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Altenative to MS Office

  • 20-10-2008 12:36pm
    #1
    bobbyjoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 798 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I'm looking for an alternative to MS Office. Preferably something free. I'm tired of using Msoft stuff for everything and have been peed off with pop ups telling me my evaluation period is over and enter a key to buy the full version.
    I need something that is compatible with office though as I use it at work.

    Any suggestions?


    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    www.openoffice.org just went to version 3.


  • #3
    JethroC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 165 ✭✭JethroC


    Your only man...Open Office 3.

    Get it at www.openoffice.org

    It's a great program...and completely free!


  • #4
    An Fear Aniar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,377 ✭✭✭An Fear Aniar


    JethroC wrote: »
    Your only man...Open Office 3.

    Get it at www.openoffice.org

    It's a great program...and completely free!


    Yes, and you can save your docs as word docs so people can open them in word.


    .


  • #5
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Its supposed to be compatible with Office 2007 formats too.


  • #6
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    And pdf export as standard


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  • #7
    bobbyjoe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 798 ✭✭✭bobbyjoe


    Thanks for the replies will try it out.


  • #8
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    aidan_walsh wrote: »
    www.openoffice.org just went to version 3.

    I agree. Its a great alternative and I've yet to see anything else as good (but I'm sure there is).


  • #9
    cance
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,562 ✭✭✭cance


    i find it more functional than office itself. Highly recommended. I'm attempting to import it into softgrid at the moment with aim to move users to it.


  • #10
    evil-monkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,663 ✭✭✭evil-monkey


    JethroC wrote: »
    Your only man...Open Office 3.

    Get it at www.openoffice.org

    It's a great program...and completely free!

    + 100

    it's a superb package


  • #11
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    Google docs is worth looking at too, has some pretty cool features.


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