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Word Processors

Explore the strengths and weaknesses of OpenOffice and Microsoft Word as powerful word processors. OpenOffice boasts features such as broad language support, significant document capacity, and strong academic tools, all while being open source and highly customizable. In contrast, Microsoft Word 2007 offers a new user interface with live previews, contextual tabs, and robust desktop publishing capabilities. Assess the enhanced PDF management, easy accessibility to references, and unique formatting options each software provides to determine which word processor best suits your needs.

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Word Processors

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  1. Word Processors

  2. OpenOffice.org

  3. + • Broad language support • Largest document capacity • Great multi-platform support • A strong academic word processor • Enhanced PDF management • Bibliography (or citation) database • Book view • Customizability • Document Wizards • Document recovery • Attractive, clean, familiar interface • All the advantages of Open Source • Easy to learn and use

  4. - • Suite-dependence • Narrow dialog windows • Word Count dialog • Outlining • No Horizontal Page Setup format • That big fat download

  5. Microsoft Word 2007

  6. + • The new user interface. • Live Preview • Word 2007's desktop publishing features • Building Blocks • Recent Documents are now fully displayed and expanded • Contextual spelling • One-click access to references • One-click access to references • Word 2007's outlining • Live Word count • Expanded document capacity • Contextual Tabs • Built-in Equation Editor • Themes • Graphics • A better programming model Little things

  7. - • New document format compatibility • OGA, Office Genuine Advantage • It's Microsoft • New user interface • Dependencies are everywhere • Full citation dialog • The Help Menu is gone • Microsoft Word is still a de facto standard. • Price • Licensing

  8. WordPerfect X3

  9. + • Power throughout the program • Word count button on the status bar • Paste without formatting • Save without MetaDatafeature • Enhanced PDF • Graphics handling • Table of authorities • Keyboard shortcuts • Color schemes for the UI • Workspace manager • Announced ODF and MS-OOXML support for next version • Full setup took only 10 minutes • Corel is not perfect but • Little things

  10. - • Exporting to XML and HTML • WordPerfect is not sold separately • Still no Unicode support • Corel is not perfect but

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