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What are some things that Linux can't do, but Windows can? (lemmy.zip)
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[โ€“] 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I started using Google sheets. I know the implications on storing/sharing personal data with Google.

But Google sheets is being used as my mini db to store all kind of data. I automated many stuff with Google app script with telegram bot.

I am 100% sure that now I can live without Excel.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I've tried using Google Sheets but it can't manage simple mailing labels that Excel has been able to do for the past 30 years. In Google sheets, you need to sign up for a monthly subscription plugin to get that feature.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    At least they added the mail merge feature for emails, which required me to build a Google App Script to achieve a similar outcome.

    https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/06/google-sheets-now-integrated-with-gmail.html

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    I started trying to write labels into Google Sheets as an app script but soon realized I was wasting my time.

    It would have been easier to ignore Sheets altogether and write it in as a web page with JavaScript and CSV data.

    Instead I installed a 15 year old version of MS Office and had the labels printed in minutes.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Office 2007 was good with serial key activation.. it became cumbersome with new versions..

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago

    I think the last version I bought was 2003 student edition- which anyone could buy because didn't need online registration with a student email.

    I did sign up for office 365 to help my wife with some vba scripts. It's insidious because you can turn the subscription on and off but forget to turn it off.

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