1. LibreOffice 4.2 Migration Transition from Microsoft Office and Apple iWork suites What is old is new & What is new is old

2. Start Center Writer = MS Word, Apple Pages Calc = MS Excel, Apple Numbers Impress = MS Power Point, Apple Keynote Draw = Cool New Vector Tool!

3. Tool Bars, No Ribbons Ribbons & Inspectors Pallets = Disliked! Tool Bars Make A Return

4. File Formats: Default in school file format is ODF..odt = word processing.ods = spread sheets.odp = presentations Use Microsoft Office format only for emailing outside of the school File > Save As Office 97 (e.g,.doc) or 2003 (e.g.,.docx)

5. Same Fonts Continue to use the default Microsoft Fonts Times (serif) Arial (sans serif) Continue to use the default Apple Fonts Courier (mono-spaced) Monaco (mono-spaced) Have fun with the rest!

6. Assistive Technology & Miscellaneous Text to speech in all button bars iWork will remain in the loadset & be updated Free Needed for iWork files Unmatched for Page Layout and PDF Creation Microsoft Office will be removed from the default loadset Worksheet reference (Sheet1!A1) > (Sheet1.A1)

7. Reasons for Migration Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Hated Ribbons and Inspectors. ODF is becoming standard European format. Apple offerings export poorly. Easier Administration. Integrated Package & for our cloud services. Students, Parents, Faculty can have for free.