Yeah--it's surprisingly good. I've used both the PC and the Mac varieties. (More recently, the Mac versions.)
It's got about 85% of all the MSFT features. The remaining 15% is the stuff that most people never use. (So if you're one of those people, then it'll get frustrating. If you're not--then big whoop.)
My biggest complaint is that the GUI wasn't all that intuitive to me, at all. Especially their PPT equivalent. Although--they have significantly improved this in their more recent versions.
If you want simple cross-platform non-complicated office suite duty--there's no reason not to use it. There are a few good free text editors, but no other suite is this good, I think.
Good luck.
You looking to upgrade from an older version of MSFT office? That new .docx file format got you down?
Yeah, I use it a lot and I've been quite happy with OpenOffice. The biggest "issue" with it is when you're making slides/papers with a group of people that are using MS Office. You start to see odd compatibility problems. If you're not trying to actively collaborate, there aren't any significant issues.
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Yeah--it's surprisingly good. I've used both the PC and the Mac varieties. (More recently, the Mac versions.)
It's got about 85% of all the MSFT features. The remaining 15% is the stuff that most people never use. (So if you're one of those people, then it'll get frustrating. If you're not--then big whoop.)
My biggest complaint is that the GUI wasn't all that intuitive to me, at all. Especially their PPT equivalent. Although--they have significantly improved this in their more recent versions.
If you want simple cross-platform non-complicated office suite duty--there's no reason not to use it. There are a few good free text editors, but no other suite is this good, I think.
Good luck.
You looking to upgrade from an older version of MSFT office? That new .docx file format got you down?
Yeah, I use it a lot and I've been quite happy with OpenOffice. The biggest "issue" with it is when you're making slides/papers with a group of people that are using MS Office. You start to see odd compatibility problems. If you're not trying to actively collaborate, there aren't any significant issues.
Don't forget the big plus: free!
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