OpenOffice user Bruce Byfield summarizes possible pitfalls and prepartory measures for sharing OpenOffice files with Microsoft Office users. The free, open source OpenOffice is a great alternative to ...

Now OpenOffice has its first major update since 2011, Apache OpenOffice 4.0 for Windows, Mac and Linux. It promises hundreds of bug fixes, better compatibility with Microsoft Office documents, support ...

OpenOffice programs have always been able to open Microsoft Office files, and Microsoft Office has been able to do the same with OpenOffice files since a 2007 Service ...

Most users interact with OpenOffice.org on the desktop. But what if you need to do a selective restore on the files that store custom gradients or colors? Troubleshoot why an extension won't install?

OpenOffice has updated its productivity suite to patch two flaws that could lead to arbitrary code execution. OpenOffice.org is commonly found on Linux netbooks and is Ubuntu's standard spreadsheet, ...

Ninthchamber asked the Office & Business Software forum why OpenOffice files don’t always open in Microsoft Office. The free OpenOffice suite is relatively compatible with Microsoft Office, but not ...

OpenOffice Calc is a helpful utility for converting your spreadsheet files to other formats, including tab-delimited CSV files. This export feature is an important one that is included with other ...

I have been using Microsoft Office as my go-to productivity suite ever since it was first released several decades ago. Even I now find myself using both Microsoft Office and OpenOffice, thanks to a ...

Among the updates in 3.0 include the ability to open Office 2007 files, according to Domain-b.com, however, some files, such as .docx, .xisx, and .pptx, can only be read. There’s also a new version ...

OpenOffice.org, the free, open source alternative to Microsoft Office has released a beta preview of version 3.0. Among the changes in the new version are support for the Open Document Format v1.2, ...

Security experts have discovered TIFF-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in OpenOffice, which could allow attackers to remotely execute code on Linux, Windows or Apple Mac-based computers.