On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 8:01 PM, Mike Lovell <m...@dev-zero.net> wrote: > > Russel Caldwell wrote: >> >> How well does Open Office work on the Mac? >> >> Russ Caldwell >> > > It has been a while since I have tried it but it seemed to work just as well > as OO on other platforms. Also, back when I tried it, NeoOffice was better to > use on a mac since it was ported to use the Mac interfaces instead of X11. > But it appears they are behind the times now. If I had a Mac, it would be > what I would use for an office productivity suite.
OpenOffice 3 the latest version, gives a lot of love to the Mac port. It's actually quite good now. Much more stable and is fairly well integrated with the Mac's UI etc. Compatibility-wise, I get good results with older ms office formats, it's kind of hit and miss with the latest formats, especially powerpoint. I've installed the PDF export plugins, which allow me to export documents as PDF with the open document format of the document stuffed in the meta-data portion of the PDF. It's a win in my view, no formatting problems cross-platform, but still editable with an open format. Recommended. -- Devlin /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
