OpenOffice
OpenOffice is a free and open-source office suite. It is commonly used as a free alternative to Microsoft Office. It includes Writer (a word processor), Calc (a spreadsheet program), Impress (a presentation program), Base (a database manager), and Draw (a vector graphics editor).
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Smileyface2728There are many uses for Excel. If you have novel ways to use Excel, please add your ideas here or on the discussion page. Here...
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Excel is a 'spreadsheet' program and spreadsheets are used for mathematical equations. Whether you just want to add up...
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Yes it is - unlike on a manual typewriter, when the cursor in the word-processor gets to the end of a line, if the operator is...
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As far as I can see - there is no 'rotate' option to manipulate the picture so that it turns sideways. The only option I can...
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No. Application software performs a single function. OpenOffice is a suite of programs integrated into a software package.
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Click on Insert, then Special Character. The symbol you want is second from the right, on the last row. Highlight it and click OK.
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Depending on what you want to multiply... =sum(a3*1.5) would multiply the contents of cell a3 by 1.5=sum( a4*b16) would yield the...
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The two programs are very similar. For the record, I use Open Office 40 hours a week at work, and find it stable, feature rich,...
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Not really possible to give a definitive yes or no answer - as different industries use different working times. For example -...
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Software is made by writing instructions, called a program in a computer language such as Java or Visual Basic. The program is...
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A spreadsheet is a collection of rows and columns, which are used to organize data in such a way that the arithmetic operation...
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They both have their advantages. A closed office is generally quieter, but a person alone in an office may feel isolated. An open...
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In OO you have to highlight the word before alt-clicking on it.
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The Open Office download (See links below) is a disc image file (.dmg). Double click on the .dmg icon and you are presented with...
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Microsoft Office software has supported the Open Document Format (ODF) for several years and Microsoft supply converters for...
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Open the spreadsheet - and select Format, then Page - In the small box that opens, click on the Header tab. Set each option as...
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Microsoft office has more options than open office i think it is better and use it all the time
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It depends on the speed of your connection. However - it shouldn't take more than a few minutes. The first time I downloaded it...
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Open Office is designed to be compatible with Microsoft's Office software and it can handle most Word documents.
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Full form of MIS is Management Information System. MIS Needs to work on Excel to create their reports.
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Change the page orientation... Click Format then Page then click the Page tab, tick the Landscape option and click OK
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It is always the same formula, dived part by whole "=<part>/<whole>" Or you don't do it at all. If you simply want...
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Yes, OpenOffice.org can run on Linux and some like Ubuntu include this office program.
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AnswerOpenOffice.org is a complete office document suite. It includes: Writer for text documents Calc for spreadsheets and...
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Nobody in particular owns OpenOffice.org since it's open-source, thus owned by everybody in the whole world.
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OpenOffice.org Writer can be installed on its own. This is an option available in many Linux distributions. Consult your Linux...
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Open office is free to download, but Microsoft word has to be paid for.
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If you mean - to put a border around a full page of text - It's Format, Page, select Border tab, Where it says 'Default' select...
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to change from the default portrait view to landscape... Open the document, then click Format, then Page, select Landscape, and...
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Not sure about the nature of the reports: A report as a text document that is created using OpenOffice.org Writer can be saved...
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Save your file as Excel xls format. Use the File-->Save As... menu and select the file type in the save dialog. For a video...
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1) On the top edge of the page/ text, there is a narrow ruler showing 7 inches. You can set the margin there by left clicking and...
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OpenOffice is included with most Linux distributions and if you can meet the requirements of the distribution you should be all...
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Click Start, and type openoffice (all one word) into the search box. Windows should show you a list of possible matches. Place...
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Just a few minutes - it depends on your connection speed.
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No, OpenOffice doesn't incorporate an email client.
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Yes OpenOffice is compatible with all other office suite, like staroffice, MS Office and others. You have calc for...
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You can import clip-art from external sources, by using the Insert tab at the top of a document, selecting
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Three examples could be... A profit/loss sheet, A calendar and an invoice.
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Open Office 3 system requirements... Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2 or higher), Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7...
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OpenOffice has several advantages to other office suites. 1. Unlike Microsoft Office or iWork, OpenOffice is available free of...
