"OpenOffice.org - Free Multi-Platform Office Suite"

OpenOffice.org is a free multi-platform (Windows, Solaris, Linux) and multi-language office suite. It's compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.

OpenOffice.org is a community that comes together to develop, support, and promote the use of this free office suite.

Product Description

OpenOffice.org the product is a multi-platform office productivity suite. It includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites. Sophisticated and flexible, OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office.

Available in over 45 supported languages with more being constantly added by the community, OpenOffice.org runs stably and natively on Solaris, Linux (including PPC Linux), Windows, Mac OS X (X11), and numerous other platforms.

Features

What does it do?
The suite covers pretty much everything you need with a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, equation editor and a drawing program.

OpenOffice.org has these components:

• Writer
• Calc
• Draw
• Impress

Writer
OpenOffice.org Writer is at the heart of the suite. It's a sophisticated Word Processing and document layout program with many of the features of other commercial products and more.

Calc
This is a great spreadsheet program. Newcomers find it intuitive and easy to learn; professional data miners and number crunchers will appreciate the comprehensive range of advanced functions.

DRAW
This is a versatile product - from a quick sketch to a complex plan, DRAW gives you the tools to communicate with graphics and diagrams. It won't organise or edit your digital photo's as well as other programs but if you need to create a diagram, picture or illustration then you'll be glad to have it.

IMPRESS
This is a truly outstanding tool for creating effective multimedia presentations. Your presentations will stand out with 2D and 3D clip art, special effects animation, and high-impact drawing tools.

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