Have you ever downloaded OpenOffice.org software on ur PC ? Is it comparable to MS Ofiice?

Question

I mean is OpenOffice software as good as MS Office or better in your opinions ? Also will it work on a Win XP OS ?

Answer 1

It's can be just as good but probably still not better than MS Office. Yes it is fully compatible with MS Office. In fact, you probably don't know that the original developers of OpenOffice have jumped to another product called LibreOffice. It still looks and feels like OpenOffice. I just don't know exactly what other improvements have been incorporated.

http://www.libreoffice.org/



Yes it can be used on XP, Vista and 7. They even have a version for Linux and Mac OS X.

Answer 2

Yes there is a Window version. It's very close to MS Office but it's fonts are a little different and the macros in the spreadsheet aren't as sophisticated. But it's still more than enough for most purposes. The only problem is that Oracle bought Sun Microsystems which pretty much drives OpenOffice and Oracle is famous for killing technology by buying them. If they don't kill something they charge enormous amounts once you start using something from them commercially, whether they'll do that with Sun's products like java and OpenOffice has yet to be seen.

Answer 3

OpenOffice is the Microsoft office 2000 and 2003. It is compatible with all the common OS available. You can't compare it with MS office 2007 or 2010 as they haven't upgraded their looks as well as user interface. It is simple to use and efficient in working.

Answer 4

OpenOffice is good but it has stagnated. LibreOffice is continuing to be developed by the OpenOffice programmers. It is fully compatible with XP and MS Office. There are file converters that MS Office does not have.

http://www.libreoffice.org/

Answer 5

Open Office is very nearly as good as Microsoft Office. If you can't afford and/or don't need MS specifically for something, use Open Office, its compatible with most everything MS Office is, and works about the same.

Answer 6

yes it work on windows xp



with open office.org you can also save file as .pdf



open office.org is faster than microsoft 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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Answer 7

It is better. It has all the functions of MSO and more. And is capable of reading and writing any standard format of document. So you can set it to create them as Microsoft Word or Excel documnets.