![]() ![]() Assessmentįor the casual office suite user, FreeOffice is a fine alternative to the larger and more complex Libre/OpenOffice, and offers a feature set that meets or exceeds other options such as Calligra or Abiword/Gnumeric. If you like it, you can continue to use it, if not, just remove it. So if you are keen to help out with the charity, all you have to do is to download the software and test it out. Download for good causeįor every copy of FreeOffice downloaded, SoftMaker SoftMaker donates € 0.10 to development and charity projects on. A simple test with all three programs show this is the case in TextMaker and PlanMaker Presentations showed some slight placement and font differences, but as is always the case, you milage may vary in exchanging files with other programs. Softmaker prides itself on maintaining compatibility with the file types it does support. DOCX as well as ODT files (but it will only save ODT). In addition, PlanMaker and Presentations only support the older, binary (.XLS/.PPT) file format. It’s easy to share documents with other Linux programs, provided you save spreadsheets and presentations in a Microsoft format. In addition, compared to the paid version, FreeOffice lacks some high-level features, most notably spellcheck dictionaries. This “OLE”-style embedding is only available in the Windows version of the software. (Do that many people use a lightning bolt in their slideshows?)Īcross the applications, the only real lacking feature is the ability to insert linked content from other documents (such as part of a spreadsheet within a text document). ![]() Presentations: Likewise, the Presentations app will probably suffice for most users, with a selection of transitions and auto-shapes on par with those available in other programs.One interesting feature is “Object Mode,” which changes the toolbar to allow for easy insertion of text or image frames. PlanMaker: With over 330 functions, PlanMaker is as much spreadsheet as most users need.TextMaker also offers an “Outline” view, which allows you to expand and collapse large sections of text (as defined by heading styles) for easy browsing – think of it as code folding for the word processor. TextMaker: It’s easy to create formatted documents, and objects such as images, tables, indexes/tables of contents, and fields.The features of the programs in FreeOffice line up well with other packages available for Linux users. The below screenshots demonstrate the UI’s for the TextMaker, PlanMaker, and Presentations applications. The menus are well organized, and should present little difficulty after some small adjustment (as would occur anytime you’re switching applications). User InterfaceĮach of the apps has a familiar, menu-and-toolbar layout that should feel familiar to users of MS Office, Libre/OpenOffice, and most other suites. The applications are TextMaker (word processor), PlanMaker (spreadsheet), and Presentations. Once installed, you’ll find their icons in the Dash or menu for your desktop (they appeared under the “Office” menu in KDE). Sudo dpkg -i softmaker-freeoffice_676-01_b ![]()
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