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Downloads:
175,181
- Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.2, Apple X11
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
June 23, 2003
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Publisher's description of OpenOffice 1.0.3
From OpenOffice.org:This office productivity suite for Mac OS X includes desktop applications such as a word processor, a spreadsheet, a presentation manager, and a drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to that of other office suites. OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office.
Note: In order to use OpenOffice, you first have to download and install the latest build of X11 from Apple. See Apple's page on X11 for information and download links.
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Editor's review of OpenOffice 1.0.3
5.0 stars
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A credible rival to MS Office, OpenOffice.org includes powerful applications for making text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, diagrams, and databases, as well as HTML and XML documents. Not only does it let you edit basic documents, such as letters and faxes, it also handles equations, complex and multipart documents with bibliographies, reference tables, and indexes.
The interface is similar to that of MS Office users, and even advanced Office users will find almost everything they're used to: templates, collaborative features (versions, recording changes), macros, and even a programming language. OOo, as it's known, lets you open and save documents in formats as diverse as MS Office, PDF, HTML, and XML. It can also import files from those formats, as well as the WordPerfect format and others. However, it normally saves files in the open-standard Oasis OpenDocument XML format, for maximum compatibility with other applications.
The latest versions of OpenOffice have seen a spurt of growth in the extensions available for the program. These include templates for professional writers, an export tool for bidirectional functionality with Google Docs, blog publishing, and others. Blog publishing assistance especially strikes us as a natural area for word processing to grow towards.
We were pleased to find that stability has improved too. No doubt about it, the multilingual and cross-platform OpenOffice.org is a compelling option for anyone in search of an alternative office suite.
User reviews of OpenOffice 1.0.3
- Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 36 votes
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: OpenOffice 1.0.3
Pros: Great for people who don't want to pay for MS Office. Has all the basic programs for for creating text files, slideshows, and datasheets.
Cons: Conflicts from going from Open Office to MS Office, but they can be got around.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: OpenOffice 1.0.3
"The perfect replacement for microsoft office"
Pros: Same functionality, same file support, same ease of use, same performance... but FREE!!!
Cons: None
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: OpenOffice 1.0.3
"MS Office went out the window!!!"
Pros: Compatible with all file formats the MS Office uses. Interfaces,tools, and functions are almost exactly like MS Office. You don't have to worry about stupid updates that eat up your hard drive.
Cons: None
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: OpenOffice 1.0.3
Pros: I have only recently installed this program and what I have seen to date is very impressive. It appears to meet my needs more than adequately. I had been playing with the idea of paying for similar programs. I'm glad I waited. I would recommend this program to anyone.
Cons: None so far.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: OpenOffice 1.0.3
"The quest for a good Excel replacement continues."
Pros: 1. It's a complete free office suite.
2. It has most of the functionality that MS Office has
3 It can export to PDF.
4. It will read and write to Microsoft Office files.
Cons: 1. The user face is really ugly when running in X11.
2. All the keyboard shortcuts have been windows/linuxized by default.
3. Has numerous issues opening MS Office files (Power Point and Excel files most noteably. I see many symbols left out in Power Point files such as integral and summation signs. The spreadsheet doesn't seem to import figures well at all, especially regression lines.)
4. It does little to improve what has already become standard in Office products (it just tries to copy MS Office for the most part)
5. The export to pdf function is not as useful as you would hope (on a mac) considering you can print any printable file as a pdf with the OSX print menu (click the pdf button in the print menu, and save as pdf.)
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