OpenOffice.org 3.3.0

Rated 30/50 by netean at Oct 19, 2009

Openoffice, y'know, its' OK. it'll do the job. But in windows, it's got an fugly interface (linux version seems to be nicer somehow) it's slow to start, really slow. and stupidly large. We're on version 3, yet I still can't pick and choose which parts of office I want to download - I'm only EVER going to using the word processing portion, yet I have to download the whole suite. - and then I have to download the whole thing again with up bug fix, and minor update. It's free, it's good, but it's still way behind in a lot of ways. All in all I much much prefer Office 07, for day to day word processing, I think abiword is better, at least it's faster and visually nicer to use. Kword (linux) is v. nice too. I'd use openoffice if I couldn't use any of those first. But try it, you might love it.

Rated 50/50 by Earwicker at Oct 20, 2009

It's still a wee bit slow to start in Windows, but that's the only bad thing I can say about it. With a simple add-on it even edits PDFs now, in addition to creating them. There's no two ways about it, this is awesome. Calc still lags a little way behind Excel, but for 99.99% of purposes there's nothing in it, and Writer is quite the wordprocessor of the moment, with some pretty impressive DTP capabilities.

Rated 40/50 by gta3fan334 at Oct 20, 2009

"Its great!" Free, easy to use and powerful! It also can read those pesky Word Formats! Looks like it came from Windows '98.

Rated 30/50 by ahard2please1 at Oct 20, 2009

No painful registration battle. MS alternative; does not assume typical user is a thief! Readily interchangeable with the dominant formats from Redmond. And, much easier to use. Occasional Crash but documents in process are recoverable. The Open Office Suite includes 6 Major Components: Base, Calc, Draw, Impress, Math, and Writer. In Writer, the Word Processor, the user is freed from the Template-Driven Style Book invented by MS. One can make the document in any style desired. I have used the Word Processor (Writer) and the Spreadsheet (Calc) to create useful documents that are compatible and interchangeable with MS Office equivalents. In Writer, one can SAVE AS HTML, even as *.PDF, offering great flexibility to the user. On the other hand, users can create documents that are as complicated and impressive as one may desire. This is an economical way to experiment with Personal Computer potential; the expense of learning is nil. The download is free, installs readily ( We use it with XP and VIsta machines), search for OPENOFFICE.ORG and all of the details are on display. The download is NOT for Dial-Up setups; a CD is available from various sources for a fee (No, one cannot just download a single component.) Updates for the Suite are posted on the screen; those can be cranky. === When I first started feeding and caring for a PC in 1986, I was warned by IBM sales that use of any other company software would void the IBM warranty on the XT. It was with great trepidation that I purchased Lotus 1-2-3 and installed it. Overcoming the fear of being different is a hindrance to the advancement of learning. (I still have the Lotus 1-2-3 Ver 5.0 disks but, ironically, IBM now owns that application and will not allow me to use it. any more.) Thus, I share the angst you may feel if you try this alternative program.

Rated 50/50 by dyk6j at Oct 28, 2009

"Works and is free" Light weight but efficient, great options can't even view ms publisher files

Rated 50/50 by calonzo at Oct 28, 2009

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Rated 50/50 by richard9980 at Oct 28, 2009

"This is the 1 and only for me!" nothing else nothing more

Rated 40/50 by Fred Ruyssinck at Oct 28, 2009

"Excellent tool" All possibilities, free Not always compatible

Rated 40/50 by mike-holden at Oct 28, 2009

"Excellent." Its free. It generally works well. It runs on windows 7with no problems so far. (although I only use Calc and Writer) There were problems with tables in Writer on a previous version but so far so good with 3.1.1.

Rated 50/50 by raveneagle40 at Oct 31, 2009

"It is eazy to use" it is very useful when you do charts and business cards the con is there itn't one I like when i can see how it look when you get thing done by useing the charts and business cards.And you can make post cards and you make headlitting out of it

Rated 40/50 by wjchalko at Nov 1, 2009

"Good replacement for MSOffice Suite." Simple and direct to use. Can not grasp the data base... If you do not want to invest money in MSOffice Suite or others every so often then I would recommend OpenOffice.

Rated 50/50 by Rie142 at Nov 2, 2009

"I like it and it is free" It is free, easy to use. Great help. I can always find the answers I need. Sometimes I wish it was fancy like the new Microsoft windows. But then It does what I need it to do. No cons.. This is a great program, I love it and use it everyday. I thank open office for sharing it with everyone.

Rated 50/50 by wgeral at Nov 3, 2009

"Thanks for the up-grade." I have been very pleased with OpenOffice, the up-grade just made it better. I have no complaints.

Rated 40/50 by thestle at Nov 4, 2009

"Powerful opensource product" Interacts readilt with MS Office products Not all MS keyboard shortcuts work in the OOo product that performs the same function. Had problems loading templates from the web. Overall, very good product

Rated 50/50 by Bluetony1308 at Nov 8, 2009

"Seems fine to me." Easy to use and all seems fine cannot think of anything bad yet. Why pay microsoft when you can use this for free

Rated 50/50 by lonnyb06 at Nov 9, 2009

"excellent program" just like ms office none nada zip

Rated 50/50 by jdunkinb at Nov 9, 2009

"Very credible alternative to MS Office." As a functional easy to use package it serves it's purpose very well. Begs the question "why buy MS Office"! Lack of intergrated mail manager to complete the packages rival to MS Office, apart from that not much can be said for a free product that works well. No long explianation needed. You can jump stright from Ms Office to Open Office with a minimal learning curve.

Rated 40/50 by hopelesshanna at Nov 10, 2009

"Excellent free programme." Easy to us. Haven't found anything yet.

Rated 40/50 by wapjac2 at Nov 12, 2009

"Appears to be an excellent program." Simple format for those who aren't as computer savvy as some. Haven't used it yet so can't speculate as to what might be wrong with it.

Rated 40/50 by Robert Galena at Nov 14, 2009

"A good program works extremly well." See comment above No problems.