

Support for Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros (thanks to the ooo-build project) Support for linear programming extensions for spreadsheets (thanks to the ooo-build project) Style-enabled layout system for text and cells

More conditional layout options for cells The ability to import Microsoft Works word processing documents (thanks to the libwps and ooo-build projects)

The ability to import WordPerfect documents (thanks to the libwpd project) Roman (Western and Eastern European languages)Ī logical style system that does not invent styles based on your layout choices Support for text entry in non-Roman scripts including South Asian, East Asian, right-to-left and complex text layout scripts Localized user interface and help files (number of languages) Unified User Interface, reducing learning time and costs Support for voice-dictation and similar software Support for Microsoft Office 2007 (OpenXML) file formats Support for international standard ISO 26300 OpenDocument file formats Type ahead word-completion (optional), similar to features found in mobile phonesĪ logical, safe and suite-wide system for templates, so these are never accidentally updatedĬlean HTML code export (compliant with international web standards) Microsoft OfficeĪpart from these benefits, NeoOffice 2.1 has features that outshine Microsoft Office:ĭocument contents searchable by Spotlight There is a strong community support forum that is also frequented by the developers at NeoOffice vs. Most importantly, NeoOffice is free and open source software relieving you of costly licensing fees. The advantages of NeoOffice over other office suites, particularly Microsoft's, are legion. For a comparison between the current versions of NeoOffice, /X11, and Microsoft Office, see NeoOffice Feature Comparison. This page compares NeoOffice 2.1 (a legacy version of NeoOffice) to 2.1 and Microsoft Office 2004.
