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What's that free version of Word/Excel called?
I seem to recall someone on here mentioning that there is free software out there that mirrors Word and Excel. A little direction, please?
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04-04-2005, 07:15 AM | #2 | |
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04-04-2005, 07:24 AM | #4 |
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04-04-2005, 07:25 AM | #5 |
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OK. There's a 2.0 Beta version. Has anyone tried that, or should I stick with 1.14?
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WordPerfect Office is far, far better than Open Office, including much better compatibility with Microsoft file formats. It's not free (although there a free trial), but it is significantly cheaper than Microsoft's version.
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04-04-2005, 08:20 AM | #8 |
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I have had pretty good results from OpenOffice on my new computer at home... so far, so good. Have yet to have any incompatibility problems in either direction.
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04-04-2005, 08:25 AM | #9 |
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ALf thinking out loud that he should install OpenOffice at home.
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04-04-2005, 08:32 AM | #10 | |
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04-04-2005, 09:37 AM | #11 | |
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I haven't tried the most recent Beta, but 1.14 is very stable from my experience. My recommendation would be to stick with that. |
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04-04-2005, 09:39 AM | #12 |
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I'll echo the use 1.1.4 version sentiments, and using OpenOffice over anything you have to pay for sentiments.
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04-04-2005, 10:49 AM | #13 |
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I get Microsoft Office for free (and legally) so I'll just keep using that
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04-04-2005, 11:03 AM | #14 |
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If you already have MS Office, is there any practical reason to switch to OpenOffice, other than sticking it to the man?
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04-04-2005, 11:36 AM | #17 |
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I messed around with OpenOffice about a month ago and let's just say that I'll be sticking with MS Word and Excel.
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04-04-2005, 12:19 PM | #18 | |
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04-04-2005, 01:21 PM | #19 |
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I would say it is worth supporting. Anything that creates an alternative or competition is a good thing.
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