MOST PC USERS are familiar with the OpenOffice (00) application. If an individual needs basic functions like a word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation application, then Open Office would probably be the most ecoŽnomical choice. 00 consists of Writer, Calc, Impress, Base, Draw and Math for a complete productivity suite. 00 uses the Open Document Format to store documents. MS Office formats such as the binary DOC, XLS, and PPT are already fully supported. Efforts are also being Office 2007 file formats (such as DOCX, XLSX, etc.). If you need to convert your existing documents to webpages, 00 manages to for you, based on templates.

generate reasonable HTML without excessive redundant code. The suite also has the ability to save documents to PDF or presentations to flash (SWF) files so that you can make use of your content in various ways. Being compliant with standards, the database application lets you connect to external servers running MySQL and even Oracle.

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With this version, 00 brings in a large number of new features and improveŽments all around. For instance, Impress (the presentation application) supports extensions for OpenGL 3D transitions between slides. The charting tool has received many additional abilities. The database application supports Microsoft Access 2007 files. The already existing PDF support in Writer, has been enhanced to be able to place bookmark links in created PDF files.

What is more, the current version is visually appealing and retains the familiar interface of pulldown menus and toolbars; along with improved speed, and polished looks.