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| title=The Suite Advantage |
| notice=https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
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| Apache OpenOffice is more than a collection of six superb tools. |
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| Unlike some competitors, this suite was not created from a collection of |
| separate pieces of software. From the start, it was designed as one complete |
| office package. |
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| - All the packages have a similar "look and feel" making them very easy to use, |
| with common "learn once use everywhere" tools like the Styles and Formatting. |
| Apache OpenOffice takes its "look and feel" from your computer - if you change |
| your desktop, Apache OpenOffice will change to match. |
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| - The same tools are used consistently across the suite - for example, the tools |
| you use to work with graphics within Writer are also found in Impress and Draw. |
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| - You don't need to know which application was used to create a particular |
| file - you can "File Open" any Apache OpenOffice file from anywhere and the |
| correct application will be launched. |
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| - All the packages share a common spell-checker, etc.; and if you change an |
| "Option" in one package, it's changed in them all. |
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| - Information can be transferred easily between all the packages. |
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| - All the components save in OpenDocument format, the new international standard |
| for office documents. This XML based format offers substantial disk savings |
| compared to common competitors' formats. It also means you can access your |
| data from any OpenDocument compliant software. |
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| - All the packages are installed in one single operation, using the installation |
| process you are used to on your computer. |
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| - All the packages are released under the same open licensing model - there are |
| no hidden charges now or in the future. |
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| Everything you need in an office productivity suite - |
| [get it today][1]! |
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| [1]: /download/ "Download Apache OpenOffice" |
