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    From Mark@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 7 12:19:02 2022
    I work with 2 other people remotely on a series of text boxes (https://imgur.com/a/BbPgOQW). There are usually a dozen or more on
    each doc. Each of us fills in some of the text. GDocs is a bit of a
    pain to use... Any simple online alternatives? We're a mix of Mac/PC
    but I doubt that matters.

    --
    Cheers ... Mark

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  • From Alan B@21:1/5 to Mark on Wed Sep 7 14:27:20 2022
    Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
    I work with 2 other people remotely on a series of text boxes (https://imgur.com/a/BbPgOQW). There are usually a dozen or more on
    each doc. Each of us fills in some of the text. GDocs is a bit of a
    pain to use... Any simple online alternatives? We're a mix of Mac/PC
    but I doubt that matters.

    Dunno if any of these are any good?

    <https://fellow.app/blog/productivity/google-docs-alternatives-you-should-try/>

    --
    Cheers, Alan

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  • From Mark@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Wed Sep 7 16:29:04 2022
    On 2022-09-07 14:27:20 +0000, Alan B
    <[email protected]d> said:

    Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
    I work with 2 other people remotely on a series of text boxes
    (https://imgur.com/a/BbPgOQW). There are usually a dozen or more on
    each doc. Each of us fills in some of the text. GDocs is a bit of a
    pain to use... Any simple online alternatives? We're a mix of Mac/PC
    but I doubt that matters.

    Dunno if any of these are any good?

    <https://fellow.app/blog/productivity/google-docs-alternatives-you-should-try/>

    Thanks for that. I think I've seen that list before (on anther website
    though). I think we need something a little... less. Literally
    something like a Word doc with text boxes we can all edit online.
    Nothing further needed, except maybe being able to view previous pages
    when a new one is created.
    --
    Cheers ... Mark

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  • From Bruce Horrocks@21:1/5 to Mark on Thu Sep 8 13:51:09 2022
    On 07/09/2022 16:29, Mark wrote:
    On 2022-09-07 14:27:20 +0000, Alan B
    <[email protected]d> said:

    Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
    I work with 2 other people remotely on a series of text boxes
    (https://imgur.com/a/BbPgOQW). There are usually a dozen or more on
    each doc. Each of us fills in some of the text. GDocs is a bit of a
    pain to use... Any simple online alternatives? We're a mix of Mac/PC
    but I doubt that matters.

    Dunno if any of these are any good?

    <https://fellow.app/blog/productivity/google-docs-alternatives-you-should-try/>


    Thanks for that. I think I've seen that list before (on anther website though). I think we need something a little... less. Literally something
    like a Word doc with text boxes we can all edit online. Nothing further needed, except maybe being able to view previous pages when a new one is created.

    Errm, use Word? One of you needs a Microsoft 365 account, the rest can
    be invited.

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/collaborate-in-word-b3d7f2af-c6e9-46e7-96a7-dabda4423dd7>

    --
    Bruce Horrocks
    Surrey, England

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  • From Mark@21:1/5 to Bruce Horrocks on Thu Sep 8 20:39:28 2022
    On 2022-09-08 12:51:09 +0000, Bruce Horrocks <[email protected]> said:

    On 07/09/2022 16:29, Mark wrote:
    On 2022-09-07 14:27:20 +0000, Alan B
    <[email protected]d> said:

    Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
    I work with 2 other people remotely on a series of text boxes
    (https://imgur.com/a/BbPgOQW). There are usually a dozen or more on
    each doc. Each of us fills in some of the text. GDocs is a bit of a
    pain to use... Any simple online alternatives? We're a mix of Mac/PC
    but I doubt that matters.

    Dunno if any of these are any good?

    <https://fellow.app/blog/productivity/google-docs-alternatives-you-should-try/>

    Thanks for that. I think I've seen that list before (on anther website
    though). I think we need something a little... less. Literally
    something like a Word doc with text boxes we can all edit online.
    Nothing further needed, except maybe being able to view previous pages
    when a new one is created.

    Errm, use Word? One of you needs a Microsoft 365 account, the rest can
    be invited.

