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    New update for Open Office

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by coriolis, Oct 22, 2005.

  1. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    coriolis, Oct 22, 2005
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    Nice, a great alternative to Works if you don't need or don't want to spend on Office.
     
    Brian, Oct 23, 2005
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    supergoat Notebook Enthusiast

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    I use OpenOffice. I LOVE it. After installing it I removed Office from my system and have actually been much happier. Being able to export to PDF and flash is fantastic. Version 2.0 is a nice upgrade over 1.5.
     
    supergoat, Oct 23, 2005
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  4. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yea, I've used MS Office all my life but OO has been great. The change was very easy.
     
    coriolis, Oct 23, 2005
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    LuckMC11 Computer Extraoirdinaire NBR Reviewer

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    what are the similarities and differences between Open Office and Microsoft Word??
     
    LuckMC11, Oct 24, 2005
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  6. Clare

    Clare Notebook Consultant

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    Can open office read and convert MSword documents, and vice versa? EG, if I work at home, will my documents transport to the MS environment at work? I love open source; would love to see the world go that way
     
    Clare, Oct 24, 2005
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  7. DownByFive

    DownByFive Notebook Consultant

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    Yup, it'll convert/save to just about any format you want, including Office 2003 stuff...
     
    DownByFive, Oct 24, 2005
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yea, you can save it in almost a dozen different formats.

    Besides it being free, its constantly being updated and all.
     
    coriolis, Oct 24, 2005
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