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Open office. looks like office, works like office, costs nothing like office.
what is wrong with just using word anyway?

OpenOffice is ok but most computers mac and windows have word on them so it removes any compatibility issues.
Yes, I was also going to say OpenOffice, I've heard many good things about it!
http://www.openoffice.org/product/writer.html
i dunno but i alway send pdf to people.  that way they can't edit it and will have no problems viewing it.
yarr but if i created a word document in the latest version of word it won't work in previous versions.

where as with a pdf any version is readable with any adobe reader.
i thought it was standard on windows computers now.

camcool21 Wrote:

forevagrey Wrote:
no, but i am sure it will be out considering Microsoft is right now refusing to give adobe the codes to make the Vista program because they want to create their own flash and reader program (they did have those before, but they sucked so reinvent them).

those microsoft bastardsDisgust

Why can't they just accept the fact that Adobe does some things better than they doSad


tell me about it, as if mircosoft are going to beat adobe with flash and pdf

The most common pdf reader is Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you have to download.

Dr Small Wrote:
I would prefer OpenOffice any day over Microsoft Word.
I have OpenOffice on Linux, but I never use it, unless I want to write with formatting Tongue
So, I use gedit and it works for all my needs Big Grin


Dr Small


i have never tried openoffice but i have heard a lot say it is very good, i am downloading it now and going to give it a whiz.

skyecade Wrote:

Yes, you can create and edit Microsoft Word files for all versions of Word, as well as a ton of other formats. It's also cross platform (Windows, Mac, and Linux) which is a huge plus if you bounce around a lot.

I have no problem with MS Office, I just hate buying new versions of software every 3 years -- for anything. OO is continually updated so you only have to get it once. The perpetual beta = web 2.0

M.I.T. uses openoffice exclusively now. Not that that really means anything, but I thought it was interesting. Smile


it woud be amazing if it could create pdf files.

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