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- Operating system: Mac OS X 10.5 Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
- Date added: August 31, 2009
- Total Downloads: 232,374
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 53 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
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.
Publisher's description
From OpenOffice.org :This office productivity suite for Mac OS X includes desktop applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet, a presentation manager, and a drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to that of other office suites. OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office.
What's new in this version:
http://development.openoffice.org/releases/3.1.1.html
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User reviews of OpenOffice.org 3.1.1
- Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 53 votes
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Version: OpenOffice.org 3.1.1
"Extremely helpful and effective suite"
Pros: Very easy to use.
FreeCons: Limited application
Summary: You can't beat it as an Office alternative.
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Version: OpenOffice.org 3.1.1
"Many inappropriate download suggestions."
Pros: I have found it to do nothing more than what is already available.
Cons: Many download were not appropriate for my Mac. So I stopped using it altogether.
Summary: Not essential to my computing needs.
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Version: OpenOffice.org 3.1.1
"SUPERFINE APPLICATION : YOU WIL NOT REGRET DOWNLOADING"
Pros: 1. Easy to use.
2. Similar (if not same) MsOffice interface.
3. Absolutely compatible with msOffice2007.
4. No problem in sharing docs at work.Cons: None. Till now.
Summary: I have just migrated to Mac from PC environs. Was using MsOffice2007 on my Toshiba. With the Mac I needed a program to work on Word, Excel & Powerpoint, but didn't want to invest in the "MsOffice2008 for Mac" Suite immediately. Thus, I returned ... read more >>
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Version: OpenOffice.org 3.1.1
"A great alternative to giving more money to MS."
Pros: I like that this program can save documents in MS Office format.
Cons: No bad experiences so far.
Summary: Do it.
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Version: OpenOffice.org 3.1.1
"I got a 1330 error message saying it may be corrupt."
Pros: I Don't have any since it won't install on my PC.
Cons: I Don't have any since it won't install on my PC.
Summary: I had no problem with the 3.1 version but this newest version doesn't want to install on my PC. I don't know why unless it has issues with Windows Vista.
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