One minor addition to Rory's guide Name and initials can both be empty and you won't be prompted again.
On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 2:42 PM Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> wrote: > On Sat, 6 Mar 2021 11:50:36 -0700 (GMT-07:00) > R2 <r...@rmi.net> wrote: > > > Afternoon! > > > > I am an extremely upset and frustrated customer of Microsoft Office 2019 > Professional and their deceptive practices. I purchased a laptop in January > from HP and along with it purchased MS Office 2019 Pro. Attempting the > activate the package it continued to prompt me to put the computer on-line > > and log into/create a Microsoft.com account. No one informed me during > the sale that I needed a Microsoft.com account. I contacted HP and was > > informed that in order to use Office 2019 Pro, a Microsoft.com account > is mandatory! I read the Microsoft terms fine print and they get to > > collect ALL information, store it on their cloud, and as such, THEY own > it. All in the name of an "enhanced user experience". For this reason, I do > not want, need, desire,or trust, Microsoft or their Microsoft.com account. > > > > Does Apache Open Office require an online account? Are users able to use > the product off-line? Store their files locally? If so, I'll give it a shot > as I am done with Microsoft and all this privacy invasion. I will also send > a donation annually to support you as long as you maintain the ability of > user privacy, Please advise. > > > > All The Very Best! > > > > R2 > > > > Randolph Twogood > > 303.907.5900 > > r...@rmi.net > > > No need for an online account. > > Program can be used offline > > Files are best stored locally. > > On first use, OpenOffice will prompt for you to enter your name and > initials, so that your files on the computer can be distinguished from > those of other users of the computer. This information is stored locally, > not sent elsewhere. > > > -- > Rory O'Farrell <ofarr...@iol.ie> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > -- Alan Boba CISSP, CCENT, ITIL v3 Foundations 2011
