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INTRODUCTION ABOUT OPEN OFFICE

Apache OpenOffice is an open-source office productivity software suite containing word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, graphics, formula editor and database management applications. It was formerly known as OpenOffice.org under Sun, then Oracle ownership. OpenOffice's default file format is the OpenDocument Format (ODF), an ISO/IEC standard. It can also handle other file formats including those from Microsoft Office. OpenOffice runs on several operating systems. As of June 2011, it supports over 120 languages. It is distributed under the Apache License.

Awesome of Open Office (Differences with Microsoft Office)  

New Features Available in OpenOffice.org 3.0

OpenOffice.org 3.0 contains many new features over its predecessor. Users of OpenOffice.org 2.x will notice a number of enhancements both in usability and added features. Users who are familiar with other office productivity suites will find that compatibility with other formatted documents to be seamless, while providing the vast majority of tools and features they are accustomed to. Among the new features found in OpenOffice.org 3.0 are:

a) Native Support for the Mac OS X Operating System - OpenOffice.org fully supports the native Aqua      interface for Mac OS X. This means users of OpenOffice.org on the Macintosh OS X platform no longer have to rely on the X11 environment to operate the office productivity suite.

b) Support for the Microsoft Office 2007 File Format – Beginning with version 3.0, OpenOffice.org supports importing and exporting of files in the Microsoft Office Open XML file format. This includes Word 2007 (.docx), Excel 2007 (.xlsx) and PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) formats.

c) Support for Microsoft Visual Basic Macros – Calc will support the execution of VBA macros from Excel files.

d) Start Center – When launching OpenOffice.org 3.0, users are presented with the Start Center that allows the selection of an application within the office productivity suite without having to click the File | New menu.

e) PDF/A-1 Support – OpenOffice.org now supports the popular PDF/A format for creating read-only files.

f) Calc Columns Support – the new version of Calc now supports a maximum number of columns of 1024, up from 256 in the previous version.

g) View Multiple Pages in Writer – OpenOffice.org 3.0 allows Writer users to view pages with single-page, two-page side-by-side and book layout options.

h) Improved Notes – The new version of Notes in OpenOffice.org 3.0 provides additional formatting, spell checking and accessibility features while displaying notes within the margins.

i) Impress Tables – The Impress application now provides native table support.

j) Enhanced Monitor Support for Impress – The Impress presentation application supports multiple monitors.