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OpenOffice.org - Writer

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Writer, part of the Open Office suite, is an open-source word processor. It supports the ISO standard Open Document Format (ODF) for data interchange as its default file format, as well as Microsoft Office 97-2003 formats, Microsoft Office 2007 format (ability to "open" documents in version 3), among others. More info »

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word-processor, word, writer, openoffice-suite +2 more, open-office, star-office

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UncleNinja-image

The fact that two people can edit a document at the same ti ...

Comment by UncleNinja about OpenOffice.org - Writer Jul 2010

The fact that two people can edit a document at the same time in Google Docs is just awesome. You can also edit your stuff on different computers because it's in the cloud.

I wouldn't use Docs exclusively, but for most tasks Google Docs does whatever I need to do in OpenOffice. IMO, it's an alternative.
 
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kwoxer-image

But Google Docs is Online and so it's not a real alternativ ...

Comment by kwoxer about OpenOffice.org - Writer Jul 2010

But Google Docs is Online and so it's not a real alternative to Word or Writer.
 
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OmgItsTheSmartGuy-image

Writer is a good word processor, though I personally prefer ...

Comment by OmgItsTheSmartGuy about OpenOffice.org - Writer Jul 2010

Writer is a good word processor, though I personally prefer using an online word processor like Google Docs as an alternative to Microsoft Word.
 
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UncleNinja-image

This is better than MSWord and it's FREE! How can you not l ...

Comment by UncleNinja about OpenOffice.org - Writer Feb 2010

This is better than MSWord and it's FREE! How can you not like that? :)
 
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Ronnie-image

I like Open Office. However, many times when I send out a ...

Comment by Ronnie about OpenOffice.org - Writer Aug 2009

I like Open Office. However, many times when I send out a resume I get complaints from prospective employers they can not open Open Office Word with their Microsoft Office Word.
If I convert the Word .doc to a Rich Text Format it is too large for many online applications. Same can be said to Adobe PDF files.
So it makes me hesitate when I'm sending a resume if they are actually able to read my resume. If they can't are they simply discarding my resume?
If anyone has a more reliable alternative to Microsoft Word I'd appreciate it.
 
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Aaron-image

I use this every day, I find it be better than Microsoft Wo ...

Comment by Aaron about OpenOffice.org - Writer Jun 2009

I use this every day, I find it be better than Microsoft Word. I use the export to pdf feature a lot, especially when I am sending a document to teachers, classmates, colleagues, or anyone else.

 
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