StarOffice Office Suite is a suite of office applications, the package is property of Sun (a company characterised for making excellent acquisitions in regards to software products, such as VirtualBox for example) and is based on the open source project OpenOffice, although it adds proprietary components to simplify tasks and improve on several aspects of the application.
The suite is essentially comprised of six tools, and includes support for extensions with which it is possible to complement the existing functionalities or add new ones.
Applications included:
StarOffice Writer: Powerful word processor, includes all basic functions and tools for editing enhanced documents, allows for modelling the content of columns, has a spelling and grammar check, macros to automate simple tasks, supports XML documents and tables which are just a few of the features that application integrates.
StarOffice Calc: is the tool for creating and managing spreadsheets included in the office suite, among the most innovative features we can count: assistant for using formulas, macros to automate simple tasks, extensive compatibility with information formats, and lastly let us highlight that when it is possible to change the working interface, working is fun and therefore the learning curve is shortened.
StarOffice Draw: tool for creating graphics. This powerful utility provides a simple and fully functional work environment, by using the programme it is possible to create excellent graphics in 3D or in 2D, structure the manner in which you present the final designs, create vector graphics, and implement textures, etc.
StarOffice Impress: offers the possibility to create excellent multimedia presentations with a few simple steps. The interface that the application presents is very intuitive, the contents is properly organised and all the options are detailed, to number the features of this programme we could keep going on but it is enough to say that it is extremely simple and flexible, and includes predefined templates for maximum ease of work.
StarOffice Base: is the suite integrated database management utility, it supports the most up to date extended formats and integrates a extended range of functionalities for properly managing tasks, moreover it provides a wizard to guide the user through the process step by step.
StarOffice Enterprise Tools & Support: enterprise solutions package. Solutions destined to simplify migration of data and increase productivity levels and security for projects.
