edafe.org » openoffice http://edafe.org edafe.org is the personal site of Edafe Knabe. Sat, 12 May 2012 12:19:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 OpenOffice.org http://edafe.org/2009/10/openoffice-org/ http://edafe.org/2009/10/openoffice-org/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:05:08 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5990 Continue reading →]]> OpenOffice.org is a free, multi-platform office suite. It includes key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, drawing program, and database module.

OpenOffice.org is an Open Source project and available on all major platforms, including Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. At present, you can choose from more than 100 different language options.

OpenOffice.org avoids the risk of vendor lock-in because it uses a standardised, XML-based file format that makes interoperability easy and your documents future-proof.

OpenOffice.org is compatible with Microsoft Office. The latest version imports .docx files and continues to be able to read and write all the other Office formats.

Get OpenOffice.org

“OpenOffice.org is released under the LGPL licence. This means you may use it for any purpose—domestic, commercial, educational, public administration. You may install it on as many computers as you like. You may make copies and give them away to family, friends, students, employees—anyone you like.”
download.openoffice.org

Contribute

Submitting Bug Reports

“Simple end users are really critical in the process of making the code better. It’s important for end users to understand how important they are in the process.” OpenOffice.org developer Florian Reuter discusses some of the issues and explains how you can take part.

Support

OpenOffice.org Forum

Interact with other OpenOffice.org users to help with your questions.
www.oooforum.org

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/10/openoffice-org/feed/ 0 OpenDocument software http://edafe.org/2009/09/opendocument-software/ http://edafe.org/2009/09/opendocument-software/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:01:13 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5649 “This is an overview of software support for the OpenDocument format, an open document file format for saving and exchanging editable office documents.”
en.wikipedia.org

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/09/opendocument-software/feed/ 0 Introduction to OpenOffice.org 3.1 http://edafe.org/2009/06/introduction-to-openoffice-org-3-1/ http://edafe.org/2009/06/introduction-to-openoffice-org-3-1/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:23:13 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5661

“This is a quick introduction to some of the new features in OpenOffice.org 3.1.”
youtube.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/06/introduction-to-openoffice-org-3-1/feed/ 0 OpenOffice.org 3.1: the next generation http://edafe.org/2009/05/openoffice-org-3-1-the-next-generation/ http://edafe.org/2009/05/openoffice-org-3-1-the-next-generation/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 12:48:28 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=5657 Continue reading →]]> “The latest version of the open-source office suite OpenOffice.org 3.1 has just arrived, and it’s a good one. While some of the improvements are visible to the naked eye, I found that the most important changes were hidden under the hood.” Steven J Vaughan-Nichols takes the latest OpenOffice.org release for a spin.
www.computerworld.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2009/05/openoffice-org-3-1-the-next-generation/feed/ 0 OpenOffice.org 3.0 http://edafe.org/2008/10/2961/ http://edafe.org/2008/10/2961/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:09:42 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=2961 “OpenOffice.org has an impressive feature set, a generally lucid interface, pure open-source credentials, and the decisive advantage of being absolutely free.” Edward Mendelson reviews OpenOffice.org 3.0.
www.pcmag.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/10/2961/feed/ 0 OpenOffice.org becomes an even better alternative http://edafe.org/2008/10/openofficeorg-becomes-an-even-better-alternative/ http://edafe.org/2008/10/openofficeorg-becomes-an-even-better-alternative/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:45:34 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=2957 “If you are considering buying a commercial office suite, don’t do it until you have given OpenOffice.org a shot. That’s particularly true of the new version, which was released today.” Dwight Silverman summarises what’s new in OpenOffice.org 3.0.
blogs.chron.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/10/openofficeorg-becomes-an-even-better-alternative/feed/ 0 Office 2007 to gain native ODF support early next year http://edafe.org/2008/07/office-2007-to-gain-native-odf-support-early-next-year/ http://edafe.org/2008/07/office-2007-to-gain-native-odf-support-early-next-year/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:40:49 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=3144 Continue reading →]]> “Users will be able to set ODF as their default file formats under Office 2007, and Microsoft plans to continue support of the OOXML-ODF translator for those using older versions of Office.” Jacqui Cheng details Microsoft’s recent announcement to make Office 2007 compatible with OpenOffice.org.
Personally, I remain sceptical about Microsoft delivering on these promises. But genuine interoperability has to start from somewhere…
arstechnica.com

Users of Microsoft Office may also want to consider the Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office as an alternative solution.

