OpenOffice.org 2.

x
And Microsoft Office
2007 Feature
Comparison
March, 2007
Table of Contents
Introduction.............................................................................................................................3
Product Offerings....................................................................................................................4
Ease of Learning Features ....................................................................................................5
Ease of Use............................................................................................................................6
General Formatting ................................................................................................................7
Word Processing.....................................................................................................................9
HTML / Web Publishing.........................................................................................................11
Spreadsheet..........................................................................................................................12
Charting.................................................................................................................................14
Presentation..........................................................................................................................15
Database..............................................................................................................................17
Extras....................................................................................................................................18
Desktop View........................................................................................................................19
Accessibility..........................................................................................................................20
Localization...........................................................................................................................21
Interoperability and Standards ............................................................................................23
Graphic Support....................................................................................................................25
System Requirements...........................................................................................................27

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Introduction
At the request of many users, the OpenOffice.org Community is providing this document
which compares key and detailed features of OpenOffice.org 2.x Software and Microsoft
Office 2007.
The comparison focuses on the following areas:
• Product Offerings – this compares the various configurations of MS Office 2007 to
StarOffice
• Ease of Learning and Use features – including the different types of Help,
• Word processing - including spelling, styles, versioning, HTML publishing
• Spreadsheet – including formulas, charting, Pivot Tables
• Presentations – including layouts, animation effects, styles , drawing features
• Database capabilities – this covers database types/interfaces, forms, queries, reports
• Additional areas - this covers extras (clipart, sample files etc.), localization and
language support, accessibility features
• File formats and standards supported by both products
• Graphic formats supported by both products
• System requirements - this summarizes the operating systems supported, memory,
hard drive and other hardware requirements
This information is intended only for the use as an overview comparison. It should not
replace a direct comparison where both products are used and tested on a computer. For
more information, consult the online help that accompanies each of the products.
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Product Offerings
Here's an overview of the product configurations and applications that are included in each
configuration.

Microsoft Office 2007

OpenOffice.org
Standard Profes- Small Profes- Enterprise Ultimate 2.x
Description sional Business sional Plus

Word X X X X X X X
Processing

DTP X X X X X

Spreadsheet X X X X X X X

Presentation X X X X X X X

Database X X X X X

eMail/Calendar X X X X X X
Client

Drawing X

Accounting X X X

XML X X X X X X X

XML Forms X X X X

Collaboration X X X
Solution Collanos.com)

HTML Editing X X X X X X X

Developer Tools X X X X X X X
(with SDK)

Math X X X X X X X

Presentation X X X X X X
Player

Other Communica Communica Communi Support Contracts

tion Client tion Client cation are available
Client

Price1 $239/ $329/ $279/ Price not Price not $679/ $0

(upgrade/full) $399 $499 $449 quoted quoted $539
1
Source: Microsoft
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Ease of Learning Features

Here's a comparison of key ease of learning features.
OpenOffice.org 2.x software provides comprehensive, informative and useful printed user
documentation. MS Office 2007's online help is reference based, providing concise how-to
information to users questions. OpenOffice.org 2.x software brings easy to use online help
and useful how-to information. OpenOffice.org software online help provides thorough
background information on the product and functionality.

Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x software

On-line Help Office Assistant (not default) Online Help program includes
Keyword & Full text search Keyword & Full text search
Type a question for help Bookmarks
Step by step how-to info Conceptual description of functionality
Online/Offline mode How to information
Search on Web

Users Manual General introductory info 500 Page electronic user manual for free
including features overview & Dozens printed guides and compendiums
user benefits from various publishers

Web-based Help Assistance Center organizes FAQs do not have direct link to support forum
hundreds of articles/ faqs/ how- or knowledge db
tos organized by task and • FAQs (general pdt info + how-to)
product • Support forum includes 7 how to viewlets,
support forums, info about support &
training resources,
• Knowledge db. Difficult to find db & then
find info looking for.

