Have you tried the new OpenOffice 2.0 with OASIS Open Document Format?

[dduardo]

http://www.openoffice.org/

OpenOffice is a free office suite that includes:

Writer: word processor
Calc: spreadsheet
Impress: presentation
Draw: vector drawing
Math: math typesetting
Base: database

One of the key features of this release is the use OASIS Open Document Format.

http://www.oasis-open.org/

What this means is that 5, 10 or 20 years from now you'll still be able to read/write all your documents because the format is an open standard.

 

[exequor]

It is beautiful, atleast it looks way better than the previous version I had. I just installed in on windows. I'm going to get it for windows later.

 

[dduardo]

Yeah, I really like how I can position everything very neatly. The more compact the better. It also loads up much faster.

 

[mattmns]

Cool, I have been using the beta for the past month or so and it is nice, I will dl this tonight, thanks for the update

 

[ramollari]

It's the first time that I will install OpenOffice in my computer, although I also have Microsoft Office. I will see if it will be more advantageous.

 

[exequor]

A good advantage in write is the built in PDF support. Usually you have to download a PDF driver for ms word.

 

[graphic7]

Nowadays, I'm exclusively using StarOffice/OpenOffice for all of my productivity needs that LaTeX isn't suited for. 'Impress' and 'Calc' are excellent substitutes for Powerpoint and Excel, as I haven't had a need for Microsoft Office in over a year. Most documents I compose in StarOffice/OpenOffice are immediately exported to PDF, which is the format I prefer to distribute my documents in for maximum readability by other people.