Office Applications for Linux
OpenOffice.org is a fully loaded Office suite having all the possible features that you will want a high end Office suite to have. And its absolutely free. It comes pre-loaded with most Linux distributions and is the best offering among free office applications written for Linux. It has postscript printing support, which means it generates postscript files which can be printed using any Linux printing system. It can help you completely replace proprietary office suites like Microsoft Office and switch over to cost-efficient alternative for home and office use. Three most popular programs from OpenOffice suite are featured on this page.
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OpenOffice.org Writer is a fully loaded wordprocessor having all the possible features that you will need.
Merits:
- Has almost all expected features
- Fairly good support for Microsoft Word (DOC) and Star Office (SDW) documents
- Can convert all supported formats to HTML and PDF
- Can be used to edit HTML in WYSIWYG mode
- Comes pre-installed with most Linux distributions
Demerits:
- Takes up large amount of system resources (required to support all those cool features)
- May be a pain to run with older computers
- Very heavily formatted Microsoft Word documents may not be read properly
Learn more about OpenOffice Writer and download it from their website.
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OpenOffice.org Calc is a fully loaded spreadsheet application that has all the features expected from a high end spreadsheet application.
Merits:
- Has almost all expected features
- Fairly good support for Microsoft Excel (XLS/XLW) and Star Office's StarCalc (SDC) documents
- Comes pre-installed with most Linux distributions
Demerits
- Takes up large amount of system resources (required for supported features)
- May be a pain to run with older computers
Learn more about OpenOffice.org Calc and download it from their website.
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OpenOffice.org Calc is a fully loaded presentation application that has all the features of a high end presentation application.
Merits:
- Has almost all expected features
- Fairly good support for Microsoft Powerpoint (PPT/PPS) and Star Office's StarDraw and StarImpress (SDA/SDD) documents
- Comes pre-installed with most Linux distributions
Demerits
- Takes up large amount of system resources (required for supported features)
- May be a pain to run with older computers
Learn more about OpenOffice.org Impress and download it from their website.
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