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How Proprietary Vendors Make Open Standards Look Broken
Proprietary formats, rendering choices, and font restrictions don’t just create interoperability failures, they make open alternatives appear unreliable and keep institutions locked in.
A document created in #MicrosoftWord and sent to a colleague who uses #LibreOffice. The colleague opens the file. Something is wrong: a table has shifted, the text has reflowed, a font looks different, the page breaks have moved.
https://fossforce.com/2026/07/how-proprietary-vendors-make-open-standards-look-broken/ -
How Proprietary Vendors Make Open Standards Look Broken
Proprietary formats, rendering choices, and font restrictions don’t just create interoperability failures, they make open alternatives appear unreliable and keep institutions locked in.
A document created in #MicrosoftWord and sent to a colleague who uses #LibreOffice. The colleague opens the file. Something is wrong: a table has shifted, the text has reflowed, a font looks different, the page breaks have moved.
https://fossforce.com/2026/07/how-proprietary-vendors-make-open-standards-look-broken/ -
Yes but #computers were fun in those days.
Everybody was either head over heels about what you could do with #Lotus123 or writing their own #Basic programs, or sometimes #Pascal, at home during the weekend.
I worked in a consulting engineering office and we would all get together on Mondays to show off our weekend creations!
Later, when #MicrosoftWord came along you could secretly program a friend’s computer to do crazy things when a common QA phrase was typed. For instance ISO9000 could be replaced with.” hey guys! I brought all my goldfish to work this morning in my underpants.!”
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Yes but #computers were fun in those days.
Everybody was either head over heels about what you could do with #Lotus123 or writing their own #Basic programs, or sometimes #Pascal, at home during the weekend.
I worked in a consulting engineering office and we would all get together on Mondays to show off our weekend creations!
Later, when #MicrosoftWord came along you could secretly program a friend’s computer to do crazy things when a common QA phrase was typed. For instance ISO9000 could be replaced with.” hey guys! I brought all my goldfish to work this morning in my underpants.!”
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#Excel und #Word: Strichcode per Seriendruck | PCtipp https://www.pctipp.ch/themen/praxis/excel-word-strichcode-seriendruck #Barcode #QRcode #Microsoft #MicrosoftExcel #MicrosoftWord
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#Excel und #Word: Strichcode per Seriendruck | PCtipp https://www.pctipp.ch/themen/praxis/excel-word-strichcode-seriendruck #Barcode #QRcode #Microsoft #MicrosoftExcel #MicrosoftWord
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Last Week on My Mac: Freshen up your documents
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Last Week on My Mac: Freshen up your documents
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Digital Independence Day Eckernförde
2. August 2026, 10:00:00 CEST - GMT+2 - Rathausmarkt 3, 24340 Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, 3 Rathausmarkt (Eckernförde)https://f.termine.di.day/events/dbab4c5b-1abc-4187-b033-9eae0ddc0b7d
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#MicrosoftWord & #LibreOfficeWriter: Überschriften einfach auf- und zuklappen | PCtipp https://www.pctipp.ch/themen/praxis/word-libreoffice-writer-ueberschriften-einfach-zuklappen
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#MicrosoftWord & #LibreOfficeWriter: Überschriften einfach auf- und zuklappen | PCtipp https://www.pctipp.ch/themen/praxis/word-libreoffice-writer-ueberschriften-einfach-zuklappen
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I wrote a small VBA macro for Microsoft Word that highlights full paragraphs based on selected text.
It finds occurrences of a selected word/phrase and highlights the entire paragraph containing them.source:
https://gist.github.com/Mahdi-Cheraghi/f5166b1c32ac6c6f1384524254442135#VBA #Automation #MicrosoftWord #Office #Programming #Mastodon #OpenSource
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I wrote a small VBA macro for Microsoft Word that highlights full paragraphs based on selected text.
