Open Office

Introduction to Open Source

• In brief, open source software is which meets the following criteria.Distribution Unrestricted. Open source software can be redistributed either for free or at profit. 
• Source code: The source code (i.e. “Blueprint”) for the software must be made available.
• Derived works: the source code can be used to provide derived works.

What package dose open office comes with?

The following table compare the packages contain in MS Office and those in Open office

Application	MS Office	Open Office
Word Processor	Word	Writer
Spread Sheet	Excel	Calc
Presentation	Power Point	Impress
Database	Access	Base

Word Processor

Open Office writer full-featured word processor. It features unique tools such as navigator and stylist.

These make changing the formatting throughout a large document easy as 1-2-3

Spread Sheet

Open office calc is full-featured spread sheet. It has a vast numbers of statistical and scientific functions.

It can create pivot tables, charts and more

Presentation Tool

Open office impress is a full-featured presentation tool that allows the user to create and modify diagrams and pictures right within the application.

What special features does open office come with.

Open office has a lot of powerful features. These make it a strong competitor with the market leaders.

• MS office compatibility
• One click export to PDF
• Export to flash (.SWF)
• Accessibility
• Support for many native languages
• Open XML file format
• Macro recorder
• 3^rd party add-ons
• ActiveX control
• Support for DocBook and PDA file formats
• Database integration