OpenOffice.org is a set of useful applications including a word processor, a spreadsheet, a drawing application, a presentation design program, and a database administrator.
OpenOffice.org is an open source application that allows people to contribute to its future development.
This tool is compatible with Microsoft Office and you can install it with no fear of conflicts. Obviously you can edit all MS Office files, although it does also produce its own format based on XML called ‘Open Document Format’.
The database program allows you to create and administer all types of database as it integrates very well with MySQL and PostgreSQL.
With OpenOffice.org you have the chance to export your documents to .pdf format and your presentations to Adobe Flash .swf. Moreover, the text editor allows you to use a powerful spellchecker that uses different dictionaries in different languages with the option of downloading new dictionaries from the web.
The most significant applications contained in the OpenOffice.org suite
- Writer: Word processor.
- Calc: Spreadsheet.
- Draw: Drawing tool.
- Impress: Presentation design.
- Math: Formula editor.
- Visioo-Writer: Viewer for Open Document Format files.
