Version 3 now available on Single CD or 1.75GB DVD
With new features, advanced XML capabilities and native support for the OASIS Standard Open Document format, OpenOffice.org 3 gives users around the globe the tools to be engaged and productive members of their society.
OpenOffice.org V3 Product Description
Version 3 - another first for OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org Version 1 was the first product to deliver the benefits of open-source software to mass-market users, delivering essential everyday software tools completely free of charge. Translated into over 30 languages, available on all major computing platforms (Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X X11, GNU/Linux, Solaris), OpenOffice.org Version 1 is now in use by tens of millions of delighted users worldwide.
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the
first office suite to use the new OASIS
OpenDocument format, the future-proof international
standard for office software - easier 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
- introducing a major new component, Base: an easy-to-use database manager with a fully integrated database
- more compatible with other software packages – now understands even obscure and rarely used features in major competitors
What’s so great about OpenOffice.org?
As the name suggests, OpenOffice.org is the most open office suite available:
- no commercial licences or software compliance issues to worry about
- no language barriers - if it’s not yet available in your language, the chances are it will be soon
- available on all major computing platforms
- the first office suite to comply with the OASIS OpenDocument format
- the source code for the software is freely available under a full OSI certified licence
OpenOffice.org is synonymous with quality
- the roots of OpenOffice.org go back twenty years, creating a huge wealth of experience
- hundreds of thousands of users have participated in the beta testing of version 2
- with a fully open development process, OpenOffice.org has nothing to hide - the product stands or falls on its reputation
OpenOffice.org is friendly
- the software looks and feels familiar and is instantly usable by anyone who has used a competitive product
- it’s easy to change to OpenOffice.org - the software reads all major competitors’ files
- OpenOffice.org is supported by a global community of friendly volunteers, only too happy to provide assistance to newcomers and advanced users alike
What’s in OpenOffice.org?
WRITER is OpenOffice.org’s word processor: use it for anything from writing a quick letter to producing an entire book with embedded illustrations, cross-references, tables of contents, indexes, bibliographies... Auto-complete, auto-format, and real-time spelling check make light work of the hardest task. Writer is powerful enough to tackle desktop publishing tasks such as creating multi-column newsletters, brochures – the only limit is your imagination.
Writer For all your documents
WRITER has everything you would expect from
a modern, fully equipped word processor or
desktop publisher.
It's simple enough for a quick memo,
powerful enough to create complete books with contents,
diagrams,
indexes, etc. You're free to concentrate on your message-while
WRITER makes it
look great.
The
Wizards takes all the hassle out of producing standard
documents such as letters, faxes, agendas, minutes, or carrying out
more complex tasks such as mail merges. You are of course free to
create your own templates.
Styles and Formatting puts the power of style sheets into the hands of every user.
Trap typing mistakes on the fly with the AutoCorrect dictionary, which can check your spelling as you type.
Reduce typing effort with AutoComplete, which suggests common words and phrases to complete what you are typing.
AutoFormat takes care of the formatting as you write, leaving you free to concentrate on your message.
Text frames and linking give you the power to tackle desktop publishing tasks for newsletters, flyers, etc. laid out exactly the way you want them to be.
Increase the usefulness of your long, complex documents by generating a table of contents or indexing terms, bibliographical references, illustrations, tables, and other objects.
Email your documents - WRITER offers direct connection to email software.
Make your documents freely available with WRITER'S HTML export to the web, or publish in Portable Document Format (.pdf) to guarantee that what you write is what your reader sees.
Save your documents in OpenDocument format, the new international standard for office documents. This XML based format means you're not tied in to WRITER. You can access your documents from any OpenDocument compliant software.
WRITER can of course read all your old Microsoft Word documents, or save your work in Microsoft Word format for sending to people who are still locked into Microsoft products
Use CALC to bring your numbers under control. This powerful spreadsheet has all the tools you need to calculate, analyse, summarise, and present your data in numerical reports or sizzling graphics. A fully-integrated help system makes entering complex formulas a breeze. Sophisticated decision-making tools are just a few mouse clicks away. Pull in external data using the Data Pilot, and sort it, filter it, and produce subtotals and statistical analyses. Use previews to select from thirteen categories of 2-D and 3-D charts including line, area, column, pie, XY, stock and net with dozens of variants.
Calc The all-purpose spreadsheet
CALC is the spreadsheet program you've always wanted. Newcomers find it intuitive and easy to learn; professional data miners and number crunchers will appreciate the comprehensive range of advanced functions.
Advanced Data Pilot technology makes it easy to pull in raw data from corporate databases; cross-tabulate, summarise, and convert it into meaningful information.
Natural language formulas let you create formulas using
words (e.g. "sales - costs").
The Intelligent Sum Button inserts a sum function or a subtotal automatically, depending on context.
Wizards guides you through choosing and using a comprehensive range of advanced spreadsheet functions.
