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OpenOffice.org provides all of the functionality you expect from a powerful office application and in a format that most users have got used to over the years. It simplifies many of the functions that are overly complex in some environments. But it is always compatible with the formats that your friends, colleagues and clients are using.

Word processing. One of the most familiar applications in the world is an equally familiar experience within OpenOffice.org. Many of the short cuts that have helped you become productive can be found and there are all of the basic tools needed to produce professional quality documentation. Fully compatible with Microsoft Word (TM), users can save documents as .doc or .pdf. Seperately there is a reader for PDFs so you can accommodate all your favourite formats.

Microsoft Word (TM) save as .doc as a simple option.

Spreadsheets. Not always a fun tool but definitely an essential one come month end. The OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet is feature rich allowing you access to the full range of tricks and time-saving techniques that you have built up over the years. Display your data in easy-to-build charts or build your own macros for the advanced user - it's the rich experience you have come to know. Save documents as .xls files also.

Spreadsheets.

Presentations. Colourful, animated, projected, powerful, simple - whatever impact you are looking for the presentation builder in OpenOffice.org will allow you to achieve it. Import images, handle multiple fonts, transition between slides, play multimedia - your presentations will not lack for the wow factor. And completely compatible with MS Powerpoint (TM).

Import images, handle multiple fonts, transition between slides, play multimedia.

Note taking through Tomboy. The ultimate scratch pad - online. Tomboy simplifies the taking and recording of notes in a meeting through reducing its base tasks. Add a title and it indexes it straight away. Simple and effective.

Note taking through Tom Boy.

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