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Microsoft Office is an excellent suite of work programs, but it's expensive, and often more than the average user needs. When is the last time you fired up Excel outside of your cubicle? Or even looked at Access, Microsoft's database program? So pick up AbiWord instead, a free and open source word processor that has all the most useful features of Microsoft Word without any of the bloat that slows down your PC. If you need a full-fledged office suite with a spreadsheet application and presentation software, then look into Open Office, yet another free and open source offering (noticing a trend here?).
Open Office's Word Processor is every bit as good as Microsoft Word. While its spreadsheet application is nowhere near as powerful as Excel, it is certainly an acceptable replacement for most tasks. And here's the best news: Whatever you create on Open Office or AbiWord also works on Microsoft Office (and vice-versa, so any Excel or Word docs you need to work with will open up in AbiWord or Open Office).
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Subscribe to commentsjessSep 3rd 2008 7:48PM
ive never heard of abiword but ive used openoffice and had no problems.
hipploytaSep 7th 2008 8:58AM
In regards to open office there is a version built of its platform for Macs called NeoOffice
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JenSep 15th 2008 12:41PM
I tried to find the free download of openoffice, but all I could find was where you had to buy a membership first. Anyone have any suggestions? Has anyone found a truly free download of openoffice? What is the link/website for it?
Thanks.
digital4nowNov 5th 2008 5:45PM
Ran into same problem. If you find free source,appreciate hearing about it.
mrthldrOct 12th 2008 2:33PM
Open Office only allows for one item on the clipbord -- problem if you pste much.
MaryOct 13th 2008 2:14AM
openoffice.org
KateOct 21st 2008 6:17PM
Well about 2 mths ago I got a popup said something that my security was outdated and I needed a scan. I scanned, after that my pc slowed down kept going down and would not open my email or almost anything. I paid and added mcaffee still got worse. Then my bank account was tapped into by several co's but were all linked together to the tune of almost $500.00. Got that partically taken care of at the bank. Now WHAT DO I DO???? I am a senior citizen and absolutely depend on my pc. I'm afraid to do anything. It is still verrrrry slow and won't let me go to a lot of sites just says page not avail. Today I have been getting a little green square that says ?something has breached, do I want to scan or just keep going or something like that can't remember but I do not let it scan. OK ALL YOU COMPUTER WIZARDS HELP AN OLD LADY OUT HERE. TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
AngieOct 21st 2008 6:25PM
I loved open office, since i didnt have Microsoft word. But....when i went to upload my resume, (to Career Builders and a couple of local places in town) most places will only take Microsoft word. That was a big problem, so i scrambled fast to get an old copy of Microsoft Word from my older computer to be able to do this.
AngieOct 21st 2008 6:29PM
Kate, you obviously have a virus or trojan...need to clean it with a virus cleaner, and spyware cleaner.....AND.... notify your bank!!!
CarlOct 21st 2008 8:03PM
I have found that using Open Office one must convert the WP file or Spreadsheet back to MicroSoft is you wish to save to a flash drive and use on another processor w/o Open Office.