On 08/13/2016 02:14 PM, Fernando Cassia wrote:
On 8/13/16, Yvonne Simmons <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello,
My name is Yvonne Simmons and I am doing some research on word processors
for school and I was wondering if you could help me out? Would you be
willing to give me three similarities and three differences between your
program and Microsoft Word I would highly appreciate it. Thank You for your
help.
Hello Yvonne.
While it's nice that you are here and willing to interact with the
Apache Open Office users community as a learning exercise, it's not so
nice to ask for others just to reply to your assignment questions ;).
In other words, you should be able to figure differences by yourself
just by reading the Wikipedia entry for each program (eg: Wordperfect,
Apache Open Office Writer, and Microsoft Word). And even better, if
you took the time to install each program and test it on your own.
I will give you some clues, which will surely help you get started:
1. Apache Open Office is available in a version for the Linux
operating system in addition to Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
Microsoft Word does not have a Linux version.
2. Cost: Microsoft Word is not free, Apache Open Office is...
3. Think about the source code, and if modifications to the program
are alllowed on each word processor.
Oh, gotcha, I almost filled all 3. ;-)
Of course, if you start using each you will also notice other
differences with regards to the user interface.
Good luck.
;-)
FC
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Perhaps Yvonne doesn't own MS Word and does not want to spend the
money to buy it simply to write a short paper for school. OTOH, she
may be forced to buy it to satisfy her instructor. Perhaps the instructor
requires all papers to be submitted in .docx format.
I don't believe Open Office can write docx format output.
If docx format is required, SoftMakerOffice's word processor can do it
and there is a free version for non-commercial use. It doesn't have all
the bells and whistes of the paid version, which is in the $80 range. I
don't have any financial or other interest in Softmaker.
Goog luck, Yvonne!
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