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MS Office V Open Office

  • 05-08-2011 9:10am
    #1
    trad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,696 ✭✭✭


    Setting up my desktop as a work computer. I like the idea of Open Office and have used it a little and am happy with it.

    I'd be doing a lot of mail merge type appliations.

    Is it worth giving it a shot or should I stay with MS Office?


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  • #2
    cookie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    It's worth a shot. See how you get on with it. I like it but personally I prefer libre office:

    Similarly free:
    http://www.libreoffice.org/download/


  • #3
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,088 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    Have a read of this, if it can do everything you want then I'd say go for it.

    http://blog.worldlabel.com/mailmergeforWL.pdf


  • #4
    gouche
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 416 ✭✭gouche


    I'd say go for LibreOffice. Oracle are supporting this now instead of Open which has been left to the community to maintain. It's a strong community but I see LibreOffice being the better long-term option.


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