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License:
Free
- Editor's Rating:
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
1,988,469
- Operating Systems:
Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP
- Additional Requirements:
No additional requirements
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
May 07, 2009
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Previous Versions:
Publisher's description of OpenOffice.org
From OpenOffice.org:OpenOffice.org is both an open-source product and a project. The product is a multiplatform office productivity suite. It includes desktop applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a presentation manager, and a drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to those of other office suites. OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office. Localizations of OpenOffice.org are available in 27 languages, with more being constantly added by the community. OpenOffice.org runs on Solaris, Linux (including PPC Linux), and Windows. Written in C++ and with documented APIs licensed under the LGPL and SISSL open-source protocols, OpenOffice.org allows any knowledgeable developer to benefit from the source.
Version 3.1 includes several usability improvements and anti-aliased drawing.
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Editor's review of OpenOffice.org
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- Version reviewed: OpenOffice.org 3.1.0
A credible rival to MS Office, OpenOffice.org includes powerful applications for making text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, diagrams, and databases, as well as HTML and XML documents. Not only does it let you edit basic documents, such as letters and faxes, it also handles equations and complex and multipart documents with bibliographies, reference tables, and indexes.
The interface is similar to that of MS Office, and even advanced Office users will find almost everything they're used to: templates, collaborative features (versions, recording changes), macros, and even a programming language. OOo, as it's known, lets you open and save documents in formats as diverse as MS Office formats, PDF, HTML, and XML. It can also import files from those formats, as well as WordPerfect and others. However, it normally saves files in the open-standard Oasis OpenDocument XML format, for maximum compatibility with other applications.
The latest versions of OpenOffice have seen a spurt of growth in the extensions available for the program. These include templates for professional writers, an export tool for bidirectional functionality with Google Docs, blog publishing, and others. Blog publishing assistance especially strikes us as a natural area for word processing to grow toward.
We were pleased to find that stability has improved too. No doubt about it, the multilingual and crossplatform OpenOffice.org is a compelling option for anyone in search of an alternative office suite.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.4 stars out of 1031 votes
- My rating: 0 stars Write review
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Version: OpenOffice.org 3.1.0
Pros: Easy to use, good, free, spell check, just AWESOME! screw Microsoft office!
Cons: nothing, doesn't let you live forever??
Summary: this is a awesome product. i use this in replace of microsoft office and i am very pleased. it has spell check, so you can use to for school reports, and it has drawing tools, so you can goof off. i recommend this for anyone who wants something like... read more >>
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Version: OpenOffice.org 3.1.0
Pros: Easy!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cons: None/cant wipe my ass??
Summary: Great software.....thank you cnet.....your the best ass always!!!
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Version: OpenOffice.org 3.1.0
Pros: A refreshing change from Microsoft. Its ability to save files as .doc .docx .rtf etc. is impressive.
Cons: None so far.
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Version: OpenOffice.org 3.1.0
Pros: It does it all and its free
Cons: none at all
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Version: OpenOffice.org 3.1.0
"The Best Open Source Offering"
Pros: Does what it advertises. Can open docx files while my old copy of MS Office XP cannot. Since my finances are nil at this time, OOo has replaced MS Office as my office suite of choice--KOffice is too under developed to compete.
Cons: Still somewhat slow in opening files compared to MS Office. Base needs to go to a pure ODBC format for opening and administering databases. I tried opening a SQLite database with no success.
Summary: A suite of apps for those who cannot afford upgrading to MS Office 2007. For those who cannot afford Windows Vista, or the upcoming Win7 upgrade, an application suite good enough to allow those users to switch to a user friendly Linux distribution ... read more >>
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