OpenOffice

OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.

OpenOffice.org 3 is easy to learn, and if you're already using another office software package, you'll take to OpenOffice.org 3 straight away.

Best of all, OpenOffice.org 3 can be downloaded and used entirely free of any licence fees. OpenOffice.org 3 is released under the LGPL licence. This means you may use it for any purpose - domestic, commercial, educational, public administration.

OpenOffice.org works with:

  • text documents - Writer 
  • spreadsheets - Calc 
  • presentations - Impress  
  • e-mail - Kmail 
  • graphics, data bases etc.

OpenOffice.org interface is as user-friendly as Microsoft Office. The applications are compatible with most of the Microsoft Office file formats. 

OpenOffice

Kmail:  e-mail client 

Kmail supports mail folders, filtering, viewing HTML-mail, OpenPGP standard and various character sets, and operates with IMAP, POP3 and SMTP protocols.

Kmail email client

writerWRITER text editor

The Writer allows to create, open, edit, save documents in various formats, including Microsoft Word, RTF, XHTML, PDF and OASIS Open Document Format.

WRITER text editor

calcCALC: spreadsheets processor

CALC is a spreadsheets processor, supporting Microsoft Excel original format and OpenDocument Format (ODF) international standard. A number of file formats is also supported for recording and reading: CSV, HTML, SXC, DBF, DIF, UOF, SLK, SDC etc.

CALC: spreadsheets processor

impressImpress presentation editor 

Impress is a presentation editing program. It allows to open, create, edit and save files in several formats, including .pdf, .swf, .ppt, which are used by Microsoft PowerPoint.

 

 Impress is a presentation editing program