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| 1423595 | 2016-07-24 08:17:00 | Hi All Is anyone using an Open Office program like Libra or Apache? Or something else. How would you compare Open Office programs to MS Office. All I really need is a Document programme compatible with MS Word. Thanks. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1423596 | 2016-07-24 09:24:00 | I use Open Office and prefer it to Microsoft Office. Free to start with, but that aside, the spread sheet is very good, as is the word processor. They both have the advantage of being compatible with a vast array of formats. They also print direct to PDF. | mzee (3324) | ||
| 1423597 | 2016-07-24 13:10:00 | I use LibreSoft's package. Same as MS's and fully compatible. Free. sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 1423598 | 2016-07-24 19:38:00 | Just need to make sure it saves in MS office compatible formats if you want to send them to anyone. | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1423599 | 2016-07-24 20:36:00 | The only problem I've had with free ones is sometimes the formatting doesn't work exactly right going back and forth from office both in word and excel and you need to spend a few minutes fixing it. I've only tried Kingsoft and libre office and the older open office a few years back. |
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| 1423600 | 2016-07-24 22:15:00 | Another free option is to use the Google ones Docs & Sheets. They both work well and are particularly useful for those who don't want to install a whole suite of office tools because of limited available space to do so. | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1423601 | 2016-07-24 22:21:00 | support.microsoft.com Ultimately I want to use MS Outlook.co as in the link. I have another thread running on this but my mind is not clear enough to sort it. PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 1423602 | 2016-07-24 23:16:00 | I see in your other thread you have Office 03. Why not use that. I have two Win 10 systems here running it. |
Driftwood (5551) | ||
| 1423603 | 2016-07-24 23:23:00 | I see in your other thread you have Office 03. Why not use that. I have two Win 10 systems here running it. Im using Office 2000 at home, 2003 at work. Sure there are no more security patches from MS, so what . For most thats not an issue. Open office I thought was slow & clunky . Libre,kingsoft etc: I'd rather use my old Office 2000 :) The free office programs dont have an Outlook(email) equivalent. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1423604 | 2016-07-29 10:29:00 | The free office programs dont have an Outlook(email) equivalent. I'd personally rate that as a big tick in favour of the free options. Thunderbird is a free email app. |
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