OpenOffice user Bruce Byfield summarizes possible pitfalls and prepartory measures for sharing OpenOffice files with Microsoft Office users. The free, open source OpenOffice is a great alternative to ...

Although Apache's OpenOffice is compatible with the rest of the Microsoft Office suite, it cannot convert Microsoft Publisher files. Zamzar, an online file conversion service, is a cost-free ...

Simple. Save the OpenOffice files as MSOffice files using the Save As command from the File menu. You could also save into other more open standards. Alternatively, just give away copies of the free ...

Ninthchamber asked the Office & Business Software forum why OpenOffice files don’t always open in Microsoft Office. The free OpenOffice suite is relatively compatible with Microsoft Office, but not ...

OpenOffice.org is a full-featured office suite. Designed to compete with software such as Microsoft Office and Corel's WordPerfect Office, it includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation ...

Most users interact with OpenOffice.org on the desktop. But what if you need to do a selective restore on the files that store custom gradients or colors? Troubleshoot why an extension won't install?

OpenOffice has updated its productivity suite to patch two flaws that could lead to arbitrary code execution. OpenOffice.org is commonly found on Linux netbooks and is Ubuntu's standard spreadsheet, ...

OpenOffice.org, the free, open source alternative to Microsoft Office has released a beta preview of version 3.0. Among the changes in the new version are support for the Open Document Format v1.2, ...

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