From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: John Hendy Subject: Re: How to integrate org-mode in a MS Windows-/Office-based environment? Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:16:34 -0500 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:40818) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SpQkW-0002Ad-Uo for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:16:37 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SpQkV-0005bl-UB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:16:36 -0400 Received: from mail-bk0-f41.google.com ([209.85.214.41]:36470) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SpQkV-0005bU-Ma for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:16:35 -0400 Received: by bkcjc3 with SMTP id jc3so2516153bkc.0 for ; Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:16:34 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: 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: M Cc: "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 4:06 PM, M wrote: > > > I'm using Emacs org-mode for task and information management in a business > environment dominated by Microsoft products (Windows, Office, ...). > > I wonder how to create a set-up for maximum productivity and I'd like to > know how you integrate org-mode in your work on MS Windows. > > Creating hyperlinks in my org-mode files/tasks, which let me jump directly > to E-Mail in MS Outlook (Exchange-based), open Word-, Excel- or Powerpoint > documents, etc. is a very helpful feature for integrating org-mode. > > Are there other techniques, tools or add-ons which are helpful for that > purpose? My personal technique is to let everyone /else/ use MS and to use org-mode as exclusively as I can. My management is fully used to me providing PDF Beamer presentations at project update meetings while everyone else has submitted PowerPoints. I can submit reports as a file upload to our central research document center, so I compose in org-mode, and then tweak/final-export in LaTeX. I made a project poster using beamerposter.sty once as well and it turned out well, though I think it took more time than if I had just used PowerPoint. I only use MS where I have to -- editing a team member's ppt slide for a larger presentation that multiple folks are contributing to. I have issues every once in a while with someone wanting to re-use my presentation material and obviously an org-file or the raw PDF wont' do them much good. Sometimes I've tried to re-package in ppt or sometimes I just say, "I'll send you my presentation, but the format I have it in won't do you much good. I use a program that works awesome for me, but no one really uses it." In essence... I can share my data and information quite well without having to use MS Office. I happen to work in an environment where folks are usually interested in raw data (I can provide the same .csv or .xls export from LibreOffice that I use myself) or read only reference material. There's not a ton of collaborative document editing going on. Anyway, I was worried about this as well. I found that making it known I prefer to use fringe software because it's awesome and makes me more efficient has helped people just get used to that fact ;) John > > > Kind regards > > Martin > > >