Is anyone using Google workspace with Tessitura rather than Microsoft Office? I was recently told that we are transitioning Google this week and it's the first I've heard about it. Politics aside, I need to know what I'm in for and how I can set it up so that Tessitura works with Google. Tessitura wasn't considered at all in the decision to move to Google, so nothing was tested or set up to accommodate it. Any insight or advice is welcome. We're part of a consortium, but will be moving to RAMP soon.
Allison Fuhrman,
For most end-users, MS Office and Google Workspace are functionally similar, opening file formats across platforms/suits.
If you are on RAMP there is limited access to MS Excel on the RAMP platform. That comes with your Tessitura RAMP license.
However, if you are using more advanced features there are definitely differences.
For example, mail merges work differently between the two platforms. And Tessitura makes some assumptions about the existence of the Office Suite. (Again RAMP users have the basics covered.) However, you will likely have to re-invest in skills and practices for printing custom documents like Envelopes, acknowledgments, and the like.
There are direct data access features in MS Excel and more advanced analytic and macro features that some organizations use that are not native to Google Workspace.
My guess is that you could move 80% or more users from one platform to another. However, there will likely be corner cases for which you may need a few copies of the MS Office Suite of tools.
Thank you, Tom. This is incredibly helpful.