A good office suite is vital as a student, however currently the home version of Microsoft Office 2007 is £74.99 on amazon (if you didn’t get it with your computer). However, you can get almost the same packaged for nothing by using a free office suite called OpenOffice.org.
What Does The Suite Contain?
- Writer - a word processor that is very similar to Microsoft Word
- Calc - a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel
- Impress - a presentation tool like PowerPoint
- Draw - a drawing program for making diagrams
- Base - for making databases like Access
Is It Compatible With Microsoft Office?
Yup! It can read and write most files from other common software packages.
Why Is It Free?
It’s free because it is an open source software that has been created by a community.
Where Can I Download It From?
You can download the software from the OpenOffice.org website.
Little Saver Rating
A brilliant free software that has been downloaded by more than 100 million people
4 responses so far ↓
1 Lifesigns Life Quotes // May 18, 2008 at 9:05 am
OpenOffice is great! Its a wonderful free alternative to MSOffice and I use it both at work and at home a great deal.
2 Marty // May 22, 2008 at 6:54 pm
I think Microsoft will be forced to rethink their strategy when it comes to office software products. With Google and not to mention free products like OpenOffice nipping at their heels, I think it’s just a matter of time before Microsoft goes heavy into the subscription based model, if not free model with advertising support.
3 Paul // May 22, 2008 at 11:21 pm
I love Office.org but I don’t think that they could replace Microsoft.
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4 Helen // Jun 24, 2008 at 7:00 pm
I use it all the time for writing my essays. Its pretty good.
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