Windows XP Openoffice - have you tried it?

[ngalbrai]

Open source versions of MS Office www.openoffice.org, from a quick look this seems really good for free software, anyone used in anger? Thoughts?

I would guess my greatest concern would be compatability with MS software.

 

[Ian]

Yup, it's a great bit of software There are probably quite a few threads on here if you want to read more about it

I've not had any compatibility problems, apart from with one Excel spreadsheet which used very complex macros - but for 99.9% of things it will work fine.

 

[ngalbrai]

Ok, thanks, will have a search.

 

[Anon_F]

I have used it on & off for over 3 years and the best bit about it, is it's FREE!!

 

[itsme]

Why buy MS Word when this is for>FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Works for me no problem

 

[muckshifter]

MS Office ... what's that ? ... never heard of it.

I only use OpenOffice.

 

[Abarbarian]

Open Office
FireFox
Thunderbird
G Mail
Linux
and the list goes on and on and on and on and on .

MS thats a realy bad illness . You should feel sorry for folks with MS .

 

[itsme]

MS Office ... what's that ? ... never heard of it.

I only use OpenOffice.

Yes theres one in most towns M&S> BHS> WOOLWORTHS>

 

[V_R]

I use MS Office at work and Open Office at home and regularly email myself docs and spreadsheets and only ever had one that didn't open in OO, that was a World cup score/ progress spreadsheet that had some very complicated formulas and macros.