Like other OpenOffice.org applications, Calc has several dozen options in how it is formatted and operates. These options are available from Tools -> Options -> OpenOffice.org Calc. Thanks to ...

If you're coming fresh from Microsoft Excel, you might wonder where the Pivot tables are in OpenOffice.org Calc. The problem is, they're masquerading under the name of DataPilots. But, under any name, ...

OpenOffice.org is a full-featured office suite. Designed to compete with software such as Microsoft Office and Corel's WordPerfect Office, it includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation ...

Convert OpenOffice.org Calc spreadsheets into a Microsoft Excel file to take advantage of Excel's built-in tools. OpenOffice.org spreadsheets default to a .xsc file extension, which certain versions ...

Since I'm testing the viability of running Ubuntu on a number of platforms, and paving the way to shift from Internet Explorer to Firefox 3.0, I might as well take a look at the viability of ...

OpenOffice.org Draw is a vector graphics package that resembles the drawing tools in Office. OpenOffice.org Base works with databases in its own XML-based format as well as MySQL, dBASE, older ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. This enterprise-level open-source Microsoft Office ...

The OpenOffice.org Project on Thursday released OpenOffice.org 2.0, adding new features that the group claim will resonate with users from business and governments right down to the home desktop. The ...

The OpenOffice.org group updated its open-source suite of desktop applications on Monday, saying that its new release enhances the ability of users to create charts and other graphics from spreadsheet ...

You can add fonts, templates, extensions, and other features to ease the adjustment to OpenOffice.org's suite of productivity applications. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as ...

OpenOffice.org is one of the leading competitors to the Microsoft Office suite of business productivity applications. Originally developed as StarOffice in the late 1990s, the suite had been managed ...

This enterprise-level open-source Microsoft Office alternative is powerful and highly compatible with Office-format files (through Office 2003), but it's marred by a dreary and complex interface.