Lotus Symphony is an office suite based on OpenOffice.org technology that also supports OpenDocument (ODF) standards. With this package, the user is able not only to create text documents, spreadsheets and presentations, but also to make changes to them. The package also has its own browser, based on the IE engine from Microsoft.
Lotus Symphony is considered to be an alternative to well-known Microsoft Office programs, and may very well compete with such a package as OpenOffice.org.
The benefits of Lotus Symphony
- The ability to open and edit documents created in such packages as Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org 1.1, and Open Document;
- Ability to work with spreadsheets, presentations and text documents;
- has its own integrated browser, based on the engine IE;
- switching from one document to another can be done using tabs;
- the ability to search as well as display currently open documents;
- check texts for spelling errors, and manage text properties such as paragraphs, pages, etc;
- tables can be created with a tool like a "pencil";
- documents can be exported to the well-known PDF format;
- there are templates in the package that allow you to format your presentations;
- the ability to install a variety of plug-ins and modules to facilitate the work with information.
