OpenOffice.org is the popular office software with a word processing, a spreadsheet analysis and a presentation program as well as many other components.
Further information on OpenOffice.org can be found at: http://www.openoffice.org/
- Comprehensive word processing program for creating and formatting texts, tables, graphics, mail merges, etc.
- Numerous wizards for more complex tasks, such as the creation of mail merges
- Many additional functions such as boilerplates, team functions, spellchecker, hyphenation, thesaurus, AutoCorrect, calculation function, different document templates ...
- Spreadsheet analysis with over 450 calculation functions, e.g., from the fields of mathematics, finances, statistics, date and time.
- Functions wizard to produce formulae and complex calculations including vector algebra (matrix calculations)
- Scenario manager for producing "What if..." Analyses: One click of a button can produce profit comparisons based on higher, medium and lower sales forecasts.
- Presentation program for producing striking multimedia presentations with special effects and animations.
- High-quality drawing tools plus extensive and easy-to-use drawing and diagram tools.
- "Fontworks" for 2D and 3D-effects in text and graphics
- Draw, a vector graphic drawing program. This makes it possible to produce lossless, scalable 2D and 3D drawings.
- Math, the formula editor is used to create mathematical formulae. These formulae are not evaluated in Math - so it is not a calculation program.
- Base is the integrated database module. This can be used either to create a new database or access an existing database using the supplied drivers, e.g., SQL.
OpenOffice.org uses the OpenDocument format as standard. OpenDocument is the ISO standard for Office documents. This format guarantees problem-free data exchange even with other applications and allows simple, legally compliant document archiving.
In addition, Microsoft Office formats can also be processed without any difficulty (open and close) in OpenOffice.org. OpenOffice.org supports all further conventional file formats for graphics and other objects.
OpenOffice.org supports the simple saving of documents as PDFs. This allows them to be exchanged and used for official purposes without the need for the use of additional software.
