Kemik
07-02-2006, 06:13 PM
Hello all,
As I don't really want to buy Microsoft Office I decided to give OpenOffice a try. The word processor and spreadsheet software works great, however the database software really isn't up to par. It won't even start for me. I may have to reinstall it.
Does anyone have any other office style programs? I only really need a word processor, spreadsheet and database software.
Thank you!
Daniel_G
07-02-2006, 06:37 PM
I can't really reccommend anything other than MS Office and OpenOffice. You could try Microsoft Works, its a really dumbed down version of MS Office and i'm not even sure if it has database...or spreadsheet for that matter, I haven't used it in a while.
Have you tried Ability Office? http://www.ability.com/
rocketcity
07-02-2006, 07:04 PM
Take a look at 602software (http://www.software602.com) look at their 602 pc suite. It has been a long time since I used it (I now use a Mac :clap: ) but when I did, they had a good data base system and word processor.
It does cost a little, Starts at $39.95 US & comes with a 30 day free trial.
hekwu
07-02-2006, 08:25 PM
You can get office 2007 for free (it is legal beta). That would at least let you have free office until Jan/Feb 2007, I believe.
It seems ok...
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/overview.mspx
Mark S
07-02-2006, 08:57 PM
Hello all,
As I don't really want to buy Microsoft Office I decided to give OpenOffice a try. The word processor and spreadsheet software works great, however the database software really isn't up to par. It won't even start for me. I may have to reinstall it.
Does anyone have any other office style programs? I only really need a word processor, spreadsheet and database software.
Thank you!
When you say "Database software" do you mean an equivalent to MS Access? Something with such a interface for free is going to be hard to come by...
