OpenOffice is a cross-platform suite of office applications including a word processor, presentation and spreadsheet applications, an HTML editor, and a drawing tool. This version of OpenOffice is extensively compatible with Microsoft Office, allowing you to better share files between platforms. It provides capabilities for creating, processing, reviewing, and revising the documents required in daily business.
OpenOffice also exports documents in Adobe* portable document format (PDF) and allows font matching when opening documents originally composed in Microsoft Office.
The OpenOffice Suite should be installed on your desktop.
You can access OpenOffice from the icon on your desktop or from the list of applications installed on your computer. When the file is open, you can begin writing your document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
OpenOffice Writer equivalent to Microsoft Word
OpenOffice Base equivalent to Microsoft Access
OpenOffice Impress equivalent to Microsoft PowerPoint*
OpenOffice Calc equivalent to Microsoft Excel*
OpenOffice is much the same as other office applications. To save a file, you click > .
OpenOffice saves files in the OpenDocument format by default unless you manually choose another option. If you find that you consistently need to save in another format, such as MSWord (.doc), you can change this default with the following procedure:
Click > > > .
In the section, choose the you will be working in, then choose the document format you want to use from the as drop-down menu.
Click to save your changes.
With OpenOffice, you can simply save your documents in the Microsoft Office format so that Microsoft Office users can easily share documents.
For further information on how to use the OpenOffice Suite, see OpenOffice documentation.