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Powerpoint files can be opened in the Open Office Presentation section. Select a New Presentation from the File menu. Select the...
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The iPad apps need to be created specifically for the iPad, it will not run standard software, and as yet there is not a version...
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Open document in Open Office then go to File -> Save As, in Save As window that will open look for Save as type: , press arrow...
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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...
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Install your OpenOffice.org package from the package installer (through the RedHat network).If open office is a .org package then...
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Microsoft Word is a single program - a word-processor. Open Office is a suite of programs incorporating word-processing, database...
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MS-Word stands for MicroSoft Word. It is Microsoft's flagship word processing software. It was first released in 1983 under the...
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In my opinion, Microsoft Office is too expensive for what it is. When you buy Microsoft Office, you are paying for the brand...
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many of the features in Open Office are 'transposable' to MS Office. The screen layouts look similar, and a lot of the functions...
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There ain't many disadvantages. The application takes a while to start up. There is no program comparable to Access in Open...
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See the related link to the Open Office web-site.
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At the time of writing, there are at least half a million registered users (including me !) however, since registration is...
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You can download from the Open Office link in related links.
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Microsoft office and Open office.Microsoft OfficeOpen Office "Proprietary software""Freeware"Proprietary software is computer...
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I presume you mean an accent over a vowel or something similar. While in the document you're working on, click on Insert, then...
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The OpenOffice equivalent of Microsoft's power-point program is 'Impress'
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Essentially none - apart from a few enhancements to version 3.2.1 I certainly don't notice anything different, and I've been...
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(Windows XP) Open the document, click File, Save as. Now click Save with password. You will fin this in the bottom of the new...
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The honest answer is: "OpenOffice.org is software and therefore can crash as any software." However, the more interesting...
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Yes. OpenOffice should be available in the repository for Linux, and is available on OpenOffice's website for Windows.
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It appears the release date was 30th April 2002. There are a number of dates quoted in the enclosed Wikipedia article on the...
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Absolutely ! Open Office is designed as 'open source' - which means it's perfectly legal to copy and re-distribute it. HOWEVER -...
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It's unusual for Open Office to corrupt data. However, you should be able to rescue the data by using a disc recovery program. An...
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The two main differences are:- MS Office has to be paid for - OpenOffice is free to download, and... MS Office is a copyright...
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The only difference - will be the 'embedded codes' - The information in the file will be the same, but the codes for making it...
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The main disadvantage - is noise ! I've had many occasions where I've phoned a business that apparently used an open office plan...
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They are owned by different companies. Microsoft is one company, Open Office is owned by Sun Micro-systems.
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Microsoft Access is an individual database program. Open Office is a suite of programs incorporating database, spreadsheet,...
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They both perform very similar functions. The two major differences are :- MS Office costs money - you have to pay for each...
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Assuming you mean in Open Office Writer... The facility to insert a footnote is found under the Insert menu.
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Lack of privacy, and individual may have distractions.
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Click on Format, then Page, then select Landscape (and click OK)
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Yep - Not a problem. Installs as a separate program just like anything else.
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they are: Writer which is equivalent to Microsoft Word. This is a word processor - desktop publisher. With writer you can save...
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1. Impress is free. Being Open Source - Impress is free to download and make your own modifications. PowerPoint on the other hand...
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Open Office is compatible with most office software suites like Microsoft Office or Lotus SmartSuite. A list of Open Office...
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Click on Start > All programs > Open office > Calc. That will open a blank spreadsheet for you to start using. If you're...
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Usually there is no need to convert, since Open Office can read excel files (except Open Office probably will have problems with...
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Excel is a spreadsheet program. It's used to manipulate figure, and create reports, graphs etc based on the data in each cell.
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You push command at the bottom of your keyboard, and hold it down while pushing P.
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Open Office will happily open Excel files. You may have to play around with the formatting etc, but it will certainly import the...
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No. At some point, you are going to need access to the internet to get it. OpenOffice is not distributed through traditional...
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It's a free alternative suite of productivity programs. I enjoy using it. See the related link to their website.
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MS Word 2000 is an application program that allows you to createletters, reports, newsletters, tables, form letters, brochures,...
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Why not have a go at creating your own, using the Calc function. I did it for this year, and am going to start creating next...
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