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OpenOffice.org Software Suite on CD
OpenOffice.org released their most robust office suite yet with version 3.3. All versions including Macintosh work better than previous versions and have many improvements, both in design and functionality. If you still have version 3.1 or lower, Upgrade Today! You will enjoy faster access times and smoother scrolling with long documents.
Are you looking for a complete office suite without the $400 price tag? OpenOffice.org has everything you expect in an office suite and more. You get a word processor, spreadsheet, database, graphics editor and presentation creator.
Create your eBooks and share your documents using the built-in PDF writer to make PDF files, without buying additional PDF creator software! This option alone is worth more than the cost of the CD. Plus with OpenOffice.org software suite, the files are stored in a format that can be opened with Windows, Linux and Macintosh. Think of the possibilities!
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Is OpenOffice.org Right For You?
I have a confession to make. See, even though I have OpenOffice.org on a computer for my wife to use, my own computer still uses Microsoft Office. My justification there is that I already paid for it, so why not use it? The thing is, I also paid for another program to create PDF files for invoicing, reports and Ebooks. Since I paid for that, I thought it would be good to continue using that too.
It took me a long time to realize that making my job easier was just a matter of installing OpenOffice.org on MY computer and actually using it. When the time comes to renew the other software, I can save money by NOT paying for the renewal. Instead, I can use the fully functional options that are built into OpenOffice.org Office Suite.
Figuring out how much I would save was easy: Microsoft Office upgrade cost $195 at a discount store. The next version will cost even more – up to $400. The PDF creator cost $97 purchased online. Sure that one lets me edit PDF files, but when I have the original documents, that is not necessary; I can edit the original and click a button to create the new PDF file.
Add another $49 to $97 for a program that helps you make an installation CD for OpenOffice.org, so it can be installed on multiple computers. That is great for homes or offices with more than one computer. Why do that when we already have it here for you?
Okay, just looking at the office suite and PDF software, we will save between $292 and $497 by NOT renewing the other packages and using OpenOffice.org Office Suite.
My thinking was off. Yours probably was too, right? Stop thinking that way! It is not always how much you will save now – you already spent that money. Think about how much you will save when the time comes to upgrade or renew the existing software. Think also about the productivity increase when you do not have to learn, or train someone, to use multiple programs.
Sure OpenOffice.org will take a little getting used to if all you ever used was Microsoft Office. That does not take long though and the benefit of increased productivity will pay for itself the first time you use just ONE of the included modules. Oh, you are probably wondering if OpenOffice.org can edit MS Office documents. Yes it does! Not only open, but write to those file formats too, so you can continue sharing them with others.
Thinking about the learning process, every time Microsoft updates their Office programs to another major version, the menu changes too. That means you have to learn it all over again. OpenOffice.org keeps the same menu structure no matter what version you use, making it much easier to upgrade and continue using, year after year.
Concerned about the upcoming open-standard Oasis OpenDocument XML that is being developed for sharing documents between PC, Macintosh and Linux? No worries, OpenOffice.org was built for document sharing. In fact, it is the first office program to fully support OpenDocument XML.
System Requirements
- Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2 or higher), Windows XP, Windows 2003
- Mac OS X 10.3.x (10.3.5 recommended), Mac OS X 10.4.x
- Linux kernel version 2.2.13 or higher, glibc2 version 2.2.0 or higher
- Pentium-compatible PC (or higher); Mac
- 128 Mbytes RAM
- 250 MBytes hard disk space (350 MBytes or Mac)
- Minimum display 800×600, 256 colors
