Why OpenOffice
OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages.
Great
software
OpenOffice is the result of over
twenty years' software engineering. Designed from the start as a
single piece of software, it has a consistency other products
cannot match. A completely open development process means that
anyone can report bugs, request new features, or enhance the
software. The result: OpenOffice does everything you want your
office software to do, the way you want it to.
Easy
to use
OpenOffice is easy to learn, and if
you're already using another office software package, you'll take
to OpenOffice straight away. Our world-wide native-language
community means that OpenOffice is probably available and
supported in your own language. And if you already have files
from another office package - OpenOffice will probably read them
with no difficulty.
Best of all,
OpenOffice can be used entirely free of
any license fees. OpenOffice is released under the LGPL license.
This means you may use it for any purpose - domestic,
commercial, educational, public administration. You may install
it on as many computers as you like. You may make copies and
give them away to family, friends, students, employees - anyone
you like.
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Writer
Writer
has everything you would expect from a modern, fully equipped
word processor or desktop publisher: powerful features like
AutoCorrect, AutoComplete, AutoFormat, Styles and Formatting,
Text Frames and Linking, Tables of Contents, Indexing,
Bibliographical References, Illustrations, Tables, and other
objects. Writer is simple enough for a quick memo,
powerful and stable enough to create complete books with lots
of graphics, headings etc.
Calc
Calc is the spreadsheet you've always wanted.
Newcomers find it intuitive and easy to learn; professional
data miners and number crunchers will appreciate the
comprehensive range of powerful features including Advanced
DataPilot technology, Natural language formulas, an
Intelligent Sum Button, a comprehensive range of advanced
spreadsheet functions, Styles and Formatting, and a Scenario
Manager for "what ifs".
Impress
Impress is a truly outstanding tool for creating
effective multimedia presentations. Your presentations will
stand out with 2D and 3D clip art, fontworks, special
effects, animation, and high-impact drawing tools. A
multi-pane view puts all the tools at your fingertips, and
you can 'park' your most commonly used drawing tools around
your screen ready for single-click access. Share your work in
many ways: not only pdf, but also html and Flash. Get your
message across with Impress.
Draw
Draw anything from a quick sketch to a complex plan.
Draw gives you the tools to communicate with graphics
and diagrams. Manipulate objects, rotate in two or three
dimensions; use sophisticated rendering to create
photorealistic images. Smart connectors make short work of
flowcharts, organization charts, network diagrams, etc.
Styles - a common OpenOffice feature - helps you control your
work easily and precisely in Draw. A Draw image is
worth a thousand words!
Base
Base enables you to manipulate database data
seamlessly within OpenOffice. Create and modify tables,
forms, queries, and reports, either using your own database
or Base's own built-in HSQL database engine. Base
offers a choice of using Wizards, Design Views, or SQL Views
for beginners, intermediate, and advanced users. Access your
databases easily with
Base.
Better
by design
Developed
over twenty years, OpenOffice is a mature, reliable, product.
OpenOffice was designed from the start as a single piece of
software - not bolted together from separate software
packages. This makes it very consistent and easy to use -
what you learn in one application is immediately usable in
another. The context-sensitive help works across all
applications, unobtrusively providing the precise help you
need. You can even open any type of document from any
application - OpenOffice is really one piece of software. It
also runs on all major computing platforms - Microsoft
Windows, GNU/Linux, Sun Solaris, Apple Mac - isn't that
great!
Better
for you
OpenOffice
contains all the office software you need, in one single
package. You don't have to worry which version to install:
one installation program provides everything. The
installation also includes features which some expensive
rivals do not - for example, the ability to create .pdf files
when you want to guarantee what the recipient sees on their
computer. There is also a growing range of extensions:
additional features that any developer can provide.
OpenOffice releases software several times a year so you can
take advantage of new features as quickly as possible.
Honest
software
OpenOffice
is developed using an open-software, "no secrets"
approach. Anyone can look at the programs and suggest
improvements, or fix bugs. Anyone can report problems or
request enhancements, and anyone can see the response from
other users or developers. The status of current and future
releases is displayed on a public wiki, so you can decide if
and when you want to upgrade to take advantage of new
features. Anyone use to commercial software and its hyping
and marketing speak will find OpenOffice refreshingly
different. Enjoy the benefits of open-source!