It finds occurrences of a selected word/phrase and highlights the entire paragraph containing them.source:
https://gist.github.com/Mahdi-Cheraghi/f5166b1c32ac6c6f1384524254442135#VBA #Automation #MicrosoftWord #Office #Programming #Mastodon #OpenSource
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“…as #MicrosoftWord took off in popularity and quickly established itself as the dominant word processor, we saw the rise of the .doc #fileformat. This was an exponential increase in complexity from what came before, which made sense because suddenly #wordprocessors were becoming "everything tools"—not just typing, but layout, images, revision tracking, embedded objects, and whatever else Microsoft could cram in there.”
#markdown
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“…as #MicrosoftWord took off in popularity and quickly established itself as the dominant word processor, we saw the rise of the .doc #fileformat. This was an exponential increase in complexity from what came before, which made sense because suddenly #wordprocessors were becoming "everything tools"—not just typing, but layout, images, revision tracking, embedded objects, and whatever else Microsoft could cram in there.”
#markdown
https://matduggan.com/markdown-ate-the-world/ -
Trying to play around with #Copilot in #MicrosoftWord, but it failed immediately because... I don't have a default printer installed. 💀
Turns out, #Word still relies on a printer driver to determine page layout. Because of that, Copilot claimed it couldn't access the document at all.
Peak 2026 tech: Cutting-edge NextGen #AI defeated by a lack of 1990s hardware infrastructure. 🖨️❌
#Microsoft365 #TechIrony #Office365 #SoftwareDesign #EnterpriseSoftware -
Trying to play around with #Copilot in #MicrosoftWord, but it failed immediately because... I don't have a default printer installed. 💀
Turns out, #Word still relies on a printer driver to determine page layout. Because of that, Copilot claimed it couldn't access the document at all.
Peak 2026 tech: Cutting-edge NextGen #AI defeated by a lack of 1990s hardware infrastructure. 🖨️❌
#Microsoft365 #TechIrony #Office365 #SoftwareDesign #EnterpriseSoftware -
macOS, iOS, iPadOS: Microsoft forces users of older Office versions to upgrade
Starting in July, Microsoft will shut down older Office versions for Apple devices: either completely or in read-only form. It needs to be updated.
#MicrosoftExcel #iOS #iPhone #IT #Mac #macOS #MicrosoftOffice #Mobiles #MicrosoftPowerPoint #Updates #MicrosoftWord #news
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macOS, iOS, iPadOS: Microsoft forces users of older Office versions to upgrade
Starting in July, Microsoft will shut down older Office versions for Apple devices: either completely or in read-only form. It needs to be updated.
#MicrosoftExcel #iOS #iPhone #IT #Mac #macOS #MicrosoftOffice #Mobiles #MicrosoftPowerPoint #Updates #MicrosoftWord #news
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macOS, iOS, iPadOS: Microsoft zwingt Nutzer älterer Office-Versionen zum Upgrade
Microsoft wird ab Juli ältere Office-Versionen für Apple-Geräte abdrehen: Entweder ganz oder in Form von Read-only-Versionen. Es muss aktualisiert werden.
#MicrosoftExcel #iOS #iPhone #IT #Mac #macOS #MicrosoftOffice #Mobiles #MicrosoftPowerPoint #Updates #MicrosoftWord #news
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macOS, iOS, iPadOS: Microsoft zwingt Nutzer älterer Office-Versionen zum Upgrade
Microsoft wird ab Juli ältere Office-Versionen für Apple-Geräte abdrehen: Entweder ganz oder in Form von Read-only-Versionen. Es muss aktualisiert werden.
#MicrosoftExcel #iOS #iPhone #IT #Mac #macOS #MicrosoftOffice #Mobiles #MicrosoftPowerPoint #Updates #MicrosoftWord #news
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Alright #MicrosoftWord experts I need your help because an annoyance has returned. I don't mind if Word corrects a misspelled word but as I'm typing, every 15 seconds or so Jaws For Windows keeps trying to say the word suggestion or something like it and it's driving me mad. There used to be a way to stop this nonsense but my brain can't remember how one does it.
