1) Introduction about OpenOffice
What is an Open Office? According to the definition found on wikipedia is that Apache OpenOffice is an open-source office productivity software suite containing word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, graphics, formula editor, and database management applications. Open Office's default files format is the OpenDocument Format (ODF). OpenOffice comprises a collection of applications that work together closely to provide the features commonly included in modern office suites. From a technical point of view the applications are actually just different kinds of user interface windows (for different kinds of documents) handled by the one OpenOffice process. This is different from Microsoft Office where for instance Excel and Word are actually separate programs. Many of the components mirror those available in Microsoft Office. The components available include: Writer,Calc,Impress,Base, Draw and Math.Apache OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databasesand more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages.2) Differences between open office and microsoft office
OPEN OFFICE VS MICROSOFT OFFICE
Article
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OpenOffice.org
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Microsoft Office
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Interface
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Similar
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Similar
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Easily to use
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Yes
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Yes (or No if users are always use the older version like 2003)
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Copyright
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Free to use
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Can try for 30 days. If you want to use you must buy them.
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Extension of file saving
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Same as the another (Support ODF extension)
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Same as the another
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Computer Specification
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Medium Performance Computer can use it (Must have Java Runtime
Environment to use)
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Medium Performance Computer can use it. But Microsoft Office 2007
aren't recommended for low performance computer
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Manufacture
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Sun Microsystems Inc
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Microsoft
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About PDF Files
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Can convert files to PDF format by itself
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Must use program to convert to PDF
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Compatible
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Can use it in Windows, Linux, Mac(Must use X11)
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Can use in Windows, Mac
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Files Opening
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Can't open files from microsoft office correctly
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Can open files correctly
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Files size
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Native format is small file size
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Microsoft Office's files are bigger than OpenOffice
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Below is a video found on you tube about open office tutorial :
Honestly,after I start using Open Office as my choice to complete my task, I find it quite simple and easy to handle too.It is a great programme to choose too to finish tasks with many aspects.
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