From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Luis Anaya Subject: Re: How to integrate org-mode in a MS Windows-/Office-based environment? Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:37:54 -0400 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:44290) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SpxrZ-0007qO-2z for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:38:05 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SpxrY-0004yo-7v for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:38:05 -0400 Received: from blu0-omc1-s36.blu0.hotmail.com ([65.55.116.47]:1536) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SpxrY-0004yk-45 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Jul 2012 04:38:04 -0400 In-Reply-To: (emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org's message of "Fri\, 13 Jul 2012 12\:00\:26 -0400") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi: There have been a list of good suggestions of integrating org-mode with MS products. I personally use org-mode primarily for task tracking rather than document generation. I use the following combination of tools and techniques: 1. I get tickets assign for review on JIRA. I capture those using jira.el . Yes, I am aware that there is a jira-org tool, but I'm used to jira.el. I get a list of tickets, highlight any new ones and store them in remember mode for inclusion into my task file. 2. I do use gnus with IMAP in which I use davmail as the conduit. If you are lucky to have exchange enabled with IMAP, then you do not need to do this. In my workplace, that's not the case. The issue of using davmail is that you get constrained to use emacs 22 being that version of gnus that is shipped in emacs 23 does not play well with davmail. I have not tried it with emacs 24. This is mostly for emails and capture any new tasks or ideas that warrant to be stored for tracking. 3. I do not normally store appointments in org-mode. I rather have my phone nagging me when a meeting is coming up. I use the weekly agenda to track deadlines. Using HTML for export is a good way to transfer content as has been suggested. In my personal case, most of my documentation stored in org-mode are meeting notes, I really do not have a need to transfer to Word being that these are for my use. -- Luis Anaya papo anaya aroba hot mail punto com "Do not use 100 words if you can say it in 10" - Yamamoto Tsunetomo