On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:44:38 -0700 Christopher M. Bowers wrote: > Hi! Can you tell me, is there is any cost associated with the use of > Open Office software when being used by a business? >
There is no cost for the software. You can download it for free, and install on multiple computers. There may be a small training cost that you need to undergo, although in a typical business environment 80% of users use only 20% of the features of the software. For those 80%, there will be no significant difference between OO.o and Office. Other gotcha's include: Macro's which need to be rewritten for OO.o. You could continue to run any existing macros on legacy software alongside OO.o with a policy of all new macros being written in OO.o Base will read Access databases but not forms, queries etc. Your solution may look like: 1. read up on migration first (OO.o support pages / google) 2. put OO.o on existing computers beside existing legacy software, then make all staff awware that the legacy software will not be replaced/updated 3. Turn on filename extensions on all computers 4. Make a set of business templates using OO.o styles and save them on a read-only network share in ODF format, then insist they be used 5. Insist all internal documents be saved in ODF formats 6. Train staff in exporting to PDF's and DOC formats for documents that are used externally. PDF for ones that are read only, and DOC for external businesses that may alter documents 7. As new computers are purchased do not install MS Office unless critical -- Michael Linux: The OS people choose without $200,000,000 of persuasion. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