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Alright #MicrosoftWord experts I need your help because an annoyance has returned. I don't mind if Word corrects a misspelled word but as I'm typing, every 15 seconds or so Jaws For Windows keeps trying to say the word suggestion or something like it and it's driving me mad. There used to be a way to stop this nonsense but my brain can't remember how one does it.
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CW: Human+AI
There is nothing quite like the panic of Microsoft Word freezing before you hit save. Instead of clicking everything in sight, try giving it five minutes to process. Sometimes a simple keyboard shortcut can still trigger a background save. Learn how to fix Microsoft Word freezing and recover your files here: https://gwizit.com/go/fxyw5ep
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https://winbuzzer.com/2026/04/30/gemini-now-lets-users-generate-files-for-use-with-xcxwbn/
Google Gemini Now Exports to Word, Excel, PDF Files from Chat
#AI #GoogleGemini #Google #GenAI #AIAssistants #GoogleDocs #GoogleSheets #GoogleDrive #MicrosoftWord #MicrosoftExcel #PDF #Chatbots
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https://winbuzzer.com/2026/04/30/gemini-now-lets-users-generate-files-for-use-with-xcxwbn/
Google Gemini Now Exports to Word, Excel, PDF Files from Chat
#AI #GoogleGemini #Google #GenAI #AIAssistants #GoogleDocs #GoogleSheets #GoogleDrive #MicrosoftWord #MicrosoftExcel #PDF #Chatbots
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🟦 Saving Images to Word with Power Automate 🚀
Stop flows breaking when images are missing.💡 Picture content controls
🔍 Compose array for image mapping
⚖️ Coalesce fallback imageUse Populate a Word Template to map images into placeholders. Build an array with Compose to index attachments. Use Coalesce with a backup image to prevent flow failures. What image challenges are you facing?
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🟦 Saving Images to Word with Power Automate 🚀
Stop flows breaking when images are missing.💡 Picture content controls
🔍 Compose array for image mapping
⚖️ Coalesce fallback imageUse Populate a Word Template to map images into placeholders. Build an array with Compose to index attachments. Use Coalesce with a backup image to prevent flow failures. What image challenges are you facing?
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Hey y'all. What's up?
I’m trying to install Microsoft Word on Windows but running into issues. Downloaded Microsoft 365 from the official site, opened the EXE, and it keeps saying “could not install.” Anyone run into this before or know a fix?
Also open to alternatives for writing that sync well between phone and computer if Word keeps acting up.
#Windows #Microsoft365 #MicrosoftWord #Accessibility #ScreenReader #TechHelp #AssistiveTech #BlindTech #MastodonHelp
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Hey y'all. What's up?
I’m trying to install Microsoft Word on Windows but running into issues. Downloaded Microsoft 365 from the official site, opened the EXE, and it keeps saying “could not install.” Anyone run into this before or know a fix?
Also open to alternatives for writing that sync well between phone and computer if Word keeps acting up.
#Windows #Microsoft365 #MicrosoftWord #Accessibility #ScreenReader #TechHelp #AssistiveTech #BlindTech #MastodonHelp
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Anthropic porta Claude in Word (in beta)
Claude per Word è ora in beta per Team ed Enterprise. Editing AI con modifiche tracciabili, contesto condiviso e focus su revisione legale. -
Anthropic porta Claude in Word (in beta)
Claude per Word è ora in beta per Team ed Enterprise. Editing AI con modifiche tracciabili, contesto condiviso e focus su revisione legale. -
Claude for Word Brings AI Legal Contract Review to Microsoft Office
#AI #Claude #Anthropic #MicrosoftWord #MicrosoftOffice #Microsoft365 #Microsoft #BigTech #LegalTech #OfficeApps
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Claude for Word Brings AI Legal Contract Review to Microsoft Office
#AI #Claude #Anthropic #MicrosoftWord #MicrosoftOffice #Microsoft365 #Microsoft #BigTech #LegalTech #OfficeApps
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People using #MicrosoftWord in the browser, what's the best way to insert **vector graphics** into a document? Their SVG support is laughable at best, so I always end up converting my vector diagrams to raster format (PNG), but would prefer if there is a sane way to keep the vector format.
