OpenOffice.org (Windows) 2.4.1

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Popularity:
#1 in Applications (out of 2416 products)
License:
Free
Editor's Rating:
5.0 stars
Average User Rating:
4.0 stars (out of 794 votes) Rate it!
Downloads:
1,422,059
Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Limitations:
No limitations
Date Added:
July 08, 2008
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Publisher's description of OpenOffice.org (Windows)

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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 2.4.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

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Editor's review of OpenOffice.org (Windows)

5.0 stars
"Get productivity for free"

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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Average user rating: 4.4 stars out of 794 votes
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5 stars

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Version: OpenOffice.org (Windows) 2.4.1

"Very nice suite"

by furnilover21 on August 11, 2008

Pros: The developers of this suite should be given a month long party due to the features and functionality this suite brings (without the bulky new Office 2007/8 theme.)

Cons: To get grammar checking, you need to download an optional extension known as LanguageTool. Although Microsoft Office already had grammar checking by default.

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5 stars

5 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Version: OpenOffice.org (Windows) 2.4.1

"It works and its free."

by Jngoi on July 16, 2008

Pros: It works and is a good substitute for Microsoft Office. When XP is discontinued and is not supported anymore, will probably switch to Ubuntu and use Open Office.

Cons: Nil.

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5 stars

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Version: OpenOffice.org (Windows) 2.4.1

"excellent free office suite
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by dalmatianspots on July 17, 2008

Pros: Its Free

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4 stars

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

Version: OpenOffice.org (Windows) 2.4.1

"as expected
as expected"

by jackaperry on July 30, 2008

Pros: So far so good. not used much but worked as expected so far

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4 stars

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

Version: OpenOffice.org (Windows) 2.4.1

"This program is just about equal to MS Office."

by Rosiesunrise on August 17, 2008

Pros: I like how easy the programs are to use and how easily obtainable it is.

Cons: I would prefer if this program was more compatible with MS Office. I would love if the draw program saved in JPG or other similar file types.

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