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Christopher Negus

"Linux Bible, 2008 Edition: Boot up to Ubuntu, Fedora, KNOPPIX, Debian, openSUSE, and 11 Other Distributions"


StarOffice is probably the most complete integrated office suite for Linux. It includes:
 Writer??”StarOffice??™s word-processing application. It can import documents from a variety
of formats, with special emphasis on Word documents.
 Calc??”The StarOffice spreadsheet program. You can import spreadsheets from Microsoft
Excel and other popular programs.
 Impress??”Create presentations with this application.
 Draw??”A vector-oriented drawing program that includes the capability to create 3D
objects and to use texturing.
 Base??”Manage your data sources. You can access a variety of database interfaces.
Other tools in StarOffice enable you to create business graphics, edit raster images, and edit mathematical
formulas.
You can download StarOffice 8 for Linux or purchase a boxed set from the StarOffice Web site at
www.sun.com/staroffice. Although StarOffice was once available free for download, the current
price to download the software for home users is $69.95 U.S., or $99.95 if you purchase it
through retail outlets. (You can also get a volume discount.) There is a trial version available that
you can enable (using a license key) if you decide that you like it enough to purchase the product.
One reason to pay for StarOffice when you can get OpenOffice.


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