Open/Neo or Word with Zotero across platforms
I'm working on a book project and before I get too far along with citations I wondered what might be best for interoperability.
If I work on a Word doc (in Word) or an odf (in NeoOffice) on a Mac, inserting the citations with Zotero, will I be able to open it and carry on where I left off in the Windows versions of these programs (Word and/or OpenOffice)? Which of the programs is better suited to interoperability? (obviously, OpenOffice can also be used in Linux, which I view as a plus, but the second machine is more likely a PC).
Any guidance is much appreciated.
best,
Sam
If I work on a Word doc (in Word) or an odf (in NeoOffice) on a Mac, inserting the citations with Zotero, will I be able to open it and carry on where I left off in the Windows versions of these programs (Word and/or OpenOffice)? Which of the programs is better suited to interoperability? (obviously, OpenOffice can also be used in Linux, which I view as a plus, but the second machine is more likely a PC).
Any guidance is much appreciated.
best,
Sam
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You can actually roundtrip references between MS Word and OO.o Writer on multiple platforms using .DOC format with bookmarks. I prefer personally to use OO.o Writer wherever I can & so use odf+fields up until I absolutely need to collaborate with Word, in which case I convert to bookmarks in a .DOC, where they stay until the project is done.
many thanks again!
noksagt: Straying still further off-topic: What model of PowerBook do you have? I have a PBG4 (DVI) and have been contemplating dual-booting Linux on it. I'm not sure what distro to use, though. I've tried putting Ubuntu and Debian on an old iBook G3 and it was a disaster. YellowDog wound up running alright, but dealing with yum was pain. What do you use and has it been largely problem-free?