Open Office comprises the following programs :-
Word - Word-processing
Calc - Spreadsheet
Base - Database
Impress - Slideshow
Draw - Graphics
Math - Formula
Ideally you need Microsoft Excel to open .xls files. Some other applications, like Calc in Open Office can also open them. Some of the other Microsoft applications can also open them.
Microsoft Office and Open Office are two popular office suites. They contain programs for word processing, spreadsheets, databases and other applications.
You could try downloading the Open Office suite of programs which has a database in it. It also has other applications in it, similar to the ones in Microsoft Office. You can get it from the Open Office Website. Click on the related link below.
I believe open office has applications very similar
The Open Office download (See links below) is a disc image file (.dmg). Double click on the .dmg icon and you are presented with an icon labelled openoffice.org and another icon which is an alias to your Applications folder. Simply drag the openoffice icon onto the Applications folder icon and Open Office will be copied into the Applications folder. Double click on the Open Office icon in your Applications folder to launch Open Office. There is a version of Open Office called Neo Office that is tweaked specifically for Mac OS X.
they are appliances for an office.
There are applications on the internet that allows the ability to open and edit office files like OpenOffice. There are also apps in smart phones for opening and editing of Office files. However, do note that the effects might not turn out the same (for example, words do not appear at the right position in charts etc.) so it is still best to get Office 2010 itself to open the files
Yes. All of the Office applications have ways of interacting with each other. You can do things like copy and paste text from Word into Powerpoint, or bring in an Excel Chart. You can put links into Powerpoint slides to open other files from other applications. It depends on what it is that you want to do, but there are lots of ways of working between the different Office applications.
Open Office is free...but why?
HyperSQL is the world's most popular pure Java database. It is also known as "HSQLDB". It is integrated with tons of Java applications, including Open Office.
In Windows, you typically use the "File" tab found in applications like Microsoft Office or the "File Explorer" to open a file. In File Explorer, you can navigate through folders and files, and double-clicking on a file opens it in the associated program. Additionally, you can also use the "Open" option from the "File" menu in many applications to select and open a file.
Other equivalents to them include Open Office, KOffice, Calligra, Kingsoft and others. In terms of direct corresponding applications between Libre Office, for the four main ones: Calc is like Excel, Impress is like Powerpoint, Base is like Access and Writer is like Word. Each have other applications too.