Switch from MS Office to Open Office (PDF)

[gxsaurav]

Temme what features does an admin/HR dept. of a company need from an Office suite?

Basic Word processing, making presentations, Statistics on spreadsheet....

Colloborating with other HR/Admins on the same data. Real time convertion & integration of new data, overseas transfer of sales stats etc...

Let me know of OpenOffice can do it.

If the auther has said himself that OpenOffice lacks an online library, then why switch? What makes OOO better then Office 2007? Isn't it simply advertising an inferior product?

OpenOffice is good cos most people only use basic things which even OOO supports. This is enough for home users, but when it comes to accessing more stuff via the online library which is free for users of MS Office, OOO fails.

 

[iMav]

not to forget the live office integration which having used the beta i absolutely love

 

[infra_red_dude]

Basic Word processing, making presentations, Statistics on spreadsheet....

Colloborating with other HR/Admins on the same data. Real time convertion & integration of new data, overseas transfer of sales stats etc...

Do you even haf an idea what you typed? Or are you posting just for the heck of it??!!

If the auther has said himself that OpenOffice lacks an online library, then why switch? What makes OOO better then Office 2007? Isn't it simply advertising an inferior product?

Quote me an instance where the author has said that OOo is better than MSO!!!!!!

....but when it comes to accessing more stuff via the online library which is free for users of MS Office, OOO fails.

This is exactly what the author has said, that OOo doesn't haf an exhaustive library like MSO. Many things can be imported. But still MSO is the king

READ READ READ...

not to forget the live office integration which having used the beta i absolutely love

True. +1 for MSO

 

[lywyre]

Lolz....do u know about the benefits of the new XML based file format of Office 2007

Yes. Indeed I am and I most welcome MS using the XML standards. But, I insist that MS embrace the technology in full and extend the same to all, instead of keeping it closed and proprietary.

As I already said, I myself use Office 2007, just because I have to share documents of other people, which they are forced to save with .docx or .xlsx or so (read MS Office 2007 format).

 

[Maverick340]

Office Suite( Word and Powerpoint ) is used like once in a month , luckily. But thats just me maybe, there are plenty of students who need to make use of this suite so lets analyze them.
1. Typical College Student : Need to type project reports make presentation for seminars and talks. OpenOffice is good enough. In fact i have seen some people facing UI troubles with the "new" UI of MS Office 07. Since its not required , Open Office fits. However since i doubt their systems will have Open Office installed and i am pretty sure they have a copy of MS Office(2003 mostly) and it doest the work too, i see no reason why such person would go out of his way , download the Open office suite and learn to use it..
at this point i can only comment from a students view , don't know about working class .. others may elaborate

The only reason i see to remove MS Office 07 from my PC and install Open Office is space constraints ( i am guessing OOo takes lesser space ) or if guys in black suits with a shiny star like golden badge came over to inspect my PC
Oh also i wish MS would'nt have been such a female-dog and introduced the new XML format. Any particular advantage ?

 

[infra_red_dude]

The only reason i see to remove MS Office 07 from my PC and install Open Office is space constraints ( i am guessing OOo takes lesser space ) or if guys in black suits with a shiny star like golden badge came over to inspect my PC

Yep, Thats coz we are used to eating "free food"!

Oh also i wish MS would'nt have been such a female-dog

lolz...

and introduced the new XML format. Any particular advantage ?

Read more here: *msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/...aboutnewfileformat_benefitsofthenewfileformat

Personally, I don't care if OpenXML or OpenDocument becomes the standard. I just want a format to become standard so that I can use it on any platform/software.

 

[Maverick340]

True, the day the "free food" is no longer available , hands down OpenOffice will rule.. 8 out of 10 will go download OpenOffice. And not just because no one wants to pay. I am sure 6 out of 10 will pay for a good AV like Avira or Kaspersky, but because OOo CAN DO IT !

 

[gxsaurav]

As I already said, I myself use Office 2007, just because I have to share documents of other people, which they are forced to save with .docx or .xlsx or so (read MS Office 2007 format).

No, Wrong, FUD. You can save to the old Office 2003 compatible format too with Office 2007.

 

[lywyre]

^^ Thats the problem. I cannot push every one to save in classic format (97-2003), cause I don't even know the people who bring me those files before they give it to me. They just use it because they, as some one said above, are having "free food". They want to have the latest for free.

 

[Cyrus_the_virus]

with 35 bull$hit replies... Did anyone cared to click on link... its not even working...

@cyrus.... upload it on rapidshare or somewhere else if you have the copy.

It's working, i just checked.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

whats wrong in a simple tutorial teaching people how to try out something new?

@saurav: you say that its unfair to compare OOo with M#Office 2003. But you fail to get the point of this tut. There are people out there using Office 2003. They can't just cough up lots of cash for a program upgrade. Instead, the author is helping them rid this problem. Does microsoft help these people by offering M$Office 2007 in exchange for their old copy of M$O2003 ? No it doesn't. So you can't try to argue on that point.

comming to the fetures OOo lacks. all of them have workarounds, but these can't be argued against, due to the fact that nobody cheats you by selling a product without some fetures which you expected. Its offered to you for free. And for the premium you pay to M$O2007/8, I would instead gladly apply the workarounds to OOo.

Then there is the original question, as to why this is not an advertisement. This is just an article that helps you avoid unnessassary finantial investments on your part. Just imagine. You could save the 2k for M$O and use it to get a better CPU or GPU for the new comp you are buying. or you could get more RAM for your current comp. Or, you can get an years supply of bhelpuri, which you can happily eat.

 

[din]

@MetalheadGautham

Sorry, but no use in telling that point to GX ! I tried it many times, and failed lol. We had similar thread before comparing Open Office and others. He know it very well (OO can save a lot of $$ and a lot of people can use it) but he wil lnot agree it openly lol.

 

[lywyre]

No, Wrong, FUD. You can save to the old Office 2003 compatible format too with Office 2007.

I mean by default.

 

[faraaz]

I mean by default.

The option is there if you go into Word settings...but to be honest, not many people bother with that anymore. And file sizes are SOO small when you use .docx or .pptx format. Not a problem with Word files usually, but try emailing 80 slide ppt presentations in the old format...cant be done.

 

[legolas]

guys, I think we are making a big deal out of this. Lets stop here!

 

[drgrudge]

Sorry, but no use in telling that point to GX ! I tried it many times, and failed lol. We had similar thread before comparing Open Office and others. He know it very well (OO can save a lot of $$ and a lot of people can use it) but he wil lnot agree it openly lol.

Hehehe.. true. He came and posted things in another thread. I asked a simple question: "What can't OOo do which MS Office can?". I'm not a big office suite geek or use it extensively - so was just curious.

Then came a barrage of replies from you-know-who which I couldn't understand. He says this and that is possible or ornamented in MS Office, some wacky stuffs are possible, etc.. which I've never heard in my life or have any practical usage. What's the point of using something if you can't understand or have common day today use.


I've seen many offices. They use MS Office only but only for basic tasks which OOo is more than sufficient. I'm not saying OOo is better than Paid softwares. I use MS Office 2008 and iWork because I found FOSS alternatives not 'working' properly in my PC.