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#1 2011-06-15 20:04:19

jji7skyline
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Open Office

Give some good reasons to install or uninstall Open Office... then maybe I will...

Do you like it...

Think about it...

You do don't you...

Don't you?

Or do you?

Now you're confused...

hmm

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#2 2011-06-15 20:51:25

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Re: Open Office

I tried it, and didn't like it.

Microsoft Office will always be best.  hmm

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#3 2011-06-15 20:59:00

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Re: Open Office

illusionist wrote:

I tried it, and didn't like it.

Microsoft Office will always be best.  hmm

^This. I use OpenOffice because it's free and works on Linux, but Microsoft Office is really much better. If you already have Office or can get it for a good price, use that.

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#4 2011-06-15 21:00:15

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Re: Open Office

Harakou wrote:

illusionist wrote:

I tried it, and didn't like it.

Microsoft Office will always be best.  hmm

^This. I use OpenOffice because it's free and works on Linux, but Microsoft Office is really much better. If you already have Office or can get it for a good price, use that.

I do but its like using GIMP instead of photoshop  tongue

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#5 2011-06-15 21:01:47

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Re: Open Office

jji7skyline wrote:

Harakou wrote:

illusionist wrote:

I tried it, and didn't like it.

Microsoft Office will always be best.  hmm

^This. I use OpenOffice because it's free and works on Linux, but Microsoft Office is really much better. If you already have Office or can get it for a good price, use that.

I do but its like using GIMP instead of photoshop  tongue

GIMP is pretty powerful, it just has a steep learning curve.  hmm  I haven't used Photoshop though, but I imagine it's much more powerful?

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#6 2011-06-15 21:02:23

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Re: Open Office

Wait a minute -

                 Microsoft Office Costs MONEY?  yikes

                                                                     cool

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#7 2011-06-15 21:03:05

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Re: Open Office

Harakou wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

Harakou wrote:

^This. I use OpenOffice because it's free and works on Linux, but Microsoft Office is really much better. If you already have Office or can get it for a good price, use that.

I do but its like using GIMP instead of photoshop  tongue

GIMP is pretty powerful, it just has a steep learning curve.  hmm  I haven't used Photoshop though, but I imagine it's much more powerful?

Its not worth buying unless you want 3D designing... I've tried it...

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#8 2011-06-15 21:04:07

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Re: Open Office

illusionist wrote:

Wait a minute -

                 Microsoft Office Costs MONEY?  yikes

                                                                     cool

Yes unless it comes pre-installed on your computer which is very rare...

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#9 2011-06-15 21:05:18

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Re: Open Office

illusionist wrote:

Wait a minute -

                 Microsoft Office Costs MONEY?  yikes

                                                                     cool

Yeah... most Microsoft products do. You didn't know that?  lol
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/buy/b … ture=en-us
As you can see, it's rather expensive, but if you get a student discount it's quite affordable.

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#10 2011-06-15 21:16:37

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Re: Open Office

Harakou wrote:

illusionist wrote:

Wait a minute -

                 Microsoft Office Costs MONEY?  yikes

                                                                     cool

Yeah... most Microsoft products do. You didn't know that?  lol
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/buy/b … ture=en-us
As you can see, it's rather expensive, but if you get a student discount it's quite affordable.

Yes, but business versions are as bad as photoshop  mad

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#11 2011-06-15 21:17:14

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Re: Open Office

Microsoft Office is better, but Openoffice is free, and good enough. Still, I would use Libreoffice. It's the same program but it has a stable future.

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#12 2011-06-15 22:10:56

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Re: Open Office

Im probably gonna use it when I get a laptop till I save up a hundred bucks to buy microfice.

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#13 2011-06-15 22:57:35

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Re: Open Office

Wise idea. My dad uses Openoffice on his work laptop instead of Microsoft Office.

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#14 2011-06-16 01:22:46

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Re: Open Office

I always use OpenOffice, even if I can get MS Office free (don't ask why).

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#15 2011-06-16 01:35:41

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Re: Open Office

meew0 wrote:

I always use OpenOffice, even if I can get MS Office free (don't ask why).

I am tempted but I must restrain myself...

I hate the drawing program in Open Office...

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#16 2011-06-16 03:13:30

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Re: Open Office

illusionist wrote:

Wait a minute -

                 Microsoft Office Costs MONEY?  yikes

                                                                     cool

I love your sig!  big_smile

I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello!  big_smile

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#17 2011-06-27 13:29:16

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Re: Open Office

I use freeware. I think MS Office was better for some things though.
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#18 2011-06-27 14:02:31

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Re: Open Office

Harakou wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

Harakou wrote:


^This. I use OpenOffice because it's free and works on Linux, but Microsoft Office is really much better. If you already have Office or can get it for a good price, use that.

I do but its like using GIMP instead of photoshop  tongue

GIMP is pretty powerful, it just has a steep learning curve.  hmm  I haven't used Photoshop though, but I imagine it's much more powerful?

It's used for more serious stuff, but it may not be optimal and, well, casual enough to please the average user. I'm sticking with Photoshop, however, and I think that most people find GIMP better because they did not explore the whole of Photoshop's features - like someone on the Internet had said, "Photoshop costs a hundred, but most people are using 10$ of it".

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#19 2011-06-27 14:05:10

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Re: Open Office

I think OpenOffice is rather annoying. I just use the text processor on my Mac.

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#20 2011-06-27 14:06:14

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Re: Open Office

Meh. It's okay. I use Google Docs for the minimal amount of word processing that I do.

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#21 2011-06-27 14:09:36

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Re: Open Office

I'm getting a computer soon, and instead of MicroOffice, I'll use Openoffice. I've heard it's almost as good, and free. It'll export to Microsoft Office, too.

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#22 2011-06-27 14:14:36

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Re: Open Office

It works and it's pretty much the same as Microsoft Office 2003...

...at the expense of reliability. Seriously, it crashes every minute. But it does have a recover tool...

...and it is free.

Best to try it. I use it.

I might return for a little while.

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