OpenOffice is a workable and flexible alternative to Microsoft Office

Posted by dave on Jul 4, 2004 4:45 AM EDT
Newsday; By Lou Dolinar
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What's not to like about OpenOffice? The big motivation for switching from Microsoft - security - isn't an issue here as it is with Internet Explorer. Online user complaints tend to center on speed (although the current version, 1.1.1, is plenty fast on my laptop) and glitches in file compatibility when reading documents from Microsoft Office. Problems with Word are usually pretty simple to fix, but complex formulas in Excel occasionally generate outright spurious results. Setting up a mail list in OO isn't as bonehead simple as it is with Works. A fair number of users would like to see an integrated e-mail program and personal information manager, a la Outlook.

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