Re: [users] information

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:11:04 -0800 

Guy Garside wrote:

will all the programs you mention open the files and attachments that you 
recieve from microsoft programs.?



Calc, Writer, and Impress can all read and write the corresponding 
Office filetypes, though there are sometimes differences due to the 
proprietary formats Microsoft uses. Access files can't be used 
transparently, though, the underlying structures are too different. Base 
can connect to such databases, and the tables can be seen and to some 
extent used. But other things (queries, forms, reports) are not 
available. Other files, like those from Publisher, are not readable. So 
... it depends on what people are sending.






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From: Ledger Consulting <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thu, January 14, 2010 7:20:31 PM
Subject: Re: [users] information

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From: Ledger Consulting <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:40:48 -0600

  

Guy: 

  


Guy, I am in the states and love OpenOffice. I have used Microsoft for years
and find OpenOffice to be more user friendly in so many ways. To answer your

question: 

  


Calc is like Excel

Writer is like Word

Base is like Access

Impress is like Power Point


  


OpenOffice has a commercial sister, StarOffice by Sun. Unless you are
wanting an enterprise version or use an Asian language, I don't think you
would notice any difference between the two. My understanding is that any
extras packaged with StarOffice are available as free downloads. Many

Microsoft templates work just fine with OO. 

  


I would like to suggest a great site:

http://openoffice.blogs.com/openoffice/  There are also many others. 

  


For Outlook many people use Mozilla Thunderbird or Eudora (which are being
combined into one program at some future date).  Also, many people use

Mozilla Firefox for a browser. 

  


I use Base to manage my client files. If you are referring to a software to
manage the files on your computer, I think there are several open source

options available, but perhaps someone else can provide that information. 

  

Good luck, it's a great office suite! 

  


Tim Plue

Ledger Consulting

Fort Worth, Texas


  

  

From: Guy Garside [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 8:42 PM

To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: [users] information


  

    

    
    



I downloaded open office, I am curious which program works like outlook or
is there one.  I also need a file management system. what all can this open
office do.


  

  

    
    



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