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<blockquote data-quote="gregweller" data-source="post: 189767" data-attributes="member: 879">I downloaded and installed a copy a few months ago to test it, and I know that the word processor is compatible with Word 2000 stuff (at least the documents I tested it with).&nbsp; \This is from the Star Office FAQ on Sun's web site:Q.&nbsp; File compatibility is critical. Does the StarOffice 5.2 suite make it easy to&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; exchange files with Microsoft Office?&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;A. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Yes. The StarOffice suite includes an import/export feature that provides seamless&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; interoperability with Microsoft Office. You can easily open and edit existing Microsoft&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in StarOffice suite. You can also save your StarOffice&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; documents, spreadsheets, and presentations as Microsoft Office files.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Back to top&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 5. Q.&nbsp; Is StarOffice 5.2 software 100-percent compatible with Microsoft Office files?&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; A.&nbsp;&nbsp; It's impossible to achieve 100-percent compatibility without access to the source code,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; which Microsoft does not make publicly available. However, the compatibility of the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; StarOffice 5.2 suite with Microsoft Office is among the best in the industry.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Interoperability filters provide detailed information on formatting attributes for importing and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; exporting files between Microsoft Office and StarOffice 5.2 software.So a good guess would be that Excel would work with Star Office.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gregweller, post: 189767, member: 879"] I downloaded and installed a copy a few months ago to test it, and I know that the word processor is compatible with Word 2000 stuff (at least the documents I tested it with). \ This is from the Star Office FAQ on Sun's web site: Q. File compatibility is critical. Does the StarOffice 5.2 suite make it easy to exchange files with Microsoft Office? A. Yes. The StarOffice suite includes an import/export feature that provides seamless interoperability with Microsoft Office. You can easily open and edit existing Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in StarOffice suite. You can also save your StarOffice documents, spreadsheets, and presentations as Microsoft Office files. Back to top 5. Q. Is StarOffice 5.2 software 100-percent compatible with Microsoft Office files? A. It's impossible to achieve 100-percent compatibility without access to the source code, which Microsoft does not make publicly available. However, the compatibility of the StarOffice 5.2 suite with Microsoft Office is among the best in the industry. Interoperability filters provide detailed information on formatting attributes for importing and exporting files between Microsoft Office and StarOffice 5.2 software. So a good guess would be that Excel would work with Star Office. [/QUOTE]

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