Tips/What's this? Yes + show shortcut keys Yes + Extended Tips

Migration Help Microsoft Import Autopilot for Word,

PowerPoint and Excel documents &
templates. Also available are white papers
from website.
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Ease of Use
OpenOffice.org 2.x software provides excellent context menus (accessible by right mouse
clicking) , giving users quick access to functionality relevant to the task at hand and keeps
the traditional way of working with a Windows application, which lower the training afford.
Finally OpenOffice.org software utilizes the concept "everything in one place" so all tools to
perform a related task are grouped together, making them easier to find.

Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x software

Access to Features Multiple Task Panes for using Stylist, Gallery and Navigator offer easy and
styles, inserting images, word intuitive access to files, images, and styles.
translation, opening files, etc. Multiple Task Panes for using transition and
animation effects.

Toolbars Replaced by Ribbons (Similar to 67 default tool bars.

toolbars but with totally different
look and feel)

Customizable Toolbars Replace by Ribbons, which are Yes

customizable

Multiple Toolbars Yes Yes

Most Recently Used Yes No

Menus

Pull-down menus Replaced by the Ribbons, so Fixed and customizable

above for more details.

Context menus Yes Yes

Shortcut keys Yes Yes

Drag & Drop Yes Yes

Migration Aids Filters for previous Microsoft Migration Document, Batch converter,
Office release and other Office autopilots
products.

Large Document Document Map based on styles Navigator helps locate and jump to sections,
Navigation different files when merging together,
hyperlinked references, objects, change
page up and down buttons, etc.

XForms Capabilities No Yes, with the OpenDocument file format

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General Formatting
OpenOffice.org 2.x software offers comparable general formatting features to Office 2007.
OpenOffice.org software provides comprehensive mathematical calculations in word
processing tables and many customizable formatting options using the Style and Formatting
dialog.

Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x software

Font Styles/Effects 11 + 6 Text effects + 17 underlines New metrically equivalent fonts to

Bold, Italic, Bold Italic, Strike through, Microsoft top three fonts.
Double Strikethrough, Super/Subscript, 11 + 5 text effect + 15 underlines.
Shadow, Outline, Emboss, Engrave, Bold, Italic, Bold Italic, Shadow,
Small/All Caps, Hidden Outline, Emboss, Engrave, 5 Strike
throughs, Super/Subscript,Small/All
Caps, Hidden

Drop Caps Yes, Yes

Bullets/Numbering Yes Yes

Borders/Shading Yes Yes

Tables
Table in Table Yes Yes
Table Toolbar Yes (Ribbon) Yes
Calculate in Tables Yes Yes
Create Chart from Table Yes Yes
AutoFormat/Styles Yes Yes
Repeat Table Heading Yes Yes
Change Text Direction Yes Yes
Distribute Cells Evenly Yes Yes
Sort Yes Yes
Banded Row/Column Yes No
Yes No

Find & Replace Yes Yes

Multiple Undo/Redo Yes Yes

Fields Yes Yes

Format Paintbrush Yes Yes

Show/Hide non printing Yes Yes

char

Autoshapes Yes Yes

3D Styles Yes, 20 Yes, 12

3D Effects Yes, Tilt up/down/left/right, depth, Yes, illumination, shading

direction,lighting, surface, color shadow/camera, geometry: normals,
rounded edges, scaled depth, rotation
angle, segments, textures, material
properties
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Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x software

Diagrams Yes Yes

Word Art Yes, 30 no custom Yes, fully customizable

SmartArt Yes, 100 No

Import from Camera / Yes Yes

Scanner
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Word Processing
Word 2007 and OpenOffice.org 2.x software offer similar word processing functionality.
OpenOffice.org software strength is in handling long documents.

Description Microsoft Word 2007 OpenOffice.org Writer 2.x application

Formatting Task Pane WYSIWYG formats Style and Formatting dialog

Smart Tags allow users to chose
formatting options.

