You have probably heard of it by now, but if not, you should try using OpenOffice.org. It is an office suite like Microsoft Office, but it is open source.
I like it because I like supporting open source projects, and I like alternatives to Microsoft. OpenOffice is FREE. I like quality free software.
OpenOffice.org is mostly compatible with MS Office documents (ie, you can open documents made in MS Office, and save documents in MS Office format). I say mostly compatible because nobody knows what the MS Offics formats are. Even Microsoft Office documents themselves are not compatible with other versions of themselves.
Anyways, it is a neat thing they got going on. Go to there website and download the application suite and give it a whirl.
http://www.openoffice.org/
I like it because I like supporting open source projects, and I like alternatives to Microsoft. OpenOffice is FREE. I like quality free software.
OpenOffice.org is mostly compatible with MS Office documents (ie, you can open documents made in MS Office, and save documents in MS Office format). I say mostly compatible because nobody knows what the MS Offics formats are. Even Microsoft Office documents themselves are not compatible with other versions of themselves.
Anyways, it is a neat thing they got going on. Go to there website and download the application suite and give it a whirl.
http://www.openoffice.org/
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The major reason I like openOffice is because it is open source and free. I like to support open source software.
As far as an open format goes, I am not very good at explaining, but here is an excellent article to read about that: openformats.org
Here is another link with information: odfi.org