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Filesize: 120MB
Price: Freeware ($0)
Homepage: www.openoffice.org
Type: Office Suite (Similar to MSOffice)
Introduction
Well it's been sometime since I posted in here so I thought it was about time I did a review on something.
OpenOffice has progressed much since it's first version. I have one of it's first versions which was a simple PDF writer and exporter that had many features similar to MSWord.
I recently visited the site and discovered that it has progressed into a full office suite which I am currently downloading. On a personal note I have never had a problem with the early version while I have had MSWord 2003 crash on more than one occasion.
The OpenOffice Suite comes with it all, a spreadsheet application called 'Calc', a text document creator called 'Writer', a powerpoint application called 'Impress' and a database application called 'Base'. Further more it has two added/additional programs one called 'Draw' which in a nutshell allows a user to make complete diagrams and graphs and a application called 'Math'. 'Math' is quite unique and my average knowledge of MSOffice tells me that it does not have a application like this. 'Math' basically allows you to do complete calculations and formulas which allows you insert them into other OpenOffice programs like 'Calc' and 'Impress'.
To summurise what each program does
Notes of interest
'Impress' actually also allows you to turn your powerpoint presentations into flash video files than can be steamed online on a webpage.
'Writer' can export to HTML and PDF formats.
'Calc' can import MSExcel documents/spreedsheets and can even export these to PDF format as well.
'Base' supports many popular databases database including (Adabas D, ADO, Microsoft Access, MySQL), and can even supports common formats address books such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, and Mozilla.
The spell checker is linked to all the programs in the suite, this means if you add a word in one it is automatically available in the other programs across the suite.
Conclusion
To this reviewer it appears OpenOffice is a step ahead of MSOffice and does the one thing Microsoft is no longer doing since the introduction of Vista and Office2007, backwards compatability with older document versions and other (compediators) file formats.
I for one will be using OpenOffice as my main office suite from now on and don't plan on using MOffice on my home computer in the foresable future.
I suggest to anyone who is frustrated with the latest Office or looking for something new while familiar to check out OpenOffice.
-Majestic
Price: Freeware ($0)
Homepage: www.openoffice.org
Type: Office Suite (Similar to MSOffice)
Introduction
Well it's been sometime since I posted in here so I thought it was about time I did a review on something.
OpenOffice has progressed much since it's first version. I have one of it's first versions which was a simple PDF writer and exporter that had many features similar to MSWord.
I recently visited the site and discovered that it has progressed into a full office suite which I am currently downloading. On a personal note I have never had a problem with the early version while I have had MSWord 2003 crash on more than one occasion.
The OpenOffice Suite comes with it all, a spreadsheet application called 'Calc', a text document creator called 'Writer', a powerpoint application called 'Impress' and a database application called 'Base'. Further more it has two added/additional programs one called 'Draw' which in a nutshell allows a user to make complete diagrams and graphs and a application called 'Math'. 'Math' is quite unique and my average knowledge of MSOffice tells me that it does not have a application like this. 'Math' basically allows you to do complete calculations and formulas which allows you insert them into other OpenOffice programs like 'Calc' and 'Impress'.
To summurise what each program does
- Writer - Document creation program similar to MSWord
- Calc - Spreadsheet program similar to MSExcel
- Impress - Powerpoint program similar to MSPowerpoint
- Base - Database program similar to MSAccess
- Math - Formula program
- Draw - Diagram/Graphs program
Notes of interest
'Impress' actually also allows you to turn your powerpoint presentations into flash video files than can be steamed online on a webpage.
'Writer' can export to HTML and PDF formats.
'Calc' can import MSExcel documents/spreedsheets and can even export these to PDF format as well.
'Base' supports many popular databases database including (Adabas D, ADO, Microsoft Access, MySQL), and can even supports common formats address books such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, and Mozilla.
The spell checker is linked to all the programs in the suite, this means if you add a word in one it is automatically available in the other programs across the suite.
Conclusion
To this reviewer it appears OpenOffice is a step ahead of MSOffice and does the one thing Microsoft is no longer doing since the introduction of Vista and Office2007, backwards compatability with older document versions and other (compediators) file formats.
I for one will be using OpenOffice as my main office suite from now on and don't plan on using MOffice on my home computer in the foresable future.
I suggest to anyone who is frustrated with the latest Office or looking for something new while familiar to check out OpenOffice.
-Majestic
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