Alternative Software For Your Office Needs

Office Software Discovery Well the experience of learning on the internet and working with social media, computer user information, and building websites have opened my mind to free software resources for the computer users. There is a great deal now available in free software applications that have the power users need to accomplish their word processing and spreadsheet needs.

For years, I have been a huge fan of the Microsoft Office Suite and the cross functionality of the platform. What I have not liked over the years is the cost involved in the Microsoft Office Suite. I have maintained a personal copy and several business software licenses for years at a great expense.

The best part about this is the overall cost "FREE". The first free document creation application I discovered was Google Documents. Google Documents is a web based version and works for simple needs and allows for access across the web. This is a great application but lacks some of the power an office suite user would want including the local install of the application. It does however have some very good uses as a whole.

Office Suite Application Discovery In my computer research I have made a great discovery with exploring OpenOffice.org 3 - The Free and Open Productivity Suite. This application is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.

This is a great discovery of an Office Application that can be downloaded and used entirely free of any license fees. OpenOffice.org 3 is released under the LGPL license. This application can be used by any person and loaded on as many computers as you would like to have it on. It is also expandable and developmental by a user or within the OpenOffice organization. It has extensions and plug ins to allow you more versatility and options with in the application.

Open Office Support/Information There is a great deal of information available on this application on the OpenOffice website and also all over the web. I would recommend to anyone that you should look at this application before your next purchase of any Office Suite Application. The best part is that it is free, easy to use, easy to learn, and covers the majority of your Office needs and more!