OpenOffice.org is a multi-platform open source office productivity suite. It includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites. It has an ability to import documents in Microsoft formats such as *.doc or *.xls.
OpenOffice exists as ooffice on pearson on StatNet and as soffice on newton on StatNet
The components of the suite are called:
WRITER
text processor which can serve as a substitute for MS Word. The command file is normally called oowriter.
CALC
spreadsheet to substitute MS Excel. Command file: oocalc.
IMPRESS
presentation suite to take place of MS PowerPoint. Command file: ooimpress.
DRAW
image and diagrams editor. Command file: oodraw.
OpenOffice.org can also export text documents (such as imported from MSWord) and presentations (e.g. converted from MS PowerPoint) into PDF documents.
OpenOffice.org is being installed by default on most modern distributions of Linux and Solaris. However, it is available for Windows as well.
In StatNet, it is available on pascal server but cannot be used due to insufficient CPU speed and other resources (as of August 2004). It can also be run on undergraduate server ugrad.