Views
Screen Yes Yes
Print Preview Yes Yes
Web Yes Yes
Outline Yes Yes (with the Navigator)
Reading Yes No
Document Navigator Yes Yes

Spelling
Auto spellcheck Yes Yes
Context menu spelling Yes Yes
Backup/Undo Yes Yes

Grammar tool Yes No

Thesaurus Yes Yes

Research Yes No

Autotext
Correct Yes Yes
Format Yes Yes
Format as you type Yes Yes
Complete Yes, programmable Yes, programmable and automatic after
second typing of word

Versions Yes Yes

TrackChanges/Redlines Yes Yes
Authors in diff colors Yes. Comments in margin Yes & popups indicate who said what &
when.
Notes Yes
Document Compare Yes Yes
Version Compare Yes Yes
Yes

Document Properties General, summary, statistics, General, description, user defined, internet,
custom & contents of doc. statistics

Header/Footer Yes Yes

Table of Contents Yes Yes

Index Yes Yes

Footnotes/End Notes Yes Yes

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Description Microsoft Word 2007 OpenOffice.org Writer 2.x application

Forms Yes Yes

Click -n-Type Yes Yes

Collect & paste 24 item multiple clipboard with No

options for formatting

Comments/Notes Yes Yes

Bookmarks Yes Yes

References Yes Yes

Auto summarize/abstract Yes Yes,

Email from document Yes Yes, Integrated with system eMail program
like Mozilla, Thunderbird, Evolution, Outlook
etc.

Sound Support Yes Yes

Movie Support Yes Yes

Drawing Tools Yes Yes

SmartArt Yes No

Macro Recorder Yes Yes

Fill color, line color, font Yes Yes

color

File Recovery Yes Yes

XML Yes Standardized, complete and fully

documented -> OpenDocument format

Build In PDF Export Yes ( As PlugIn) Yes

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HTML / Web Publishing

OpenOffice.org 2.x software provides advanced HTML creation, easy HTML code handling
and URL links built into OpenOffice.org software .

Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org Writer 2.x application

HTML native file format Yes. Yes

Web publishing Yes, for Word, Excel and Yes

PowerPoint, Access. Export files to HTML
Creating and publishing of XHTML Export
Weblogs Weblog Publisher available as extension.
Also can post Excel files
including pivot tables, charts &
worksheets.
Online Collaboration and Web
Discussion

Web editing Yes, load, edit & save Yes, load, edit & save documents by FTP
documents by WebDav and FTP and WebDav protocol.
protocol. ActiveX control to display documents in a IE
ActiveX control to display and Browser. (Windows only) and Plug-In for
edit documents in a IE Browser Mozilla/Firefox Browsers

Saving to Server Yes Yes

Document Sharing Yes, SharePoint Server Yes, O3Spaces and Collanos

Server

Save Presentation as Yes Yes

self-running web page

Insert hyperlink Yes, Automatic Yes, Automatic

View as HTML Yes Yes

WebDAV Yes Yes

Build In PDF Export Yes (As PlugIn) Yes

Running XSLT scripts Yes (Professional version only) Yes

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Spreadsheet
OpenOffice.org software offers the spreadsheet functionality very similar to Excel. Both are
highly programmable applications, with hundreds of built-in functions. OpenOffice.org
software's language independent APIs make adding more functionally very easy.

Description Microsoft Excel 2007 OpenOffice.org Calc 2.x application

Pivot Table/Data Pilot Yes Yes

Statistical Analysis Yes Increased statistical functions available

Calc Help lists 77 statistical functions

Web integration for Yes with Smart Tag Yes with Stock template
Stock Quotes

XML Yes Yes, ISO Standardized, complete and fully

documented OpenDocument file format

Running XSLT scripts Yes Yes

Error checking Yes Yes

Formula Evaluator Yes Yes

Watch Window Yes No

Function Tips Yes Yes

Number of Sheets 256 256

Number of Columns 16000 256

Number of Rows 1 Million 65536

Text effects 5 underlines, strike through, Outline, shadow, underline, strike through
superscript, subscript 15 underlines, 5 strikethroughs, Embossed,
Engraved

