[CO762]

Used windows since it was text mode and the bigger/clunkier/hoggier it got, the worse it became. So a while ago I dropped them (and lost all that MS specific useless knowledge) and have been using open office.
I found out about it because there was a hospital using it.
Good, common sense stuff.

http://www.openoffice.org/why/index.html

 

[Inner10]

Windows is an OS, how does open office replace it?

 

[480sparky]

Mebbe he means he dumped Microsoft Office Suite.

 

[hdavis]

Libre Office is being actively developed based on the Open Office work, Open Office development is slowing, so I am switching in the next week or two to Libre Office from Open Office. I've used Open Office since it first came out.

 

[tyb525]

Ubuntu and Libre Office here.

 

[maxwage]

Mac OSX is the bestest in the world

I have Open Office and it does what I need it to.

 

[Inner10]

I've been using Google docs instead of office.

 

[EssentialRoof]

I've been using Google docs instead of office.

I use Google Docs as well, fast and easy to use.

 

[CO762]

Windows is an OS

No MS-DOS is an operating system, they're still figuring out windows. :laughing:

 

[George Z]

Libre Office is being actively developed based on the Open Office work, Open Office development is slowing, so I am switching in the next week or two to Libre Office from Open Office. I've used Open Office since it first came out.

Have been using LibreOffice for over a year now.

https://www.libreoffice.org/

 

[480sparky]

No MS-DOS is an operating system, they're still figuring out windows. :laughing:

I hear the next version of Windows is code-names Seahawks.


They're hoping it works as well as the football team. :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:

 

[cdkyle]

My question is; if I download and create a doc with open office, then I send it someone, do they have to have open office in order to open the doc?

 

[Tinstaafl]

My question is; if I download and create a doc with open office, then I send it someone, do they have to have open office in order to open the doc?

No, you have the choice to save the file in quite a few different formats. Including MS Word, of course.

 

[thesidingpro]

I've used Ubuntu since early 2005. I'll admit though I've fell victim to primarily using windows and my ipad due to limited time.

Google docs is great but it's no where near what open office or MS office offers in terms of data validation and so on.

I store everything in google drive. Google's version of dropbox.

 

[Leo G]

No MS-DOS is an operating system, they're still figuring out windows. :laughing:

Windows is a GUI

 

[EthanB]

My question is; if I download and create a doc with open office, then I send it someone, do they have to have open office in order to open the doc?

As someone mentioned, you can save it in a number of formats. You can also export to pdf which is what I recommend unless you are looking to collaborate. With a pdf most people can now sign documents on any touchscreen device which makes it great for my contracts and change orders.

 

[Texas Wax]

What about Open Office Spread Sheets, can they be read by MS Office Excel? How well does it work, if it does?

And ...waayyyyyytf out there- what about the Open Office Database app? Any experiences with that?

 

[Leo G]

No. You can save them in a format that Excel can read. But the native format from Open Office cannot be read by Excel.

You can save it in Excel's native format, XLS

 

[Texas Wax]

No. You can save them in a format that Excel can read. But the native format from Open Office cannot be read by Excel.

You can save it in Excel's native format, XLS

Thanks Leo - Open office can open xls files then also?

Want to make sure before I go down that Rabbit hole of time.

Have MS Office and typically what I use. The right hand man does not, though I have Lotus123 licenses that we use when needed. But that's a real round about way to deal with spreadsheets. Lotus123 is morphing - dying in the forms we use it. Looking for a 'cost effective' office app/s that has a longer life going forward. So all on staff can use internally. We send out all information in PDF now for clients, bids and such.

 

[Leo G]

Thanks Leo - Open office can open xls files then also?

Yep