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By: Text Mining Tool: Extracts text from almost any file | TechoCrunch

Text Mining Tool: Extracts text from almost any file | TechoCrunch — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:14:58 +0000

[...] you can also use freeware such as open office to edit or copy text from certain file types mentioned above and also many PDF reders will even [...]

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Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:10:15 +0000

[...] order to do this test I created a PDF document using Open Office’s export to PDF function that had the following elements (1) a two-column table with special [...]

By: OAlexander

OAlexander — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:28:00 +0000

Still slow? The last time I tried Open Office was a few years ago. Its startup time compared to MS Office was then quite long. Annoyingly long. Anybody any idea how it compares these days?

By: PL

PL — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:38:17 +0000

Did anyone try the Kingsoft office. I’m trying it. It’s free and almost 100% Compatibile.

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Install Ubuntu 8.04 as a Windows application | treesum.homeip.net — Sat, 03 May 2008 04:31:05 +0000

[...] an average user would need, many of which you might be familiar with in their Windows incarnations (OpenOffice, Firefox, Pidgin, GIMP, [...]

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Fri, 02 May 2008 16:45:21 +0000

[...] an average user would need, many of which you might be familiar with in their Windows incarnations (OpenOffice, Firefox, Pidgin, GIMP, [...]

By: nie

nie — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:52:22 +0000

very good software.

By: How to convert PDF to Word DOC for free: a comparative test Review & Download Link | freewaregenius.com

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:36:26 +0000

[...] order to do this test I created a PDF document using Open Office’s export to PDF function that had the following elements (1) a two-column table with special [...]

By: CN

CN — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 05:25:20 +0000

Can’t complain saved $120 from having to buy Ms office 2007

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Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:50:18 +0000

[...] OpenOffice: a world class office productivity suite and Microsoft Office replacement. OpenOffice can read and [...]

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Text Mining Tool Review & Download Link | freewaregenius.com — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:41:10 +0000

[...] course, you can always use a free program such as OpenOffice to open and edit a number of these formats, and many PDF readers allow you to select text from the [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:02:26 +0000

good

By: Dustin Puryear

Dustin Puryear — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:16:23 +0000

I found this statement interesting: "Microsoft has worked incredibly hard to become the standard in every single way..." This is entirely true of course, but that's not why it is so interesting. I wonder if the fact that Microsoft Office *is* such a standard hasn't helped everyone in some ways? For example, the de facto file format for word processing is .doc. Sure, OpenOffice can save in many formats, but if you save it as .doc you know it can be read just about anywhere. Regardless of the future of Microsoft Office, I think this will remain one of the benefits (few?) of the Office hegemony. -- Dustin Puryear Author, Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers http://www.puryear-it.com

By: Darmananda

Darmananda — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:35:54 +0000

What I like about it is the fact that you can save the documents as .doc if you have to send them to somebody as attachments. Otherwise I just save them as open office document to keep the files in my computer. For word processing purposes, I also use AbiWord. It is only a standalone word processor application, nothing more, but it is cool.

By: Darmananda

Darmananda — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:30:48 +0000

Free & great. I will never buy MS office ever again. ^_^

By: cicom3nd3z

cicom3nd3z — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:04:09 +0000

There is also a portable version available at http://portableapps.com/

By: Vincenzo

Vincenzo — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:34:34 +0000

After many years of M$, I left M$ Office to use exclusively OpenOffice. I don’t have any problem, it is legal and free to download and install.

A few days ago I installed it to my neighbors: the father was about to buy the expensive M$ Office to his 11 years old boy… but it got OpenOffice for free from the Internet in minutes.

Like any new software you have to get used to it, but in this case the learning time is really minimal. Unfortunately at work I still have to use M$ Office because many (future-blind) managers are scared about shifting to open source; but I am confidant that things will change in the future.

When OpenOffice will win the market, M$ will deliver the source code of Office for free… who will use it then ?!

By: Samer

Samer — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:25:00 +0000

David… thanks for mentioning OpenOffice.org’s export to PDF function (I modified our original review to mention this feature).

Stephen… just wanted to comment on what you said. I am in fact what you would call a power user of Excel, and 90% of what I do at work I do by programming Excel in VBA.

For me, substituting Excel for Ooo Calc is not possible, although I gladly would forgo Word and Powerpoint for the Ooo equivalents.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:09:15 +0000

Every new PC we buy we get Open Office rather than M$ Office as it is almost impossible to justify the expense of the M$ product when Open Office is cross-compatible (it can open and save in M$ format) and does everything you need in a normal average office environment.

Perhaps there are some power users who really need some obscure M$ Office features, but unless you are in that very unlikely position, it is hard as a business to make any argument for the Microsoft option when something excellent and free does the same things.

By: david

david — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:10:58 +0000

I agree I use it in my business exclusively now and have no problems. When sending documents via e mail I use the save as pdf (included in all applications)so it can always be opened at the other end