OpenOffice

I'm a miserable sod, so when I found out my laptop didn't come with any of the Microsoft Office or Microsoft Works (yeah what an oxymoron) suites I decided to do a quick ask around for free alternatives. Open Office got more than it's share of votes, so it seemed like the most popular, if not the out out best choice. So googled "Open Office" and finally found the link to download it from OpenOffice.Suite-org.com and had a very brisk play about on the things I wouldn't use much of. The spreadsheets, databases and presentation software seemed easy enough to work when remembering how it worked on powerpoint, though these 3 programs appeal to me as much as a night ...  Read the complete review

Open Office is a free alternative produced by Sun Microsystems to rival the Microsoft Office package. The Open Office package is available in 119 different languages and is currently on version 3.1.1. The Open Office package offers 6 different programs, the 2 most used are Base (i.e a database package) and Writer (a word processing program). It is available to download for free at www.openoffice.org My personal experience of Open Office is relatively good, the layout of the Writer is fairly similar to that of Word '97 and there is everything included which you would expect there to be. One bonus I do find is that when it comes to saving ...  Read the complete review

OpenOffice lets us do what we have been doing all along - getting our word processing software for free - only this time it is legal and we don't have to mess around with crack programs and worry about viruses. The programs themselves that come in the package perform the same functions as those in the Microsoft suite, but are trimmed down and are easier to use. The writing tool especially, which I use every day, mirrors the Microsoft Word of 1998 when it was easy to use and didn't make files like .docx which no one without the newest software can use. The only thing with open office is that it always prefers its own file format - the ...  Read the complete review

Review: Open Office: -------------------------------- 1) brief description: ------------------------------- Open Office is a free version and offers the same features like Microsoft Office 2007.The latest version of Open Office can be downloaded at www.openoffice.org and the installation package supports nearly every operating system.You also find additional Information and Tutorials for Open Office on their website. 1.1.) Open Office Writer: ------------------------------------- Open Office Writer offers exactly the equal functions like Microsoft Office Word.You can create texts in all possible fonts, sizes and ...  Read the complete review

Some time ago I found the need to acquire an "office suite" of software for my personal computer. Yes, Microsoft Windows bundles some necessities in such as WordPad, Calculator and Paint but these applications offer little by the way of functionality to the end user. Their use is very simple and does not boast a significant amount of creativity or control when wanting or needing to use a certain function. I was at a standstill and browsed the Internet for what could be at my disposal. The first choice for the majority of Microsoft Windows users would be the native "Microsoft Office" package which includes different applications under different titles. ...  Read the complete review