Styles and Formatting makes it easy to apply flexible cell formatting options, including freely rotating contents, templates, backgrounds, borders, and many more. You can be your own spreadsheet expert thanks to templates with built-in functions, allowing you to concentrate on your real work.
Scenario Manager allows "what if ..." analysis at the touch of a button - e.g. compare profitability for high / medium / low sales forecasts.
Hide or reveal Design Themes with a single click - use CALC's defaults or add your own.
Save your spreadsheets in Open Document format, the new international standard for office documents. This XML based format means you're not tied in to CALC. You can access your spreadsheets from any Open Document compliant software.
Of course, you are free to use your old Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, or save your work in Excel format for sending to people who are still locked into Microsoft products. If all they want to see is your results, then use Portable Document Format (.pdf) - no need to buy any extra software.
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IMPRESS is the fastest, most powerful way to create effective multimedia presentations. Your presentations will truly stand out with special effects, animation and high-impact drawing tools.
Impress More power to your presentations
IMPRESS is a truly outstanding tool for creating effective
multimedia presentations. Your presentations will stand out with
2D and 3D clip art, special effects, animation, and high-impact
drawing tools.
Master Pages simplify the task of preparing your materials.
A complete range of Views are supported: Drawing / Outline / Slides / Notes / Handouts to meet all the needs of presenters and audiences, plus an optional multi-pane view to put all the tools at your fingertips.
IMPRESS has a complete range of easy-to-use drawing and diagramming tools to spice up your presentation.
'Park' your most commonly used drawing tools around your screen ready for single-click access.
Slide show Animation and Effects bring your presentation to life. Fontworks provides stunning 2D and 3D images from text. Create lifelike 3D images with astounding speed and response.
Save your presentations in OpenDocument format, the new international standard for office documents. This XML based format means you're not tied in to IMPRESS. You can access your presentations from any OpenDocument compliant software.
Of course, you are free to use your old Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, or save your work in PowerPoint format for sending to people who are still locked into Microsoft products. Alternatively, use IMPRESS's built-in ability to create Flash (.swf) versions of your presentations.
DRAW will produce everything from simple diagrams to dynamic 3D illustrations and special effects.
Draw The powerful graphics package
DRAW - from a quick sketch to a complex plan, DRAW gives you the
tools to communicate with graphics and diagrams.
'Park' your most commonly used drawing tools around your screen ready for single-click access.
Use Styles and Formatting to put all your graphics styles at your finger tips.
Manipulate objects, rotate in two or three dimensions; the 3D controller puts spheres, rings, cubes, etc. at your disposal.
Arrange objects: group, ungroup, regroup, and edit objects while grouped. Sophisticated rendering let you create photorealistic images with your own texture, lighting effects, transparency, perspective, and so on.
Smart connectors make short work of flowcharts, organisation charts, network diagrams, etc. Define your own 'glue points' for connectors to 'stick' to.
Dimension lines automatically calculate and display linear dimensions as you draw.
Use the picture Gallery for clipart; create your own art and add it to the Gallery.
Save your graphics in OpenDocument format, the new international standard for office documents. This XML based format means you're not tied in to IMPRESS. You can access your graphics from any OpenDocument compliant software.
Import graphics from all common formats (including BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and WMF).
Use DRAW's free ability to create Flash (.swf) versions of your work.
New to Version 3, BASE enables you to manipulate database data seamlessly within OpenOffice.org. Create and modify tables, forms, queries, and reports, either using your own database or Base’s own built-in HSQL database engine.
Base The new way to access databases
New to Version 3, BASE enables you to manipulate database data seamlessly within OpenOffice.org. Create and modify tables, forms, queries, and reports, either using your own database or BASE’s own built-in HSQL database engine. BASE offers a choice of using Wizards, Design Views, or SQL Views for beginners, intermediate, and advanced users.
Maintaining your data
With BASE, you can:
- Create new tables for your data - and also change them as your needs change
- Maintain indexes on the tables to make data access faster
- View a table in an editing grid and add, change, and delete records
- Use the Report Wizard to produce impressive reports from your data
- Use the Form Wizard to create 'instant' database applications
Using your data
Using BASE, you can not only browse your data, but also:
- Perform simple (single column) or complex (multi-column) sorts
- View subsets of your data with simple (one-click) or complex (logical query) filters
- Create powerful queries to show your data in new ways, including summaries and multi-table views
- Produce reports in a wide variety of formats using the Report AutoPilot
Technical footnotes
BASE includes a full version of the HSQL database engine, storing data in XML files. It can also access dBASE files natively for simple database work.
For more advanced requirements, BASE supports many popular databases database natively (Adabas D, ADO, Microsoft Access, MySQL), or any database through industry-standard ODBC and JDBC drivers. It also supports any LDAP compliant address book, as well as common formats such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, and Mozilla
Math Create equations and formulae for your documents
MATH is OpenOffice.org's component for mathematical
equations. It is most commonly used as an equation editor
for text documents, but it can also be used with other types
of documents or stand-alone. When used inside WRITER, the
equation is treated as an object inside the text document.