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/07/office-2007-to-gain-native-odf-support-early-next-year/feed/ 0 Free your documents http://edafe.org/2008/04/odf/ http://edafe.org/2008/04/odf/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:50:37 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=3172

“Start using ODF today. It’s the office document format of the future.”
youtube.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/04/odf/feed/ 0 Switching office suites from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org http://edafe.org/2008/04/switching-office-suites-from-microsoft-office-to-openofficeorg/ http://edafe.org/2008/04/switching-office-suites-from-microsoft-office-to-openofficeorg/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:50:08 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=2948 Continue reading →]]> “Think of this as a virtual guide, the written version of me coming over to your house on a Sunday afternoon to help get to know OpenOffice.org and figure out all the things you’re not quite sure about.” Solveig Haugland offers a virtual hand to hold.
www.fanaticattack.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/04/switching-office-suites-from-microsoft-office-to-openofficeorg/feed/ 0 Norway mandates open formats http://edafe.org/2008/01/norwegian-minister-closed-formats-vendor-lock-in-are-unacceptable/ http://edafe.org/2008/01/norwegian-minister-closed-formats-vendor-lock-in-are-unacceptable/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:14:05 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=3135 Continue reading →]]> “In a move to ensure equal access to public information for Norwegian citizens, the government has decided to make the freely accessible document standards HTML, PDF, and ODF obligatory.” Justin Fielding reports on Norway joining countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, Malaysia, Finland, France, Japan and Germany in a drive to make government documents more accessible.
techrepublic.com.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2008/01/norwegian-minister-closed-formats-vendor-lock-in-are-unacceptable/feed/ 0 What is OpenDocument http://edafe.org/2006/08/what-is-opendocument/ http://edafe.org/2006/08/what-is-opendocument/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:06:44 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=861 Continue reading →]]> “Given the obscurity of document formats and of technical standards work, it’s easy to miss the importance of an XML-based open document format standard.” Sam Hiser on how ODF represents a triumph of common sense and why Microsoft’s petulant response ulitmately is pure entertainment.
www.onlamp.com

]]> http://edafe.org/2006/08/what-is-opendocument/feed/ 0 OOo off the wall http://edafe.org/2006/06/ooo-off-the-wall/ http://edafe.org/2006/06/ooo-off-the-wall/#comments Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:18:08 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=2939 Continue reading →]]> OpenOffice.org is a multi-platform application. These articles, written by Bruce Byfield for Linux Journal, are also applicable to OpenOffice.org installations on other platforms.

Setting up page styles in OOo Writer, Bullet proof templates, Style is everything, right?, Fonts of wisdom, Building characters, Shooting the sun, Paragraph styles, Part II, It’s numbering, but not as we know it, Getting in the frame, The outlining and the ecstasy, Macros and add-ons, Floating windows, My objects all sublime, ToCs, indexes and bibliographies in OOo Writer, Fielding questions Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4, Tabling the notion Part 1 Part 2, Recovering hidden treasures, Back to school with bibliographies, Adding AutoText to your work flow, Domesticating Autocorrect, Master documents, Find and replace, That’s your version-document control in OOo Writer, Paragraph and page spacing, Automating the creation of slide shows, Using master slides, Extensions for OOo Draw, Template collections, New add-ons for OOo Writer, Text flow in OOo Writer, Basic arithmetic and statistic functions, Creating business cards, Rounding off numbers, Pivot tables by another name, Writer’s tools, Extensions for OOo Impress’s tools, Manipulating lists in OpenOffice.org Calc

