OpenOffice is the free, volunteer supported version of StarOffice. I've observed that OpenOffice does tend to lead a little with features over StarOffice (my opinion).
StarOffice 5.1 is an old release, and should be upgraded. You have a choice between stable version and beta versions of OpenOffice. The official reccomendation is to chose the stable version, at there are a lot of changes in version "2" For instance a lot of work has gone into improving the user interface and MS Office compatibility. A lot of folks are using OpenOffice Beta 2 (including myself), but the documentation for it seems to be an area that is pretty good, but admittedly a work in progress (especially for tools like the database program). Either should work under Windows ME. The stable version is called OpenOffice 1.1.5RC The latest beta version is called OpenOffice 2.0, beta 2 Either can be gotten (these are big files) from openoffice.org I hope this helps. On 9/8/05, GILBERT SANTINI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a Star Office 5.1 word processor program which came with my computer > and windows me. some friends have had trouble opening my files, and one > suggested I download Open Office to use it, as that may be easier to share, > and convert to pdf. > > I downloaded a version based on what I thought might be the best one of the > locations listed for the U.S. but my computer doesn't open it correctly, and > it is undecipherable. What version should I download? Or should I update my > Star Office? I saw that there are newer versions of that available, but > wasn't sure which to use, and I had trouble finding an e-mail support at the > Sun website that looked appropriate and free to use. I have an e machines > e-tower 566i2 with Windows Me > > thankyou, Gilbert Santini > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
