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Sutaru Tsureku Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 7105 Credit: 147,663,825 RAC: 5 |
Hi community, do you know openoffice.org? You have experiences with this software? Good or bad..? It's safe or you get additional virus/trojan or whatever with it? It works like M$ Office? Thanks. - Best regards! - Sutaru Tsureku, team seti.international founder. - Optimize your PC for higher RAC. - SETI@home needs your help. - |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29832 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
I use it from time to time and recommend it highly. It works very much like MS Office and it's FREE!!! In fact, don't remember why I use office. Have to rethink that one. |
Blurf Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 8962 Credit: 12,678,685 RAC: 0 |
Works fine for me. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
The latest version of OpenOffice are excellent pieces of software that work as a direct replacement of Microsoft Office products. If you're looking to save some cash like my former employer was, OpenOffice will fit the bill (pun intended) in most cases. Note that some people seem to prefer the software that branched off of OpenOffice: LibreOffice. ...and no, I've never gotten a virus from using OpenOffice or LibreOffice. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30651 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
It works. Well, 99.9% of the time. I have had issues getting Office to read OpenOffice docs. Might have been the same issues that plague different versions of Office reading each others files though. |
Allie in Vancouver Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 3949 Credit: 1,604,668 RAC: 0 |
I love Open Office. I had considered getting MS Office to organize my tiny (but growing!) business empire but a friend talked me into trying Open Office and I never looked back. Never even heard of anyone ever having issues with any sort of viruses or the like. It's backed by Oracle, which has a fairly good pedigree. And, of course, ya can't beat the price. :) Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. Albert Einstein |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
excellent product. FREE and can save your files in MSoffice file type so you can pass that file to your high dollar friends and they won't know the difference In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
I love the price, and have never had a problem with it. |
Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34258 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
I like it also. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
I started using it just over a year ago after an MSOffice started giving me problems, it's a good replacement. For me it does everything MSOffice does (I've found the output documents as PDFs quite handy) and I certainly can't argue with the price :) |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22200 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Open Office on my Linux machines, and MS Office on my Windoze machines. There are subtle differences, but nothing too bad as bad as switching between versions of MS Office. I would run OO on everything, but someone else bought me MS for the Windoze machines, so it cost me the same... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Iona Send message Joined: 12 Jul 07 Posts: 790 Credit: 22,438,118 RAC: 0 |
At work I use MS Office and at home I use Open Office...I used to use Word Perfect back in the 90's purely because it was better at importing files than MSO. If I had my way, all local authorities would use Open Office. It works. It gets the job done and it is far cheaper! From a personal perspective, I like it and I've not experienced any problems with it...nor have I come across any problem with 'bugs'. Don't take life too seriously, as you'll never come out of it alive! |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65746 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Open Office I've heard is ok. Although Microsoft probably regards Open Office as a virus/trojan, I wouldn't put It past MS at least. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65746 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
I think you will find that is a bit of an Urban Myth Vic. Office allows you to save and open files in a number of different formats. It is in MS interests to make their programs universally compatible. I'm no great fan of MS, but I accept that they are currently the industry leader in their field. Actually MS didn't really like clones of It's products using compatible formats for saving files, that was no rumor or urban myth, As It says Here. Besides I said probably Chris S. mcpmag.com wrote: Microsoft lost a patent dispute with Toronto-based i4i LP, and has now been ordered to stop selling Microsoft Word in U.S. markets. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
That is a bit of old news. Open Office is sponsered by Oracle and IBM, just to name the big guns. It has been around for 9 1/2 years now. Sutaru, I work for a big company with a lot of computers. It was allowed to be installed on a lot of computers. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65746 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
That is a bit of old news. Yeah the Open Office software is very safe, I've installed It, nothing wrong here, But then I'm not some insane sounding person with initials of MB(Who doesn't post here on Seti@Home, thankfully)... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
The Simonator Send message Joined: 18 Nov 04 Posts: 5700 Credit: 3,855,702 RAC: 50 |
Wouldn't willing use anything else. Life on earth is the global equivalent of not storing things in the fridge. |
Horacio Send message Joined: 14 Jan 00 Posts: 536 Credit: 75,967,266 RAC: 0 |
In my office we used OO with the intention to save some money, but as we rely heavily on advanced spreadsheets functions to do certain jobs we still needed to buy some Office licenses for those specific tasks... Anyway, it is allways wise to try first the 0 cost option... |
Michael Belanger, W1DGL Send message Joined: 30 Jul 00 Posts: 1887 Credit: 7,441,278 RAC: 49 |
It works. Well, 99.9% of the time. I have had issues getting Office to read OpenOffice docs. Might have been the same issues that plague different versions of Office reading each others files though. Gary, I have it on both my iMac AND my laptop. I noticed that MS Office won't open the OpenOffice files, but OpenOffice does just fine with the MS Office files as well. I'm not 100% sure, but I just think it's MS's loss. Personally, I like using O.o. as well as MS Office. |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
I have used it for several years with no problems. Only reason I also use MS office is that my company provide me with a copy. If not it would be OO on all my machines. Can't be beaten on price! |
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