Open Office 2.1
OFFICE
For those that don't want to pay a grand for their office software, OpenOffice.org is still the leading open-source office suite, almost identical to Microsoft office, but platform independent.
Downloads
- OpenOffice 2.1 for Windows (111.5mb)
- OpenOffice 2.1 for Linux (138.2mb)
Description
OpenOffice.org 2.1 is recommend for all users, as it represents a significant improvement over all previous versions. Among other things:
- Multiple monitor support for Impress
- Improved Calc HTML export
- Enhanced Access support for Base
- Even more languages
- Automatic notification of updates
We also have more extensions. Developers everywhere are invited to write extensions.
OpenOffice.org is an open-source, multiplatform and multilingual office suite comparable with MS Office.
It is compatible with all other major office suites and is free to download, use, and distribute. It was previously known as StarOffice before it became an open-source project. OpenOffice comes with OpenWriter - a word processor, OpenCalc - a spreadsheet and OpenImpress - a presentational package.
- The first office suite to use the new OASIS OpenDocument format, the future-proof international standard for office software
- Easy to install, with a whole new look and feel, matched to the type of computer in use
- More intuitive, more easy to use than ever, with a host of new usability features
- Complete with Base: an easy-to-use database manager with a fully integrated database
- Compatible with other software packages - now understands even obscure and rarely used features in major competitors.
You may download OpenOffice.org Version 2 completely free of any licence fees, use it for any purpose - private, educational, government and public administration, commercial - and pass on copies free of charge to family, friends, students, employees, etc.
