Comepared to MS Office it't a bit of a dull knife. (For the average cook a dull knife does everything with a bit more effort.) OOO does everything you could possible need that MS office does (and a few very great things that MS office doesn't do, like editing PDF in the draw module).It only lacks some of the sharp WOW effects that MS office has. So if you want all functionality minus a few bells and whistles go for Open Office. If you think a a bit of eye candy and a slightly easier to use interface is worth several hundred $$ then shell out. I use the portable version at work because they use OOO 2.3 and the portable version gives me what I need.
I just suggest the tricky way for changing the language of the portable version, if someone need it:1- install your own language version on your PC2- install the portable version on your USB drive3- copy and overwrite the whole folder X:\Programfiles\OpenOffice.org 3\ to the USB path Y:\PortableApps\OpenOfficePortable\App\OOoenjoy !
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use the 2.4 versionin Program\bootstrap.iniand change:BaseInstallation=$ORIGIN/..UserInstallation=$ORIGIN/../Userthen you don't need any launcher from x-drive or portable apps
Both of the projects (OO from PortableApps.com and X-OO) seem discontinued. Still no sign of OO 3.x portable almost 60 days after official release. Previous OO 2.x was updated almost on a daily basis.
I would like to have 2 versions of oo, oo 3 for reading .docx, and ,xlsx files and oo2.4 for other work [poor performance of v3]. I do not have a flash drive. Can I use the portable on the main drive , in parallel with oo3 [oo will not let me re-instal oo 2.4 and keep oo3 installed
Have promoted OpenOffice to my clients for many years now. The only compatablity problems I've seen is with very complex spreadsheets & documents made w/M$ using complex macros & other special stuff, but with some work they can usually be reconstructed w/OpenOffice. OpenOffice portable is a dream come true! Now I carry my invoices & other spreadsheets on a flash drive. Combined with EssentialPIM, NotePad++, TreePad & a couple of other portable programs, I carry everything I need for my Traveling Tech business on my keychain at all times! I now only need to setup my laptop once or twice a month if at all! I can't thank the open source community enough!
OpenOffice is better than MS Office 2K3 in many ways.I play pen and paper RPG games (DnD, DC Heroes/Blood of Heroes M.E.G.S. version) and like having small portable reference material (charts and tables) in my pocket for those times I get ideas outside the games. My current project is a 3.5 by 2.5 (playing card sized) bound 16 page flipbook with several charts and a table of most of the powers found in the books and on the web for M.E.G.S. (Mayfair Exponential Gaming System).I just finished searching the web for 2 days trying to find a way to have text in a cell upside down in Excel without using WordArt or making the layout on the edge and using Landscape Print mode. I even began a search for true upside-down (reversed, flipped) fonts (mainly Courier New). I couldn't get any answers i liked. Also, I wanted better control over cell height and width. Just what type of measurement does MS Office use anyway, twips and points? How many twips or points to a printed inch, vertically and horizontally?I popped in a usb key I made a while back and fired up OpenOffice Calc on a whim and looked at Format CellsAlignment and there it was: full, true 360 degree text rotation.And the cells can be sized in parts of an inch too (.10 gives 10 lines per inch, in both vertically and horizontally). The limit of 2 decimal places is a bit small (3 or 4 would be better for 6 or 8 lines per inch, cell sizes .1666 or .125). Also the restriction that you can't delete a row or column if they pass through merged cell(s) (it can't delete the row or column then recombined the cells as before) or sort a formatted set of data needs to be fixed.That flipbook has 6 collections of cells per page (35 columns x 25 rows per group, all cells are .10 inches by .10 inches, formatted as 7 merged columns, 2 groups normal rotation, 2 groups true upside down rotation -180 degrees and repositioned-, 2 groups normal rotation). The rotations were used to cut down on the amount of cutting and gluing I would need to do.+---+---+ -, +, = borders and folds N N Normal rotation+-C-+---+ Cut here, and fold U U True upside down+---+-C-+ Cut here, and fold N N Normal rotation+---+---+ N folds to N, U folds to U, N backs to U This would have been next to impossible to do in Excel.
This package is brilliant, especially if you dislike Micro$oft products. For your own PC, i would recommend you get the installable version though, the portable version takes all the coffee break to load.
I don't need any other components other than calc -spreadsheet and write - text editor.Does that mean I could delete certain related files (which ones?) and I end up having just 2 programs minus the largest junk of 241mb openoffice, or we need to wait somebody to do a portable write and portable calc onlyurgent opinions please
Is it possible to start portable OO applications by simpress.exe, smath.exe, soffice.exe etc. from "OfficeDir\App\openoffice\program"?What's a difference between them and their portable analogs?
Just a great piece of software, now even better as a portable version!Is there any way to change the language for the User Interface (Options, Language settings) to something other then english - I would like to see german .-)
Saved my project. I'm on vacation and needed to modify a MS PowerPoint presentation. My hotel's computer doesn't have PowerPoint. Ran OpenOffice Portable's IMPRESS program off of my memory stick. Loaded the presentation, made changes, saved as a PowerPoint presentation, e-mailed to happy customer, back to the pool! Thanks, Open Office!
>> Hey guys help me. It doesnt work for me. It shows loding and then dies. doesnt open at all. :( I like the normal version but I wish to have it on pendrive when i am at univi have the very same problem.. it's possibly because openoffice is installed, and openoffice portable checks the settings in the registry gets confused and the proceeds to die.
Yeah!Open Office Org is simply amazing!Interface is like OfficeXP, and works great. They are improving it every single releases. Version 1x is good, but has a lot of imcompatibilities when running M$-Office docs. Version 2.03, is more compatb., is better, stable and they have corrected several bugs.Those people that think OO is slow, try to disable Java and modify memory options ;)I have been looking for version 2.03 portable, but didn't find yet on the Net. Anybody knows when it will be available?Thanx a lot!
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\r\nAlready mentioned a little bit, the biggest OS hang-up in the operating system is offline support despite the improvements. Chrome OS will support the core Google apps of Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs offline, but for most of your other apps, you'll be left in the dark. That might not be an issue on the Chromebox, Google's answer to the Mac Mini, but for the portable Chromebooks, prepare for a severely hamstrung experience. Anyone outside of the cloud crowd likely won't be comfortable with it.\r\n
\r\nConclusion\r\nAlthough Chrome OS does update regularly, the current iteration is more usable than where the operating system was even six months ago. The quirkiness of a PC without the traditional touches of a PC desktop have been replaced by something recognizable and usable. As long as Google continues to support the project, Chrome OS will keep improving. One day, and perhaps sooner rather than later, it might even be ready for all.\r\n
Already mentioned a little bit, the biggest OS hang-up in the operating system is offline support despite the improvements. Chrome OS will support the core Google apps of Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs offline, but for most of your other apps, you'll be left in the dark. That might not be an issue on the Chromebox, Google's answer to the Mac Mini, but for the portable Chromebooks, prepare for a severely hamstrung experience. Anyone outside of the cloud crowd likely won't be comfortable with it.
ConclusionAlthough Chrome OS does update regularly, the current iteration is more usable than where the operating system was even six months ago. The quirkiness of a PC without the traditional touches of a PC desktop have been replaced by something recognizable and usable. As long as Google continues to support the project, Chrome OS will keep improving. One day, and perhaps sooner rather than later, it might even be ready for all. 2ff7e9595c
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