Alignment horizontal Default, left, center, right, filled, Default, left, center, right, , filled, justify
justify, center across selection,
distributed

Alignment vertical Bottom,top,middle, distributed, justify Default, top, bottom, middle

Text orientation Yes Yes

Number formats 11 10

Border / Patterns Yes Yes

Cell protection Yes Yes

SmartArt Yes No
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Description Microsoft Excel 2007 OpenOffice.org Calc 2.x application

Number of functions >335 >275

Date and time 19 30
Financial 53 61
Information 16 17
Logical 7 6
Mathematical 59 64
Statistics 83 77
Database 11 11
Text 23 28
Array/Spreadsheet/Lookup 18 33
Engineering 39
Addin - 40

Sorting options Yes Yes

Conditional Formatting Yes Yes

Chart Wizard Yes Yes

Find & Replace Yes Yes

Custom Lists Yes Yes

Spelling, Auto correct Yes Yes

Research Yes No

Cell styles, style catalog Yes Yes

Change tracking Yes. Yes

Preview Yes Yes

Formula AutoPilot Yes Yes

Cell notes Yes Yes

Format As Table/ Yes Yes

AutoFormat

Conditional formatting Yes Yes

Goal Seek Yes Yes

Scenarios Yes Yes

Subtotals Yes Yes

Programming Yes Yes

Macro Recorder Yes Yes

Drawing Tools Yes Yes

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Charting

Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x software

Chart Gallery/ Wizard Yes. 73 charts types Yes. 79 chart types

Graph colors update with Yes No

presentation

Working directly in cells Yes Yes

Tab through selected cell Yes Yes

range

Drag legends Yes Yes

Live links to data file Yes Yes

Bar charts 15 19

Column Charts 19 21

Pie Charts 6 5
2D Yes Yes
3D Yes and 3DExploded Yes
proportional pies Yes (custom with %) Yes
pie of pies Yes Yes
bar of pie Yes No

Line Charts 7 11
Projected 3D Yes Yes

Scatter Charts 7 7

Radar / Net 3 6

Bubble 2 -

Doughnut 2 -

Stock 4 4

Area Charts: 6 6
Stacked Yes Yes
Shadowed 3D Yes Yes

Create Chart from Table Yes Yes

Create Chart without Yes Yes

Table
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Presentation
OpenOffice.org 2.x software offers similar features as PowerPoint 2007. In addition
OpenOffice.org software offers more advance drawing functionality allowing users greater
control and flexibility for creating custom images.

Description Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 OpenOffice.org Impress application

Presentation to web Yes Yes

Presentations as movies Yes No

Macromedia Flash No Yes

export

Preview Yes Yes

Multiple Slide Designs Yes Yes

Image Rotation Yes Yes

Password Protected Yes Yes

Import outline from Yes Yes

Writer

Styles Yes Yes

Layouts 20 20

Views

Outline Yes Yes

Slide sorter Yes Yes

Notes Yes Yes

Slide show Yes Yes

Handout Yes Yes

Transition effects 59 59

Animation effects 158 158

Effect preview Yes Yes

Package on CD Yes No

Email from presentation Yes Yes

Grid Yes Yes

Header / Footer Yes Yes

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Description Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 OpenOffice.org Impress application

Comments Yes No

Sound Support Yes Yes

Movie support Yes Yes

Drawing Tools Yes Yes

Canned Shapes Yes, 189 Yes, over 200

Fill color, Line color, Font Yes Yes

color

Edit Points Yes Yes

3D Styles Yes, 24 Yes, 12

3D Effects Yes, but not full 3D engine, limiting Yes, full 3D engine, with full rotation and
the appearance of 3D effects. Tilt, light sources. Illumination, shading,
depth, direction, lighting, surface rounded edges, scaled depth, rotation
color angle, textures, etc.

