NeoOffice/J 1.1 offers open-source Office alternative
updated 10:15 pm EDT, Tue June 21, 2005
NeoOffice/J 1.1 released
Planamesa Software and the NeoOffice.org community have released , a Mac OS X-native version of the OpenOffice.org office suite that includes MS Office-compatible word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and drawing applications. It features an open, XML-based file format and provides compatibility with Microsoft Office and Corel WordPerfect and offers a robust feature set common to all major office suites, including the ability to track changes and export to many formats such as PDF, HTML, Flash, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Mac-specific features include a Spotlight plugin, standard Mac OS X installer, a native Aqua menu bar, use of the native printing system, full clipboard support, drag & drop support, Mac "command" key shortcuts, and integration with major Mac email clients. The freeware runs on Mac OS X 10.2 or later.
Ugly, but ...
06/22, 12:52am reply
... for those who want a nearly full-functional version of MS Office without some of the bells and whistles but don't want to pay for it, this is your main option.
I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but ... NeoOffice/J makes the real MS Office look beautiful by comparison. That said, aesthetics ain't everything. Some people just don't want to use products from companies with unethical business philosophies whenever possible.
chas_m
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Joined: Aug 2001
Good Application
06/22, 05:09am reply
I don't understand why this isn't more popular it's a good application. I have to produce a csv file with html code and I can't use Excel because Excel executes the html, NeoOffice works a treat I justy do it in the spreadsheet and save as .csv
J.W. Pepper
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Joined: Jul 2001
120MB?
06/22, 09:15am reply
Wow, talk about file bloat!
testudo
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Joined: Aug 2001
re: 120MB?
06/22, 10:35am reply
And how much smaller than that is Microsoft Office? ;)
slipperfrog
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