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Title: Oxygen Office Suite – an Alternative to MS Office for Windows 7
Post by: javajolt on November 30, 2009, 12:48:58 AM

The Microsoft Office Suite of software programs is very popular. However, you cannot pick and choose which application comes with the suite, although once you begin the installation process, you can select which programs to install. Nevertheless, alternatives do exist to the MS office suite. Oxygen office is an extension of the OpenOffice.org suite of programs. It is free to download, and it will run on Windows 7, even the 32 bit version of the software will run on 64 bit Windows7.

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The standard installation wizard will kick in…accept the defaults.

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The Download is complete...next stage - installation.


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Save and Select Folder And Unpack the contents for the Installation

Next launch and kick off the Installation Wizard.

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Fire off the Installation Wizard and accept the Defaults

Some customizable settings will appear…

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Fill in the Customer Information

Select the type of installation to proceed with…

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Setup Type: Standard or Custom...With Custom you can make your own suite.

Installation is now ready to proceed.

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Installing Open Office ... it may take a few minutes to complete.

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The Installation is now Complete...next step launch the application

An initiation screen will appear with four steps necessary to complete the installation.

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Welcome To OpenOffice ... an initiation screen ... follow the steps.

Once the welcome/initiation screen setting are complete…go to Start -:>programs.

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The OpenOffice Suite Features ... Start with the Open Office.org selection

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The Oxygen/Open Office Home Page

Let's take a look at the different featuers available with OpenOffice.

First is the Database…an alternative to Access.

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OpenOffice Data ...the alternative to Access

The Excel alternative: Calc

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Openoffice Calc ... the alternative to MS Excel

There is also an alternative to MS Paint.

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Openoffice Draw ... Draw and Paint ... just like MS paint

Powerpoint also has a companion software piece in OpenOffice.

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OpenOffice Impress ... This is Powerpoint-like on OpenOffice

And there is a software featue…Math…that is not found on the MS Office suite.

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Open Office Math ... a formula editor

And of course…what would an Office suite be without a word processor…Open Office Writer.

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Openoffice Writer ... the Word processor of Open Office

One issue that will concern MS Word users is compatability. Indeed, Writer can save documents in a variety of formats.


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Writer to Word Compatability ... save as types...different formats are available.

This office suite has all of the base software programs that you would find in MS office 2007. It is free and will run with Windows 7.