Openoffice v Neooffice

I am experimenting with the <OpenOffice.org> office suite and would be interested in other members experience of using it and/or Neooffice.
The obstacle I have at the moment is in opening applications other than 'writer' when running openoffice 2.0 on X11.
Tommy
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6) Using x11 and openoffice

I have used both programs quite a bit. I've found them to be 100% compatible with Microsoft Office on all my exchanges with other people. I've never had any trouble opening a document from a Windows MS-Office user. And, the documents have looked exactly right every time. Likewise when they are opening my documents.
NeoOffice and OpenOffice are basically the same program.
The difference is that OpenOffice runs on Unix and requires the X11 interface to run. The X11 interface essentially provides the program with the tools for the User Interface (the graphical environment).
NeoOffice is just OpenOffice converted to run "natively" in Mac OS X without requiring the Unix X11 interface.
I have used both programs, and prefer NeoOffice.
I find that OpenOffice is more "responsive" once it is open than NeoOffice. Particularly when running PowerPoint presentations.
But, I prefer NeoOffice because it doesn't require me to mess with two different programs to use it (X11 and OpenOffice).
I like just opening one program and closing just one program when I need it.
It's just inconvenient to have to close X11 when I'm done. Not a huge hassle. Just don't like to work that way.
Otherwise, they are both great programs.
As for opening the other modules, both OpenOffice and NeoOffice open up into the Writer automatically.
If you want to use the Spreadsheet or Presentation program, then you have to go under the file menu and choose to open a new document with one of those programs.
Select:
File --> New --> and then whatever program you want.
Hope this helps.

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Forget OpenOffice.Install NeoOffice.No X11 needed.
http://www.neooffice.org

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Allan Eckert wrote:
There is OpenOffice and NeoOffice which are free
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clemsonbaseball wrote:
Microsoft was absolutely no help with this issue I have been dealing with.
Sadly they rarely are.
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I have Office 2008 and was having difficulty with it freezing up, etc.
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Ferro wrote:
Can I attach any iWork 08 files to Mail and be able to be opened by a PC user ?
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