]]> http://edafe.org/2006/06/ooo-off-the-wall/feed/ 0 Why an open file format matters http://edafe.org/2006/03/why-an-open-file-format-matters/ http://edafe.org/2006/03/why-an-open-file-format-matters/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:06:25 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=3180 “In a world where paper documents increasingly get replaced by electronic records, long term access to the data becomes critical.” Erwin Tenhumberg outlines why open standards, such as ODF, benefit us all.
opendocument.xml.org

]]> http://edafe.org/2006/03/why-an-open-file-format-matters/feed/ 0 Open formats make history—and maintain it http://edafe.org/2005/10/open-formats-make-historyand-maintain-it/ http://edafe.org/2005/10/open-formats-make-historyand-maintain-it/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:34:43 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=859 “Open formats are an important part of computing freedom because they give people control of their own data.” Gervase Markham on why there really is no alternative to open data formats.
business.timesonline.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/10/open-formats-make-historyand-maintain-it/feed/ 0 Installing OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 http://edafe.org/2005/10/installing-openofficeorg-115/ http://edafe.org/2005/10/installing-openofficeorg-115/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:21:14 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=3687 For those unable to use a later version of OpenOffice.org, instructions for installing OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 are still available. Everyone else should upgrade to the latest version.

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/10/installing-openofficeorg-115/feed/ 0 Jason on Open Source http://edafe.org/2005/03/jason-on-open-source/ http://edafe.org/2005/03/jason-on-open-source/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2005 22:34:49 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=1299 Continue reading →]]> Not long ago I saw Jason Bradbury on television. At the time, he was busy comparing Macs and PCs by throwing them from a great height and surveying the damage. Jason recently made a programme about Open Source software and has now published a piece about OpenOffice.org, in which edafe.org gets a favourable mention. Thanks Jason!

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/03/jason-on-open-source/feed/ 0 Stick or twist http://edafe.org/2005/02/stick-or-twist/ http://edafe.org/2005/02/stick-or-twist/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2005 12:08:42 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=865 “It’s hard to justify the expense of £90 to £150 per computer a year to run software that’s definitely no better than the free alternative.” Chris Johnston reports on why OpenOffice.org could loosen Microsoft’s grip on UK schools.
education.guardian.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2005/02/stick-or-twist/feed/ 0 OpenOffice.org: the great escape http://edafe.org/2004/08/openofficeorg-the-great-escape/ http://edafe.org/2004/08/openofficeorg-the-great-escape/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2004 14:07:52 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=863 “It’s just powerful and sophisticated software at everyone’s favourite price.” Geoff Palmer highlights the benefits of using OpenOffice.org.
www.pcworld.co.nz

]]> http://edafe.org/2004/08/openofficeorg-the-great-escape/feed/ 0 The hidden dangers of documents http://edafe.org/2004/08/the-hidden-dangers-of-documents/ http://edafe.org/2004/08/the-hidden-dangers-of-documents/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2004 07:09:33 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=867 “The UK government has now largely abandoned Microsoft Word for documents that become public”, writes Mark Ward. If only they had used OpenOffice.org’s one-click PDF export…
news.bbc.co.uk

]]> http://edafe.org/2004/08/the-hidden-dangers-of-documents/feed/ 0 Eleven tips for moving to OpenOffice.org http://edafe.org/2004/08/eleven-tips-for-moving-to-openofficeorg/ http://edafe.org/2004/08/eleven-tips-for-moving-to-openofficeorg/#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:25:05 +0000 edafe http://edafe.org/?p=1651 Continue reading →]]> “Replacing a complicated piece of software like an office suite can be a major undertaking. But, if you apply a few simple rules to make sure your needs are met, you’ll be ready to be productive on the new software right away.”
www.linuxjournal.com

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