at home and for other personal stuff.

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    I don’t know if it counts but I’ve been using pandoc for the entirety of my college life so far which includes creating presentations and writing papers. For collaboration with other students, we would usually use Google Docs. It’s pretty much the standard nowadays.

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    Usually OnlyOffice though I keep LibreOffice installed as a backup as sometimes I’ve had weird compatibility issues with the former (very few and far between but still)

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    OnlyOffice. FOSS, great MS compatibility, more modern than LibreOffice, local apps and runs in web with Nextcloud with great document collaboration options.