Canned Diagrams Yes, 6 No

Word Art Yes, 30 defaults, no custom Yes, fully customizable

SmartArt Yes No

Macro Recorder No No

XML No Standardized, complete and fully

documented OpenDocument file format

Build In PDF Export Yes (As PlugIn) Yes

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Database
OpenOffice.org 2.x software provides a powerful database front end. Autopilots helping you
at the creation of database tables, forms, reports and queries. Use the powerful HSQL file
format to save your forms, reports and queries with the data in a single file.
Microsoft Office provides the Access database with the Professional version of the Office
suite only.

Description Microsoft Access 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x application

(not all in Office flavors
available)

Database Table
Design View Yes Yes
Wizard Yes Yes

Queries
SQL View Yes Yes
Wizard Yes Yes

Forms
Design View Yes Yes
Wizard Yes Yes

Reports
Design View Yes No
Wizard Yes Yes

Database types/interfaces
JDBC No Yes
ODBC Yes Yes
ADO Yes Yes (Windows only)
Access Yes (default) Yes (Windows only)
Microsoft SQL Server Yes Yes (via JDBC/ODBC)
Microsoft Excel Yes Yes
OpenDoc. Spreadsheet No Yes
dBase
Paradox Yes Yes (via ODBC)
HSQLDB Yes (via ODBC) Yes (default)
MySQL No Yes
Oracle Yes (via ODBC) Yes (via JDBC/ODBC)

Address Books
Mozilla No Yes
Windows Yes Yes

Number of controls for the 17 18

database form

Number of form templates 25 10

PivotTable/Chart as form Yes No

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Description Microsoft Access 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x application

(not all in Office flavors
available)

Number of styles for 25 6

reports

Number of Controls for the 17 -

database report

Extras
OpenOffice.org 2.x software offers a large selection of templates and samples with the
product, and Microsoft provides good additional information and resources over the web.
The OpenOffice.org software gallery makes it easy to view, select and insert images and
animations into users' documents.

Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x software

Templates Word: 45, Excel: 6 Writer: 2, Calc: 0, Impress 8

PowerPoint 60. and dozens of templates available on
More templates in the web openoffice.org

Clip Art 400 + images Thousands available in the web

Clip Art Insertion Module Task Pane Gallery, easy drag and drop includes bi
directional import and export to and
from the Gallery.

Sounds .wav files 2 35

Animations 4 Hundreds available in the web

Clipart Sounds/ Grouped together Grouped separately, but in same folder.

Animation Grouping

Wizards Word: No Wizards available Yes, Document Converter, Agenda,

PowerPoint: No Wizards available Euro Converter, Fax, List Box, Letter,
Excel: Text import, Convert text to Presentation, Print Forms, DB
column, Lookup Formula, Conditional Connection, DB Forms, DB Report, DB
Sum, Creating Formula, Function Query, DB Tables, HTML WebPage,
Arguments Wizard System Address Book, Chart, install
Access: Getting Started, Collect data new dictionaries.
by using email, Create Form, Create
Sub-form, Command button,
List/Combobox, Lookup, Query,
Report, Table, Upsizing, Database
Splitter, Export, Import Wizard

Seamless Integration of Yes Yes

clipart preview and
insertion

Easy to store and reuse Yes Yes

custom graphics and
diagrams
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Desktop View
OpenOffice.org 2.x software integrates into the system seamlessly. Each module can be
launched separately but these individual modules can also exchange documents types from
each other.

Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x software

General Appearance Right panel changes with tasks All modules launched separately, but share
at hand. the same code base, making launching the
consecutive applications efficient for system
resources

Buttons Replaced by Ribbons

Normal Yes Yes
Large No Yes
Flat No Yes

Single Document Single Single

Interface

Views
Page layout Yes Yes
Draft Yes (not WYSIWYG) No
Web layout Yes Yes
Outline Yes Yes (with Navigator)
Full screen Yes Yes
Reading layout Yes No
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Accessibility

OpenOffice.org 2.x software uses the Accessibility bridge from the Java (TM) platform. This
interface is supported by a number of Accessibility tools.

Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x software

Handwriting Recognition Yes. In Writing Pad or No

Anywhere

On Screen Keyboards Yes text and symbol Windows: Using third party tools.
Linux: GNOME On Screen Keyboard (GOK).

Speech Recognition Yes No

Screen Reader Support Yes all Windows third party Yes, following third party tools are working :
tools on the market. On Solaris(TM) OE and Linux:
Gnopernicus Screen Reader and Magnifier.
On Windows
JAWs Screen Reader ( 4.5 or higher)
ZoomText Screen Magnifier (7.11 or higher)

Full Keyboard Navigation Yes Yes

and Control

Use of System Color Yes Yes

Schemes

System Font & Color Yes Yes

settings

Optional Suppression of Yes Yes

graphics

Support for Assistive Yes Yes

Technologies

Non-Blinking Text Yes Yes

Selection Cursor
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Localization
Here is a comparison of available languages and localization features of OpenOffice.org 2.x
and Microsoft Office 2007. Currently 92 localizations in several stages are available, an
excerpt is listed below. Note that through the active OpenOffice.org community the number
of localizations increases permanently.

Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x software

Translation Translate functions translates No

word by word, English, French &
Spanish

# Localizations 30 17 (more expected in the future)

Identifies language & Automatically identifies what Can check all languages at once
switches dictionary language you are typing in and
switches the spell checker,
autocorrect and proofing tools
accordingly.

Localized versions come Yes. Each localized version Yes, localized versions come with proofing
with other languages comes with a Proofing Pak with tools in several languages
1-4 other languages. Also can
add language proofing tools with
$80 Proofing Tools CD.

Localized Office Yes Some

websites

Arabic Yes Yes

Azerbaijani No Yes

Basque No Yes

Brazilian Portuguese Yes Yes

Catalan No Yes

Chinese (Simplified) Yes Yes

Chinese (Traditional) Yes Yes

Croatian No Yes

Czech Yes Yes

Danish Yes Yes

Croatian No Yes

Dutch Yes Yes

English Yes Yes

Estonian No Yes

Finnish Yes Yes

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Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x software

French Yes Yes

Friulian No Yes

German Yes Yes

Greek Yes Yes

Hebrew Yes Yes

Hindi No Yes

Hungarian Yes Yes

Italian Yes Yes

Japanese Yes Yes

Korean Yes Yes

Lao No Yes

Lithuanian No Yes

Malagasy No Yes

Norwegian Yes Yes

Papmiento No Yes

Portuguese (European) Yes Yes

Polish Yes Yes

Romanian Yes Yes

Russian Yes Yes

Slovenian No Yes

Slovakian No Yes

Spanish Yes Yes

Swedish Yes Yes

Tamil No Yes

Thai Yes Yes

Turkish Yes Yes

Urdu No Yes

Vietnamese No Yes

Welsh No Yes
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Interoperability and Standards

This is a comparison of standards and file formats supported by OpenOffice.org 2.x and
Microsoft Office 2007. OpenOffice.org 2.x has powerful Microsoft Office document filters.

Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x software

Build In PDF Export Yes (As PlugIn) Yes

StarOffice 5.x No Yes

OpenOffice.org XML file format No Yes

OpenDocument XML file format Optional Filter Available Yes (default)

Microsoft Office Open XML Yes (default) Optional filters available

Word Processing Filters

MS Word Windows(*.doc)
XP Yes Yes
2000 Yes Yes
97 Yes Yes
95 Yes Yes
6.0 Yes Yes
5.0 Yes Yes

MS Word XML Yes Yes

WordPerfect (*.wpd)
10-13 Yes Yes

MS Works
2.0 DOS No No
3.0 Windows No No
4.0 Mac No No
4.0-9.0 Windows (*.wps) Yes No

WordStar
2000 (3.0m 3.5) No Yes

HTML (*.htm, *.html) Yes Yes

XHTML Yes Yes

Flat XML Yes Yes

Text (*.rtf, *.txt, *.asc, *.ans) Yes Yes

PDA
AportisDoc (Palm) No Yes
DocBook (simplified) No Yes
Pocket Word (WinCE) Yes Yes

