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OpenOffice, is an open source software to suit day to day office needs. It has incorporated many essential application like word processor, spreadsheet, presentation program, database management, graphics editor and math tool. OpenOffice runs in major Operating systems that include Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris. These applications are written using C++ and Java programming languages.

History of OpenOffice

Oracle corporation is in collaboration with IT Giants like Novell, RedFlag, IBM, Google and others  in development of OpenOffice. They have offered this software for free to the public, besides it is available in 110 languages. OpenOffice has released four version till now which includes OpenOffice 1.0, OpenOffice 2.0, OpenOffice 3.0 and OpenOffice 3.2, the fifth version OpenOffice 3.3 is reserved for future development.

Applications in OpenOffice.org

OpenOffice open source software has applications similar to Microsoft office, it has

• Writer –word processor
• Calc – Spread sheet
• Impress – Presentation Program
• Base – For Database management
• Draw – Vector Graphics Editor
• Math Tool-For mathematical equations

OpenOffice Writer:

All the functions and the tasks in the Writer mirrors the Microsoft Word document, it works similar to the word document and Core’s word perfect. Users can export their document to PDF without using additional software. Besides it has WYSIWYG, where the user can view the document output while creating or editing the document. Word completion functions suggest words based on the alphabet inputs, which considerably eases the typing task. Documents can be saved in number of formats like doc, docx, rtf and XHTML.

OpenOffice Calc:

Calc spreadsheet application is equivalent to Excel and Lotus 1-2-3, it has features that support financial and statistical functions, sheets and charts can be exported to PDF format with ease. The functions EASTER SUNDAY enables to input any given year. Metrics like cm, mm, and inches are used for defining the width and height of the cell or column. Interactive flow charts and diagrams can e created based on the values in the OpenOffice Calc.

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