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Offline Clive

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« on: August 04, 2011, 14:49 »
Is Open Office any good?  I'm setting up a new netbook for a family member and she wants a Word compatible software installed on it.
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« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2011, 15:49 »
Yes. It's great and easier than the new word. I've been using open office and now libre office for years.
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Re: Open Office
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2011, 15:50 »
I even present talks with it and it always works.
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Re: Open Office
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2011, 17:01 »
I've got it on my laptop, and find it perfectly OK to use, as long as you remember to save things in 'Word' formats, so other people can open them.
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« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2011, 17:04 »
You can make that the default too.
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Re: Open Office
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2011, 17:09 »
I use it and like it too :) .
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Re: Open Office
« Reply #6 on: August 04, 2011, 18:11 »
Great thanks very much for that.  I've deleted the trial version of Norton's and installed Avira and also Chrome.  Now I'm downloading 77 Windows updates.   :D
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« Reply #7 on: August 04, 2011, 22:18 »
Avira???
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Re: Open Office
« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2011, 22:24 »
I think it's antivirus software from Avant.   ;D  Anyway, Open Office successfully installed and all documents saved as Word 2007.  Hopefully the extra RAM will turn up tomorrow and I can present it to her as a working machine.   8-)
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« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2011, 22:25 »
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Re: Open Office
« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2011, 22:29 »
It's the same machine that I bought for myself.  I just hope I've sent for the correct RAM stick.  All I know is it's 2Gb and made by Kingston.  The photo looks right.   :laugh:
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« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2011, 16:54 »
lol. I hope its the right chip speed.
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Re: Open Office
« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2011, 20:51 »
It's delivery speed is very slow!   :o  It's a Kingston Technology 2GB 667MH  if that means anything to you?       
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Re: Open Office
« Reply #13 on: August 08, 2011, 20:55 »
I've never had a problem with Kingston memory.
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Re: Open Office
« Reply #14 on: August 08, 2011, 21:40 »
Phew!   :laugh:
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