LibreOffice REVIEW

LibreOffice is a powerful suite of office applications aimed at unleashing the creativity and enhancing the productivity of families, businesses, charities, and government departments around the world. The free and open source office suite is built based on the OpenOffice codebase, making it an active successor to the discontinued open source office solution. Having a clean user interface and feature-rich tools, LibreOffice can produce neat and professional-looking documents of any type: letters, master theses, brochures, financial reports, marketing presentations, technical drawings, and diagrams.

Furthermore, LibreOffice supports multiple document formats which include Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx), Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx), Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx), Microsoft Publisher, as well as the modern document format known as OpenDocument Format or ODF. Last but not least, the office suite offers a wide range of extensions and templates that enable users to add new functionalities to its tools and create documents faster and smarter.

Create, Edit, and Enhance All Types Of Documents

LibreOffice delivers a powerful and fully featured word processing and desktop publishing tool that makes it easy for users to create and edit various types of documents. Whether they are producing simple documents like quick memos or complex documents such as books; the tool can help them do their tasks.

The word processor permits users to apply custom styles to their documents, allowing them to create documents that look good and easier to read. Through the aid of its AutoCorrect dictionary, they can immediately spot typographical errors and spelling mistakes on the fly. It has an AutoComplete feature which provides suggested words and phrases while they are typing and instantly completes the words or phrases that they started typing.

Intuitive Spreadsheet Program

The office suite has an intuitive and easy to learn spreadsheet program which makes it possible to collect, cross-tabulate, and summarize data from corporate databases; assisting users in obtaining insights into their data. In addition, the program is built with wizards that guide them in selecting and using the advanced features within it.

The spreadsheet tool supports multiple users. Because of this, team members can easily collaborate on their workbooks and spreadsheets, and at the same time, editing conflicts are eliminated. They will be able to share spreadsheets with each other and owners of spreadsheets can add new data to spreadsheets in just a few clicks.

Produce Presentation Materials With Media-Rich Content

LibreOffice is equipped with a presentation tool that enables users to create presentation materials with media-rich content. They can incorporate attractive 3D scenes and images into their presentations as well as add 2D objects and components.

When it comes to managing slideshow presentations, the presentation program is equipped with a feature called Slide Show Mode. This feature allows users to control how slides are being shown and sequenced. Thus, they can specify which slides should be displayed, apply a manual or timed slide transition, and activate or deactivate pointer and navigator visibility.

Eye-Popping Drawings, Graphics, And Diagrams

The office suite also provides a powerful drawing program that lets users enhance their documents with eye-popping sketches, graphics, and diagrams. The tool is ideal for producing technical drawings, brochures, and posters. With such program, they will be able to control, group, and crop graphical objects.

The drawing program can automatically calculate and show linear dimensions as users draw objects and elements. In addition, it allows them to create photo albums and convert images to different formats.

Fast, Flexible, And Powerful Database Management System

Another program available in LibreOffice is its fast, flexible, and powerful database management system. This system offers native drivers for widely used multi-user database engines such as MySQL/MariaDB, Adabas D, MS Access and PostgreSQL. Also, it enables users to virtually connect to other database engines. The program comes with a set of predefined table definitions which streamline the process of tracking assets, customers, sales orders, invoices, and other items.

Neat Equation And Formula Editor

LibreOffice offers a neat equation and formula editor which is used for inserting perfectly formatted mathematical and scientific equations and formulas into text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and drawings. With the formula editor, equations and formulas with various elements can be created. Thus, users will be able to include fractions, exponents, indices, integrals, mathematical functions, inequalities, and matrices in their equations and formulas.

Improve Accessibility With The OpenDocument Format (ODF)

LibreOffice maximizes the liberal and flexible capabilities of the OpenDocument Format or ODF, a fully open and ISO standardised file format which is also supported by other office programs. As a result, documents and data can be easily transferred between different programs and operating systems without the need to pay for license fees or worry about vendor lock-ins.

Extensions And Templates

Summing it up, the office suite has an extensive library of powerful and smart extensions. These extensions can be accessed from the LibreOffice Extension Center. The extensions are actually software plugins which can be installed to expand the functionalities of LibreOffice or any of its tools. Aside from its comprehensive collection of extensions, LibreOffice comes with built-in document templates which can be utilized to simplify and automate any task related to document creation.

LibreOffice is a free software. Thus, you can use it together with its programs for free with no enterprise pricing fees to worry about.