When it comes to office suites, OpenOffice is the clear choice. A capable rival to Microsoft Office, it is available Linux, Mac and Windows, and is installed by default on the most popular Linux distributions.

OpenOffice is known for it's high compatibility with the Microsoft Office file formats, so files can be easily exchanged with people who still use that. As well, the look and feel is designed to make the transition from Microsoft Office easy.

Locally, Earlham School of Religion uses OpenOffice exclusively in its student labs, and Randolph Southern High School uses it on 120 computers. OpenOffice is in use regularly at area businesses including Whitewater Acupuncture and Summersault website development.

Before you purchase or upgrade Microsoft Office, you owe it to yourself to check out OpenOffice!