OpenOffice is a set of free programs for processing spreadsheets, texts, graphics, presentations, as well as databases and many other office files. The program runs on all PCs and allows you to save all personal data in the open international format ODF and other now common office packages.
Components of OpenOffice
The OpenOffice software package includes:
- Calc is a spreadsheet module that allows you to analyze, process, and visualize tabular data, and manipulate it to get the results you want. The program has advanced tools for analysis, decision making, and charting. It has more than 30 functions for mathematical, financial and statistical operations.
- Draw is a drawing tool that uses a vector graphics editor. Both simple diagrams and three-dimensional artwork can be made with it with the same quality. It also imports most common image and graphic formats and is able to save projects in more than 20 of them, including PDF, Flash, PNG and HTML.
- Impress is a tool for working with presentations. It is very easy to use, has an intuitive interface, and a basic set of tools (animation, effects, drawing tools) which enable you to create presentations. Besides, the presentation can be extended with Fontwork text effects and the format of the finished file is compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Base provides standard tools for everyday work with databases. The program can edit reports, forms, queries, tables, relations and views in a way that makes managing them as simple and familiar as possible. Of the new features, the program offers the ability to analyze and edit a relationship from its view schema. It is compatible with dBASE, MySQL, Microsoft Access, Oracle and any other JDBC and ODBC databases.
- Math is an equation and formula editor. It can be used to create complex equations that include symbols and signs not available in standard font sets.
Benefits of OpenOffice
- Free distribution.
- Cross-platform connectivity.
- Ability to make your own changes to the software.
- Contemporary and intuitive user interface.
- Support for many languages.
- Modularity.
- Integration.
- Open file structure.