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OpenOffice V Microsoft Office

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 4,466 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    The most noticeable difference between 2007 and 2003 is the new Ribbon interface that replaces the menu bars, so I would recommend that age old phrase in IT; read the manual first.
  • Conor_3
    Conor_3 Posts: 6,944 Forumite
    rmg1 wrote: »
    Just a quick question - will OpenOffice recognise macros?
    To a point. OpenOffice is not fully compatible with MS Office. There have been more than a few formatting issues.
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,884 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    OO won't recognise macros that exist in excel sheets which you then open with OO, and as someone else mentioned earlier, there can be issues with formulas too..
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • JimmyTheWig
    JimmyTheWig Posts: 12,199 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I use MS on my work PC and OO on my wife's (as we didn't want to pay).
    Would choose MS over OO every time. Which is a shame, as I like the free software principle.
  • PhilCo_2
    PhilCo_2 Posts: 136 Forumite
    Keep with 2003 and use Open Office 3 to open any 2007 files in .xlsx format.
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