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Tipp: Laufzeitfehler 53 beim Start von Excel und Word beheben
Bei Verwendung von Excel oder Word kann es dazu kommen, dass beim Öffnen von Dateien merkwürdige Fehlermeldungen erscheinen. Das sind die Hintergründe.
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Tipp: Laufzeitfehler 53 beim Start von Excel und Word beheben
Bei Verwendung von Excel oder Word kann es dazu kommen, dass beim Öffnen von Dateien merkwürdige Fehlermeldungen erscheinen. Das sind die Hintergründe.
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One of the truly funny moments in my tech writing: I forget what the project was, but during final edits of an actually not very large manual, Microsoft Word bleated this https://nxdomain.no/~peter/dokumentet_er_for_stort.jpg at me.
This translates to "The document is too large to save. Delete some of the text before saving."
#badsoftware #documenttoolarge #microsoftword #MSFT #errormessage -
One of the truly funny moments in my tech writing: I forget what the project was, but during final edits of an actually not very large manual, Microsoft Word bleated this https://nxdomain.no/~peter/dokumentet_er_for_stort.jpg at me.
This translates to "The document is too large to save. Delete some of the text before saving."
#badsoftware #documenttoolarge #microsoftword #MSFT #errormessage -
Microsoft Word ist raus: Deutschland macht ODF-Format zur Pflicht
Deutschland hat im Rahmen seiner neuen digitalen Infrastrukturstrategie Deutschland-Stack das Open-Document-Format (ODF) verbindlich für Dokumente in der öffentlichen Verwaltung festgelegt.
Microsofts Word ist an dieser Stelle also als Quasi-Standard raus.
https://winfuture.de/news,157709.html
#MicrosoftWord #Microsoft #Word # OpenDocumentFormat #ODF
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🚀 Breaking news: #SSH doesn't have a #Host header! 📰 Hold the phone, people! Turns out, when connecting to your VMs, you might actually need to use an IP address. Who knew?! 🤯 Let's all hope Microsoft Word catches up with this cutting-edge tech innovation soon! 🙄
https://blog.exe.dev/ssh-host-header #header #IPaddress #TechInnovation #MicrosoftWord #HackerNews #ngated -
🚀 Breaking news: #SSH doesn't have a #Host header! 📰 Hold the phone, people! Turns out, when connecting to your VMs, you might actually need to use an IP address. Who knew?! 🤯 Let's all hope Microsoft Word catches up with this cutting-edge tech innovation soon! 🙄
https://blog.exe.dev/ssh-host-header #header #IPaddress #TechInnovation #MicrosoftWord #HackerNews #ngated -
@SalemsLot FYI, #OnlyOffice just messed up in a #MicrosoftWord document I was working on, by replacing part of the modified content (deleted texts was mixed with new texts) and by destroying document formatting. That's not good at all!
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@SalemsLot FYI, #OnlyOffice just messed up in a #MicrosoftWord document I was working on, by replacing part of the modified content (deleted texts was mixed with new texts) and by destroying document formatting. That's not good at all!
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https://winbuzzer.com/2026/03/09/satya-nadella-credits-intel-mac-windows-office-success-xcxwbn/
Satya Nadella Credits Intel and Apple for Microsoft's Rise
#Intel #SatyaNadella #Microsoft #BigTech #Apple #Mac #MicrosoftWindows #MicrosoftAzure #MicrosoftOffice #Microsoft365 #MicrosoftExcel #MicrosoftWord #Software
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https://winbuzzer.com/2026/03/09/satya-nadella-credits-intel-mac-windows-office-success-xcxwbn/
Satya Nadella Credits Intel and Apple for Microsoft's Rise
#Intel #SatyaNadella #Microsoft #BigTech #Apple #Mac #MicrosoftWindows #MicrosoftAzure #MicrosoftOffice #Microsoft365 #MicrosoftExcel #MicrosoftWord #Software