>> http://openoffice.org

> I tried open office a while ago,  and last week I installed it on a PC
> for someone else. A quick play then suggested that it lacks
> functionality compared to MS office out of the box. I imagine that you
> can get everything you want if you know what to look for.

I didn't say it was just MS Office repackaged - you will have to learn how
to use it - and of course they don't each have all the same features but
each has its own, and both have the important ones. I basically found that
switching to Open Office was about as much trouble as switching to a new
major version of MS Office.

> One disappointment is that the spreadsheet APPEARED to lack graphing
> capabilities, which is a major feature for me in Excel. Maybe I missed
> something in my quick look.

It graphs just fine for me, and I'm not using the latest version. You
might try opening a excel file you already have and playing with it to get
the feel.

Only a very small percentage of people "need" MS Office. The only time I
use it is when I use someone else's computer, then I get to play with
Clippy :)

Cheerful regards,

Bob


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