Ichitaro 8/9/10/11 No Yes

Hangui WP 97 No Yes
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Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x software

StarWriter 2.0 No Yes

StarWriter DOS No Yes

Spreadsheet Filters

StarCalc 3.0 - 5.0 No Yes

StarCalc 1.0 No Yes

MS Excel 97-2003 Yes Yes

MS Excel 4.x-5.0/95 Yes Yes

MS Excel XML 2003 Yes Yes

Quattro Pro 6.0 No Yes

Rich Text Format (rtf) Yes Yes

Pocket Excel Yes Yes

XML Yes Yes

dBase Yes Yes

Text Yes Yes

SYLK Yes Yes

DIF Yes Yes

HTML Yes Yes

Lotus 1-2-3 Yes Yes

Presentation Filters

StarImpress/Draw 3.0 - 5.0 No Yes

MS PowerPoint Yes Yes

Macromedia Flash export No Yes

CGM - Computer No Yes

Graphics Metafile
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Graphic Support
Both Microsoft Office 2007 and OpenOffice.org software support most of the standard
graphics file formats.

Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x

software

Total 22 25

BMP - MS Windows Yes Yes

CDR - CorelDraw Yes No

CGM - Computer Graphics Meta Yes Yes

DRW - Microgrfx Designer Yes No

DXF - AutoCAD Yes Yes

EMF - MS Win. Metafile Yes Yes

EMZ - Compressed Win. Enhanced Yes No

Metafile

EPS - Encapsulated PostScript(TM) Yes Yes

software

FPX - FPX Format Yes No

GIF - Graphics Interchange Yes Yes

JPG - JPEG Yes Yes

MET - OS/2 Metafile No Yes

MIX - Picture IT Forma Yes No

PBM - Portable Bitmap No Yes

PCD - Photo CD Yes Yes

PCT - Mac Pict Yes Yes

PCX - Zsoft Paintbrush Yes Yes

PCZ - Compressed Mac PICT Yes No

PGM - Portable Graymap No Yes

PNG - Portable Network Graphic Yes Yes

PPM - Portable Pixelmap No Yes

PSD – Adobe ® Photoshop software No Yes

RAS - Sun Rasterfile No Yes

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Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x

software

SBM No Yes

SGG No Yes

SVG No Yes

TGA - Truevision TARGA Yes Yes

TIF - Tag Image File Yes Yes

WMF - MS Windows Metafile Yes Yes

WMZ - Compressed Windows Metafile Yes No

WPG - WordPerfect Graphic Yes No

XBM - X-Consortium No Yes

XPM No Yes
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System Requirements
Microsoft Office 2007 Professional installation on Microsoft Windows requires 410 MB free
disk space. Also note the significant extra memory required to run each additional Microsoft
application. With OpenOffice.org, all modules run using only a slight increase in incremental
system resources for each additional module launched.

Description Microsoft Office 2007 OpenOffice.org 2.x software

Hardware architecture
IBM PC PC PC
Sun SPARC(R) Not SPARC Sun SPARC

Processor Pentium 500 MHz or higher Pentium CPU or higher

UltraSparc II / III / IV / IV+

Memory / RAM Windows XP SP 2, 2003 SP1, Vista: Win 98, Me: 128 MB
256 MB 2000,XP,Vista: 128 MB
Solaris Sparc:, x86 128 MB
Linux x86 : 128 MB

Hard Disk Space Standard: 1.5 GB for installation 350 MB+130 MB optional languages
Professional: 2.0 GB for installation
Ultimate: 3.0 GB for installation

Video Super VGA (1024x768) or higher, 800x600 or higher-resolution graphic

256+ colors device with 256 colors

Other Requirements CD-ROM CD-ROM or internet connection

OS supported Windows XP , 2003, Vista Windows 98, ME

Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista

Solaris OE

Linux x86

OS X OS X