OpenOffice - Anybody Use It?

Jason · 08-29-2009, 11:28 PM

I've been using it on a visitation basis for many years and it's always getting better/more compatible with MSO. Unfortunately all I use MSO for is advanced spreadsheets I build for other folks to use on a network and a lot of the more complex forumlas simply don't work right in OO.

Excel has been so robust in the formulas department as well as working with a myriad of external data sources for so long that even if OO caught up compatability-wise I'd have a too hard a time learning all the new ins and outs of Calc to switch for good I imagine.

Writer is fine as a Word replacement I reckon but this is from a guy that uses Notepad 95% of the time

08-29-2009, 11:28 PM	#12
Jason the thing under the thing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: ok Posts: 290 Trading: (4)	Re: OpenOffice - Anybody Use It? I've been using it on a visitation basis for many years and it's always getting better/more compatible with MSO. Unfortunately all I use MSO for is advanced spreadsheets I build for other folks to use on a network and a lot of the more complex forumlas simply don't work right in OO. Excel has been so robust in the formulas department as well as working with a myriad of external data sources for so long that even if OO caught up compatability-wise I'd have a too hard a time learning all the new ins and outs of Calc to switch for good I imagine. Writer is fine as a Word replacement I reckon but this is from a guy that uses Notepad 95% of the time