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OpenOffice (officially OpenOffice.org, due to trademark issues) is a free and open source office suite. It can be used as a replacement for those who do not wish to use Microsoft Office. It includes a word processor (comparable to Word), a speadsheet program (comparable to Excel), and a presentation program (comparable to PowerPoint).
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OpenOffice is an alternative office software suite now under the care of Apache Organization, based on StarOffice. It also spawned a libre fork under the name of LibreOffice. Both are compatible with each other as they are open-source as well as conforming to the OpenDocument conventions.
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∙ 15y agoThe purpose of OpenOffice is to provide a free substitute for various proprietary office suites, such as Microsoft Office or iWork.
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Is OpenOffice legal?
Yes. OpenOffice is perfectly legal.
Can you install OpenOffice 2.3 on the Eee PC?
Yes. OpenOffice should be available in the repository for Linux, and is available on OpenOffice's website for Windows.
When was OpenOffice 2.4 released?
OpenOffice 2.4.0 was released on March 27, 2008.
How many icolumns in openoffice calc?
You can have a maximum of 2292 columns in an OpenOffice spreadsheet.
When was Jambo OpenOffice created?
Jambo OpenOffice was created on 2004-12-04.
Include your OpenOffice version and the Operating System that it is installed on?
Only you know which operating system your version of OpenOffice is installed on. The version of OpenOffice you're using, can be found by - opening any document, clicking the 'help' button, and selecting the 'About OpenOffice' option.
Can OpenOffice support Windows 10 and can you transfer your Word files to it?
There should be no problem running OpenOffice on Windows 10 and OpenOffice has always been able to read Word files (there may be problems writing some of those files back out as the same Word format due to licensing issues, but if you intend on switching to OpenOffice you will be saving as OpenOffice format not Word).
Do you have to register OpenOffice Calc every time you open the program?
No - OpenOffice does not require registration of any kind.
Who manufacturers OpenOffice?
OpenOffice is developed by developers all around the world under the guidance of Oracle Corporation.
Does OpenOffice Writer give you viruses?
No. When downloaded from the official website, all components of OpenOffice are safe to use.
How do you open works doc with open office?
Just open it as if it was an OpenOffice document. OpenOffice will read MS Works documents quite happily, and you can either save them as OpenOffice or MS Works formats.
Can you make a pictogram on openoffice?
you can not.
