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548 Part IV . Running Applications Other Word Processors If your distribution does not include the OpenOffice.org suite, or you just want to try something else, you have some other choices: . StarOffice The StarOffice productivity suite contains applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, e-mail, news, charting, and graphics. It was created to run on Linux systems, but it runs in other environments as well. It can import and export a variety of Microsoft file formats. StarOffice is owned by Sun Microsystems, which sells it as a commercial product. . AbiWord The AbiWord word processor (abiword command), is noncommercial software and is the first application produced by the AbiSource project (www.abisource.com). In addition to working with files in its own format (.abw and .zabw), AbiWord can import files in Microsoft Word and several other formats. . KOffice The KOffice package contains a set of office productivity applications designed for the KDE desktop (you must have the KDE desktop environment). The noncommercial software includes a word processor (KWord), spreadsheet (KSpread), presentation creator (KPresenter), and diagram-drawing program (KChart). These applications can be run separately or within a KOffice Workspace. Using StarOffice The StarOffice suite from Sun Microsystems, Inc. (www.sun.com/staroffice) is a product that runs on Linux, UNIX, and Windows operating systems. Like OpenOffice.org, StarOffice contains many features that make it compatible with Microsoft Office applications. In particular, it includes the capability to import Microsoft Word and Excel files. StarOffice is probably the most complete integrated office suite for Linux. It includes: . Writer StarOffice s word-processing application. It can import documents from a variety of formats, with special emphasis on Word documents. . Calc The StarOffice spreadsheet program. You can import spreadsheets from Microsoft Excel and other popular programs. . Impress Create presentations with this application. . Draw A vector-oriented drawing program that includes the capability to create 3D objects and to use texturing. . Base Manage your data sources. You can access a variety of database interfaces.
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