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StarOffice 7 Office Suite is the world's leading office productivity suite on Linux and the Solaris OS, and the leading alternative office suite on Windows.
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Full-featured
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Includes word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tool, drawing tool and database.
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Get your work done fast. Whatever your office productivity need, StarOffice can help you.
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Intuitive GUI
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Graphical user interface is familiar, and easy to learn.
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Learning StarOffice, or switching to it from another office suite, is easy! Your cost in time and training will be minimal.
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XML file format, open and published on OpenOffice.org
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StarOffice Writer (.sxw), Calc (.sxc), Impress (.sxi, .sxp), Draw(.sxd) and Math(.sxm) files are saved in a compressed XML-based file format.
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Any editor that supports XML can be used to read, edit and save StarOffice documents. File sharing is easy, and users are not locked in to a proprietary vendor format.
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Assistive technology
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Screen magnifier, screen reader, onscreen keyboard.
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Easier to use for handicapped users, including those who are blind or have impaired motor skills.
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Templates
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Included are frequently used business document templates, as well as animation, graphics and images.
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Get a fast start on your work and add flair to presentations by using the included templates and grahics.
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Macro recorder
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Record a series of operations; save and assign to shortcut key.
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Save time by automating repetitive tasks.
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Multi-OS
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Runs on Linux, Solaris OS and Windows
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Standardize on a common productivity tool across all your computing environments.
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Interoperability
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Read, edit and save files to file formats from other office suites, such as Microsoft Office.
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Maintain your current investment in other file formats. Collaborate with users of Microsoft Office.
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PDF Export
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Save files to PDF with a single click.
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Easily share files within and outside your organization with the popular PDF read-only format.
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Flash Export
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Export presentations to Macromedia Flash format.
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Display StarOffice multimedia presentations in almost any web browser.
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Send documents by e-mail
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From within StarOffice, invoke email to send the current document as an attachment.
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Easily mail documents without separately starting up the email client, or navigating a file hierarchy.
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Backward compatible
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Open or save files in StarOffice 5.x formats.
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Preserve your intellectual capital on StarOffice 5.x files, and easily migrate up to the latest version of StarOffice.
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Bi-directional text support
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Set the StarOffice interface to display from right to left.
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Work more intuitively in languages that naturally write from right to left.
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Complex Text Layout
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Correctly display complex text.
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Work in languages requiring complex text layouts, such as characters that change when paired with other characters. Must have the language font installed.
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Asian Language Support
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Asian language support is available in StarSuite. Please go to www.sun.com/starsuite to get more information.
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Multi-platform font handling
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FreeType and TrueType fonts supported.
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High quality fonts look the same on Linux, Solaris OS and Windows.
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Features & Benefits
StarOffice 7 Office Suite is the world's leading office productivity suite on Linux and the Solaris OS, and the leading alternative office suite on Windows.
StarOffice software is affordable, easy to use, and based on open standards. It offers word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database capabilities. Its familiar interface enables quick productivity and results for the business user, and elegant output for the consumer.
StarOffice 7 software adds functionality to enable export to PDF, and to the Macromedia Flash format. It also introduces a macro recorder, support for assistive technologies and complex text layouts, increased Microsoft Office interoperability and improved usability and stability.
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System Requirements
Platform - All Sparc and ultra-SPARC based hardware
- Intel x86 hardware
- JRE 1.4.1 and higher
Operating System
- Microsoft Windows 98, ME, NT (Service Pack 6 or higher), 2000 (Service Pack 2 or higher) or XP
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Linux Kernel version 2.2.13 or higher, glibc2 version 2.2.0 or higher
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Solaris 8 Operating Environment (SPARC TM Platform Edition) or higher with patches 108434-04, 108773-13, 108435-04 (only 64 bit), 109147-14 required for Solaris 8
- Solaris 8 Operating Environment (x86 Platform Edition) or higher with patches 108436-01 and 108774-12 required for Solaris 8
Warranty Level and Length Defective media and install. Standard 90 days.
Licensing StarOffice employs named or specific user-based licensing. A StarOffice RTU license gives a named user license to run StarOffice on up to five of their machines. Ex: a user can run StarOffice on their desktop, laptop, home computer without having to pay additional licensing fees.
The licensing is perpetual and there is no renewal needed of StarOffice licenses.
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