You really should try before you buy.

I found OO to be a big disappointment. I didnt try the software first; which was a huge mistake on my part, I just assumed it would be awesome since I already use and am addicted to OmniGraffle. OmniOutliner completely fails at keyboard operation. I wanted to be able to use my keyboard as the primary interface instead mousing around. That is absolutely not an option. You cannot change columns, values or move entries vertically without the mouse. I found myself fighting with the interface all the time to make basic edits. There was just no intuitiveness in the operations of the app at all.

So lets say thats not a deal breaker for you, exporting your data is a wreck. Word export is just lines of text, zero formatting, no columns no anything its just the lines. I was horrified that all that formatting was unavailable. This is also the case for any wordprocessor export. Its just the text. It was exceptionally frustrating to know that Id done all this formatting work and the only place I can use it is in OO. Saving as PDF was ok, but really thats your only option for exports. I guess I was expecting the ability to toss this into Pages, or Numbers or something with presevered formatting, but you loose everything when you export, very frustrating.

So - for $70 - DOWNLOAD THE APP DEMO BEFORE YOU BUY. I wish I had.

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