I'm an exasperated Word user, having bought a "loaded" computer online, only to find @ a critical time that it was "Loaded" with trials, one of which was my Office 2003. That trial ended right when I started an 8-week project that needed me to be able to use Office 2003, and not being willing to pay >$200 for a full version from retailers, I'm looking for something that I can use instead. Open Office sounds perfect, but I'm wondering several things. Should I download the 1.1.4 version, or go for the BETA and help with its' development? When I choose the version I want to download, then do I need to uninstall my Office Suite entirely, or what's recommended ? When I create a document in your equivalent of Word, and send it to my boss who is dedicated to Word, will she be able to open and read it easily? As a consultant in the medical world, I'm going to be creating many documents, charts, power point presentations, so need these doc's to interface seamlessly with my boss's software when I share them with her. Does your OpenOffice have a power point equivalent? I'm just learning that and need to be able to create presentations as well. Looking forward to hearing from you soon, because I need to get back into full swing with my word-processing tasks, and hate to spend money on Office 2003 if I can help promote your product and have something superior in the process. Please respond to my business email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Regards, Deborah Champlin Perioperative Consultant e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Deborah,
I would suggest trying 1.1.4 initially, as more stable, although the 2.0 Beta is said to have better MS filters. You must remember that MS formats are proprietary and reverse engineering is never perfect, so some documents may lose formatting - usually if there are complex tables, etc.
OOo Impress is the Presentation application, equivalent to Powerpoint.
You can set the program to automatically save in MS formats to exchange with your boss.
OOo will happily co-exist with MS Office and you can have both 1.1.4 and 2.0 Beta on your computer simultaneously.
HTH
Russell
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