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Open Office.org Reviews

emailaryannMouthShut Verified Member
Delhi India
Alternative to ms office suit
Feb 25, 2016 10:42 AM (via Android App)

After using for more than a decade on Microsoft Office suite I came across open office. The very first thing I feel about this office suite is, where the hell it was hiding from me for these many years.


First of let me tell you one thing that this is a free software and hence it is free it's updates are also free.


You have the freedom to do what you want to do with open source code. If you are using Microsoft Office suite you will not feel any difficulty in using it.


It is commercially licensed and it have following features :


It has a word processor so you don't have to worry about word documents, it will take care of them.


It has spreadsheet program similar to Microsoft Excel.


It has drawing program too.


It has a presentation manager which provides you amazing experience of ppt.


The user interface is similar to other office suits available in the market.


It runs on Solaris, Linux and Windows.


Overall it's free and you must try it.


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Huge Saving by Free alternate of MS-Office
Mar 06, 2009 03:50 PM

The use of Office Automation Software is need of every home user as well as industries. Most of the people think that MS-Office is part of Windows and its cost is included in Windows Licence Fees.


Due to this ignorance maximum individuals as well as organisations are using piarated Microsoft Office (MS-Office) as Office Automation Software. Where as in actual Licence fees of Microsoft Office is very high.


The Licence Fees of MS-Office Full version is approx Rs. 15000 per user and standard version cost approx. Rs. 8000 per user (Word, Excel, Power Point). The open office is one of the best free ware software and alternate of MS-Office, provided by Sun Microsystem.


Open Office Organisor 3.0 have following main components :-




  1. Writer (alternate of Word).




  2. Calc (alternate of Excel).




  3. Impress (alternate of Power Point).




  4. Base (alternate of Access)






Beside above components of Math and Draw are also there.


The following are the main feature of Open Office :-




  1. Software is Totally Freeand can be down loaded from https://openoffice.org




(the download link and detail also on site http://www.worktools.info)




  1. The MS-Office files can be open in Open Office without problem.




  2. The files opened in Open Office can be saved in MS-Office Format also.






(means we can send the file created in Open office to all such users who don't have open office


and are using MS-Office).




  1. The file saved in Open Office origional format (odt) is totally virus free.




  2. The file saved in Open Office is very small in size as compared to MS-Office format (doc, xls, ppt etc.)




  3. Compatible withLinux as well as Microsoft Windows.






The implementation of Open Office is very easy. I have already implemented it and saved approx. Rs. 1.5 lac. of organisation. Although no support is required for its implementation. Even then if some-one have doubt about support, the paid service by Sun Microsystem is available at very nominal prices.


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Coimbatore India
About OpenOfice.Org
Nov 14, 2008 05:34 AM

This new update/software is from Sun and worth trying. It is open source product and project. It is a multi platform.  For full office software like MS office, the original cost more than Rs. 10, 000, where as this cost nothing. Free. For new users, this may be a little tough, but once look around you can mastered it.


This has MS equivalent of word (= write ), Spreadsheet (= calc), powerpoint (= Impress), Access ( =base) and Drawing & Math for complex mathematical problems. Its features are similar to those of the other office suits. You should try and see for yourself. It is really worth.


If you face problems encountered, you are having help, to look and solve the same. Open office works transparently with a variety of file formats. It is available in more than 20 languages.


Also supports Office 2007 file formats. It runs on Solaris, Linux apart from Windows


Why don't you try ?


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Feb 19, 2008 09:45 AM

I like to introduce a product that should be in mouthshut.com already years before. but I placed a request in mouthpad and got it posted yesterday 18th feb 2008. So I am happy about my second mouthpad request got considered.


Okie!!!!  lets come to the product. The product is Openoffice a free office suite compatible with Microosft Office. Open office is from Sun microsystems who invented Java and who is also the creator of Star office suite. best part Open office is Free. any one can download and use it under GPL licence.


For people who dont know what is office suite?. it is a collection of computer software that will help you to do your all day office jobs like word processing, calculation, spread sheet, data base, and presentation jobs easily. Worlds most favourite office software is Microsoft office. the latest version is 2007. Open office, star office, abiword etc comes next.


If you have a program called Microsoft word, excel, powerpoint on your computer you have a office suite.


why open office?. because it is free. microsoft office suite will cost you Rs 16000/- Per computer. if you have 10 computers you need to buy 10 licence. that is 16000 * 10 = 160000


It is easier to use.


for open office there is no need to pay any thing. it is free


Features of Openoffice are


1: Easier to use. any one who who knows Microsoft office, open office will be easier for them.


2 : We Can Create a PDF File using open office. Yes a PDF Ebook file. with msoffice 2003 we cant.


3: Open office is Free. no charge to use. it is updated every month.


4: If you have any questions you can ask the openoffice community. they will answer immediately.


open office is available as a package. package include : Writer (Word), Calc(Excel), Draw, Impress and math.


*Features need to be included are


*Open office does not support Microsoft office 2007 File system, DocX. we need support for that. but later it will be supported. need a speech tool.


You can download open office from the following address. you need to download open office with java. https://openoffice.org/


A Portable USB Version is also available. that is you can carry this office suite any where you go and edit documents.it is available at https://jaist.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/portableapps/OpenOffice_Portable_2.3.1_Rev_2_en-us.paf.exe


*Website to Learn using open office



A great help file is avaiable with the openoffice and that will help you to learn it.


You may also check https://tutorialsforopenoffice.org/ which is a tutorial.


This office suite is excellent product friends. if you love to work at your office and need to save some money from buying MS Office 2007, 2003 (Costs around 16, 000 RS). use open office instead of ms office.


Most of we indians use Pirated version of MS Office. we dont know the impact of piracy and its legal side. Piracy is a crime. Hence start using Free software like open office. if you have enough money to but a software costs 16000 for each single computer go for MS Office.


Thanks,


Anil kumar.


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