Similarly, one can also insert these into other
OpenOffice.org programs like CALC and IMPRESS.
Using MATH, there are three main ways of entering a formula:
- Type markup in the equation editor.
- Right-click on the equation editor and select the symbol from the context menu.
- Select a symbol from the Selection toolbox.
The Suite Advantage OpenOffice.org is more than a collection of five superb tools.
Unlike some competitors, this suite was not created from a collection of separate pieces of software. From the start, it was designed as one complete office package.
- All the packages have a similar 'look and feel' making them very easy to use, with common 'learn once use everywhere' tools like the Styles and Formatting. OpenOffice.org takes its 'look and feel' from your computer - if you change your desktop, OpenOffice.org will change to match.
- The same tools are used consistently across the suite - for example, the tools you use to work with graphics within Writer are also found in Impress and Draw.
- You don't need to know which application was used to create a particular file - you can 'File Open' any OpenOffice.org file from anywhere and the correct application will be launched.
- All the packages share a common spell-checker, etc.; and if you change an 'Option' in one package, it's changed in them all.
- Information can be transferred easily between all the packages.
- All the components save in OpenDocument format, the new international standard for office documents. This XML based format offers substantial disk savings compared to common competitors' formats. It also means you can access your data from any OpenDocument compliant software.
- All the packages are installed in one single operation, using the installation process you are used to on your computer.
- All the packages are released under the same open licensing model - there are no hidden charges now or in the future.
Everything you need in an office productivity suite.
Enhanced PDF Export
OpenOffice.org
1.1 introduced the PDF export feature. Version 3 now
extends the basic export feature. With the new version
it is possible to define the compression levels of
embedded images. In addition, the PDF support now
correctly handles thumbnail images and hyperlinks.
Australia's history archived in OpenOffice.org
Steven Deare, LinuxWorld 14/10/2003 14:20:32
Australia's history will be viewed digitally in the OpenOffice.org office suite as part of plans to preserve the quality and accessibility of government documents.
The National Archives of Australia (NAA) is using the open source software to help store and display archived documents from government agencies.
The decision to use OpenOffice.org came last November, at the beginning of a project to develop methods for preserving digital records, said Perth-based assistant director of digital preservation Simon Davis.
Read the full report and see why The Australian Government is using this software
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matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should
think of "free" as in "free speech," not as in "free beer."
Free software is a matter of the
users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve
the software.
OpenOffice.org is
free in both senses mentioned above. Since the software on the CD is
distributed under an open source license, it really is free (as in
speech). Once you receive your CD, you are free to install it on as
many computers as you like. (don't
try this with Microsoft software, folks)
OpenOffice.org is also free (as in beer) - meaning free to download. If you're computer savvy, and have a high-bandwidth Internet connection, you can download the entire OpenOffice.org suite as a 450 MB .zip file. Even if you decide not to buy it on a CD from us, I highly recommend you try this great software. The OpenOffice DVD includes lots of Extras including Templates, Clip Art, etc and is 1.75GB in size.
However, if you are like me, and prefer the convenience of a CD-Rom or DVD, this CD or DVD is a great value. When you insert the CD in your CD-Rom drive, it automatically brings up the menu, which makes installation as simple as possible. (This menu is not included with the downloaded version). The DVD also includes extra document templates and additional programs, which are not included in the basic OpenOffice.org download. However you get your copy, you owe it to yourself to try this great software. I recently switched from using Microsoft Office, and now use OpenOfice.org myself every day. I have found OpenOfice.org to be faster and more efficient than Microsoft Office, and just as user friendly. In fact., so I can tell you from personal experience that this OpenOffice.org has every important feature most people want, without the bloat of recent versions of Microsoft Office. I really cannot recommend this great office package highly enough. Please try it. I know that you will love it like I do.
System Requirements:
Microsoft Windows
(98, Me, 2000 (Service Pack 2 or higher), XP or Vista)
Pentium 100 processor, or faster
(Intel, AMD, or compatible) 128 MB RAM, or
more 250 MB
hard drive space, or more (for full install - partial uses
less)
or Mac OS-X (X11 User) Linux or
Solaris versions also available on request
This software is on a CD containing the full version of OpenOffice.org Version 3 for Windows, Linux, & Mac OS X (not a time-out or feature limited demo version) The CD also contains documentation (in .pdf format). This office suite will run on all modern versions of Windows, including 98, Me, NT 4, 2000, XP & Vista. It requires only a Pentium compatible processor, 32 MB of RAM (64 MB recommended) and 170 MB free hard drive space for a full install (you can get by with less space, if you choose to install only certain components - like just the word processor, for example).
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