Latest reviews about OpenOffice.org

vova says "cool is cool" about OpenOffice.org

vova — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:37:45 GMT

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...

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georgepporter says "Free, fully featured, MS Office Alternative" about OpenOffice.org

georgepporter — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:00:05 GMT

This is a high quality office suite. Don't assume that Microsoft Office is better simply because it's more expensive. The two are virtually identical. For everyday use, you can use OpenOffice with no problems. There's no learning curve. You can save your files in Microsoft-compatible formats, so there is almost no problem with interoperability.

And OpenOffice is free. It is an active open-source project, meaning that the program won't add sypware or other menacing garbage to your computer. It is frequently updated with new features and security fixes.

However, when it comes to spreadsheets, I prefer Excel, not OpenOffice's variant.

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nathanhardman says "Great Office Suite!" about OpenOffice.org

nathanhardman — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:18:33 GMT

I downloaded OpenOffice for the first time a couple of years ago. I couldn't afford to purchase MS Office and was looking for an alternative. I had been interested in a Sun ultra sparc computer and in looking at Sun's site, I found out about OpenOffice. This is a complete office suite and the interface is much the same as MS Office, which I now own and use as well. Probably my favorite feature is to be able to convert my work to PDF format. They have recently added new templates and upgraded. I feel it is a good stable program and although it is free, these developers do deserve a little something for their time. And no I don't work for them, rather I just think it is fair to recognize there efforts. They have included all of the features that one would need in a complete office suite.

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joyjoy says "A full office suite for free." about OpenOffice.org

joyjoy — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:04:08 GMT

This will not be much of a review due to my computer ignorance, maybe someone who knows computers will write a better review.

After a catastrophic crash (ATT didn't tell me their service was for Windows only) I lost the free copy of AppleWorks 6 that came with my computer. I remembered Bob LeVitus (Dr. Mac) recommending OpenOffice.org. This is a full service office suite that contains everything found in AppleWorks and Microsoft Word but, unlike them, works on any OS. It has spreadsheets, graphs, paint and draw, anything you could need. I do not use the software in full because I do not need to. In fact, all I use it for is to address envelopes. (I warned you that I'm hopeless with computers.) Download on-line or order a CD.

www.openoffice.org

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