Thursday, December 14, 2006

Open Office - Free Word Processing Software

Open Office is a word processing software that built by Sun Microsystem. Open Office can be used with many operating system ( OS ), like Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris and Mac. Even though it is free, Open Office can do anything you want, like when you use other word processing software that you buy. Like other free software that i have introduce to you in this blog, Open Office also have been upgrade several times, the newest is Open Office 2.1.

Open Office has many component that can and will make your work more easier during using this software. To me, all of this component in this software are like reflection of Microsoft Office. The component in Open Office is:-

Writer — a word processor similar in look and feel to Microsoft Word and offering a comparable range of functions and tools. It also includes the ability to export Portable Document Format (PDF) files with no additional software, and can also function as a WYSIWYG editor for creating and editing web pages. One important difference between Writer and Microsoft Word is that in Writer, many functions and number formats from Calc (below) are available in Writer's tables. Another difference is that in Writer, automatic save is off by default.

Calc — a spreadsheet similar to Microsoft Excel with a roughly equivalent range of features. Calc provides a number of features not present in Excel, including a system which automatically defines series for graphing, based on the layout of the user's data. Calc is also capable of writing spreadsheets directly as a PDF file.

Impress — a presentation program similar to Microsoft PowerPoint. It can export presentations to Adobe Flash (SWF) files allowing them to be played on any computer with the Flash player installed. It also includes the ability to create PDF files. Impress suffers from a lack of ready-made presentation designs. However, templates are readily available on the Internet.[6]

Base — a database program similar to Microsoft Access. Base allows the creation and manipulation of databases, and the building of forms and reports to provide easy access to data for end-users. As with Access, Base is able to work as a front-end to a number of different database systems, including Access databases (JET), ODBC data sources and MySQL/PostgreSQL. Base became part of the suite starting with version 2.0.

Draw — a vector graphics editor comparable in features to CorelDRAW. It features versatile "connectors" between shapes, which are available in a range of line styles and facilitate building drawings such as flowcharts.

Math — a tool for creating and editing mathematical formulae, similar to Microsoft Equation Editor. Formulae can be embedded inside other OpenOffice.org documents, such as those created by Writer. It supports multiple fonts and can export to PDF.

So if you want to download this software.. Just click here.


Use OpenOffice.org


P/S: Thanks To Wikipedia For Some Info That I Take From There.

2 Comments:

Kaj Kandler said...

Great introduction to OpenOffice.org! Did you hear about the latest website with professional support for OpenOffice.org?

Master Sourcez said...

Thanks...
No, but i will visit that website after this...