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/collaborate-in-word-b3d7f2af-c6e9-46e7-96a7-dabda4423dd7>

    I'll

    have to look into that - thanks.
    --
    Cheers ... Mark

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  • From Alan B@21:1/5 to Mark on Fri Sep 9 09:10:36 2022
    Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 2022-09-08 12:51:09 +0000, Bruce Horrocks <[email protected]> said:

    On 07/09/2022 16:29, Mark wrote:
    On 2022-09-07 14:27:20 +0000, Alan B
    <[email protected]d> said:

    Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
    I work with 2 other people remotely on a series of text boxes
    (https://imgur.com/a/BbPgOQW). There are usually a dozen or more on
    each doc. Each of us fills in some of the text. GDocs is a bit of a
    pain to use... Any simple online alternatives? We're a mix of Mac/PC >>>>> but I doubt that matters.

    Dunno if any of these are any good?

    <https://fellow.app/blog/productivity/google-docs-alternatives-you-should-try/>

    Thanks for that. I think I've seen that list before (on anther website
    though). I think we need something a little... less. Literally
    something like a Word doc with text boxes we can all edit online.
    Nothing further needed, except maybe being able to view previous pages
    when a new one is created.

    Errm, use Word? One of you needs a Microsoft 365 account, the rest can
    be invited.

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/collaborate-in-word-b3d7f2af-c6e9-46e7-96a7-dabda4423dd7>

    I'll

    have to look into that - thanks.

    Tried doing that with SWMBO on another machine and it seems to work fine :)

    --
    Cheers, Alan

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  • From Chris@21:1/5 to Mark on Fri Sep 9 09:55:30 2022
    Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 2022-09-08 12:51:09 +0000, Bruce Horrocks <[email protected]> said:

    On 07/09/2022 16:29, Mark wrote:
    On 2022-09-07 14:27:20 +0000, Alan B
    <[email protected]d> said:

    Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
    I work with 2 other people remotely on a series of text boxes
    (https://imgur.com/a/BbPgOQW). There are usually a dozen or more on
    each doc. Each of us fills in some of the text. GDocs is a bit of a
    pain to use... Any simple online alternatives? We're a mix of Mac/PC >>>>> but I doubt that matters.

    Dunno if any of these are any good?

    <https://fellow.app/blog/productivity/google-docs-alternatives-you-should-try/>

    Thanks for that. I think I've seen that list before (on anther website
    though). I think we need something a little... less. Literally
    something like a Word doc with text boxes we can all edit online.
    Nothing further needed, except maybe being able to view previous pages
    when a new one is created.

    Errm, use Word? One of you needs a Microsoft 365 account, the rest can
    be invited.

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/collaborate-in-word-b3d7f2af-c6e9-46e7-96a7-dabda4423dd7>

    I'll

    have to look into that - thanks.

    I don't think I'd describe that as a "simple" solution compared to gdocs.
    Just differently complex ;)

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  • From Bruce Horrocks@21:1/5 to Chris on Sat Sep 10 20:52:08 2022
    On 09/09/2022 10:55, Chris wrote:
    Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 2022-09-08 12:51:09 +0000, Bruce Horrocks <[email protected]> said:

    On 07/09/2022 16:29, Mark wrote:
    On 2022-09-07 14:27:20 +0000, Alan B
    <[email protected]d> said:

    Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
    I work with 2 other people remotely on a series of text boxes
    (https://imgur.com/a/BbPgOQW). There are usually a dozen or more on >>>>>> each doc. Each of us fills in some of the text. GDocs is a bit of a >>>>>> pain to use... Any simple online alternatives? We're a mix of Mac/PC >>>>>> but I doubt that matters.

    Dunno if any of these are any good?

    <https://fellow.app/blog/productivity/google-docs-alternatives-you-should-try/>

    Thanks for that. I think I've seen that list before (on anther website >>>> though). I think we need something a little... less. Literally
    something like a Word doc with text boxes we can all edit online.
    Nothing further needed, except maybe being able to view previous pages >>>> when a new one is created.

    Errm, use Word? One of you needs a Microsoft 365 account, the rest can
    be invited.

    <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/collaborate-in-word-b3d7f2af-c6e9-46e7-96a7-dabda4423dd7>

    I'll

    have to look into that - thanks.

    I don't think I'd describe that as a "simple" solution compared to gdocs. Just differently complex ;)

    :-)

    A trusted source tells me that, apparently, if you sign up for Microsoft
    365 you get offered an extra month for free if you agree to
    auto-renewal. You can then turn off autorenewal in account settings and
    then get another month for free for agreeing to auto renew. Rinse and
    repeat. Said source claims to have managed 8 months extra before it
    stopped offering. I didn't ask how long you had to wait between turning
    it off and getting the offer again, so it might be minutes or days.

    --
    Bruce Horrocks
    Surrey, England

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