A Clever Description of Open Office

Open Office is similar to the Microsoft Office Suite. It is compatible with the Microsoft programs, so if you’re working on a word document in Open Office, you can save it so a Microsoft Office Word program will read it. The Open Office suite includes programs like word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and databases. Open Office is also available in a wide variety of languages because the software is created and updated around the world.

The following is a product description from the OOo site. The unerlined names of the software will also take you to that particular site for a more in depth description and download.

Writer – a word processor you can use for anything from writing a quick letter to producing an entire book.

Calc – a powerful spreadsheet with all the tools you need to calculate, analyse, and present your data in numerical reports or sizzling graphics.

Impress – the fastest, most powerful way to create effective multimedia presentations.

Draw – lets you produce everything from simple diagrams to dynamic 3D illustrations.

Base – lets you manipulate databases seamlessly. Create and modify tables, forms, queries, and reports, all from within OpenOffice.org

Math – lets you create mathematical equations with a graphic user interface or by directly typing your formulas into the equation editor.

http://www.openoffice.org/product/product.html. Accessed: November 3, 2009.