Windows/Mac/Linux (All platforms): The Writer's Tools extension adds a useful new menu to the popular, open source office suite OpenOffice.org that bakes convenient tools like Google Translate, an ...

One of the perqs of being a journalist is that I often hear about software and events before most people. A case in point is Writer's Tools, an extension for OpenOffice.org Writer being developed by ...

The good thing is, OpenOffice.org is very similar to Microsoft Office OpenOffice.org is an office package by Sun Microsystems. The package was initially introduced for *nix OSes and Sun OS machines, ...

With a few settings tweaks and cautious formatting, you can keep from losing features when moving files between the two word processors. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an ...

The OpenOffice.org development team has released the second beta of the forthcoming OpenOffice.org 3.0 office suite. The latest beta includes a number of new features that will make the wait for 3.0 ...

Although I do most of my professional writing in Bluefish, I usually use OpenOffice.org at least once a day. Consequently, I keep a close eye on the OpenOffice.org Extensions page. These days, many ...

Using the free and open-source productivity suite OpenOffice.org can be a godsend for those that don’t want to hand over more money to Microsoft. Its word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and ...

OpenOffice.org Writer beta handled the first two documents just fine with hardly any format differences (nothing that mattered at any rate). The third document was a different matter. The formatting ...