onlyoffice vs other online editors
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Comparison with popular online editors
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Which online editor to choose for working on your document?
Let's open the file containing plain text without complex formatting in an online editor.
What else can be important?
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This is not as simple as it may seem
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this word is placed in the third line instead of the fourth one (there are some other displacements here)
the second paragraph contains 6 lines while the original includes 7 ones
we do not see paragraph spacing3
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1
3
2
1
3
2
1
Now let's apply more complicated formatting...
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headers and page numbers
multilevel lists
images and autoshapes
tables and charts
text wrap
... and try different online editors.
The file is not quite identical to the original
you'll have to search where's the header got to
the table and autoshape are essentially shifted
there are no paragraph background and border
text does not wrap around the image
the chart cannot be edited, it's just a picture
multilevel lists are not supported
desktop application online editor
images in the header are displaced
text is highlighted only, it's not the paragraph background
the autoshape is not displayed at all
the floating table can only be displayed as the inline one
the text in these cells is shifted
the chart cannot be edited
desktop application online editor
Some differences can be found here too
The attempt to open the file keeping the same formatting failed again
the header elements are placed otherwise than the original ones
text within the autoshape is missed
there is a problem with the table background display
the image overlaps text
the chart is represented as a picture; it overlaps text
desktop application online editor
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The file is displayed with great fidelity
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When working with files (contracts, invoices etc.) containing complex formatting, you may be sure it will be preserved.
Why does the document look so differently in other editors?
ONLYOFFICE Editor is built in HTML5
unlike of other editors that use HTML4
own font metrics acquisition engine getting free access to pixels independent text drawing all elements are rendered accurately to a
pixel all desktop editor features can be
implemented in a browser
Documents always preserve the original formatting!
ONLYOFFICE provides features which are not currently available in other online editors
Capabilities ONLYOFFICE MS Office Online Google Drive Zoho Docs Open X-Change
Nonprinting Characters + - - + -
Use Rulers + - +/- +/- -
Pagination options + - +/- + -
Line Spacing options + + +/- + -
Custom Tab Stops + - + + -
Floating Tables + - - - -
Insert/Edit Autoshapes + - +/- +/- +/-
Group/Arrange Objects + - - - -
Insert/Edit Chart + - - - -
Section Breaks + - - - -
More information can be found on the official website http://www.onlyoffice.com/
Online editing without formatting loss
Work with large filesQuick processing of
multi-page documents
ONLYOFFICE Editors advantages
Enhanced toolsetDesktop functionality
available online
HTML5 Canvas100% view, edit, print equality
in any browser