Apache OpenOffice.org Writer is a word processor and visual ( WYSIWYG ) HTML editor that is part of OpenOffice.org and is free software.
| Apache OpenOffice.org Writer | |
|---|---|
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 Screenshot of OpenOffice.org Writer on Ubuntu 10.10 | |
| Type of | Word processor |
| Developer | Apache Software Foundation , formerly Oracle Corporation and community |
| Written on | and |
| operating system | cross platform software |
| First edition | |
| Latest version | 4.1.6 ( Nov 18, 2018 ) |
| License | Apache |
| Site | openoffice.org/product/w... |
Writer is a free analogue of proprietary Microsoft Word . Writer also has some features not found in Word, for example [1] , support for page styles.
Writer allows you to save documents in various formats, including Microsoft Word , RTF , XHTML , PDF, and the OASIS Open Document Format , which is the default format used since OpenOffice.org 2.0, as well as in the format of previous versions of Writer (including the version SO Writer 5.2). Writer also allows you to export to the MediaWiki format (in versions 3.0 and higher, using an optional install extension). At the same time, it allows you to import Corel WordPerfect ( WDP ), 602 Document ( .602 ), WPS Word ( WPS ) documents, files of some formats of mobile word processors on PocketPC and Palm platforms and some others.
The list of supported formats and the quality of export / import are constantly improving (example: support for the 602 Document format appeared in version 2.2.1).
Like all programs included with OpenOffice.org, Writer can be run on many different operating systems, including Linux , Mac OS X , FreeBSD, and Microsoft Windows.
In addition, there is a special version of OpenOffice.org Writer Portable (part of OpenOffice.org Portable ) that can be used without installation, which allows you to run it, for example, from a flash drive .
Supported file formats
OpenOffice uses ISO / IEC 26300: 2006 [2] OpenDocument as its native format. OpenOffice versions 2.0-2.3.0 used ODF 1.0 by default, versions 2.3.1-2.4.3 used ODF 1.1.
Prior to version 1.x, OpenOffice used OpenOffice.org XML . This helped OASIS develop OpenDocument [3] [4] based on it.
OpenOffice also claims support for the following formats [5] [6] :
| Format | Expansion | Reading | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenOffice.org XML | SXW, STW, SXC, STC, SXI, STI, SXD, STD, SXM | Yes | Yes | native to 2.x |
| Microsoft Word for Windows 2 | DOC, DOT | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Word 6.0 / 95 | DOC, DOT | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Word 97-2003 | DOC, DOT | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Word 2007 | Docx | Yes | ||
| Microsoft Word 2003 XML (WordprocessingML) | XML | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Excel 4/5/95 | XLS, XLW, XLT | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Excel 97-2003 | XLS, XLW, XLT | Yes | Yes | |
| Docbook | XML | Yes | Yes | from version 1.1 |
| Wordperfect | WPD | Yes | ||
| WordPerfect Suite 2000 / Office 1.0 | Wps | Yes | ||
| StarOffice StarWriter 3/4/5 | SDW, SGL, VOR | Yes | Yes | |
| Ichitaro 8/9/10/11 | JTD, JTT | Yes | ||
| ApportisDoc (Palm) | PDB | Yes | Yes | Requires Java |
| Hangul WP 97 | Hwp | Yes | ||
| Microsoft Pocket Word | PSW | Yes | Yes | Requires Java |
| Microsoft Pocket Excel | Pxl | Yes | Yes | Requires Java |
| Microsoft RTF | RTF | Yes | Yes | “You are likely to experience loss of formatting and images” [6] |
| Plain text | Txt | Yes | Yes | various encodings supported |
| Portable document format | Yes | Yes | Export from 1.1 [7] ; PDF / A -1a (ISO 19005-1) export from 2.4 [8] [9] ; some readable in Impress | |
| Comma Separated Values | CSV, TXT | Yes | Yes | |
| Microsoft Excel 2003 XML | XML | Yes | Yes | |
| Lotus 1-2-3 | WK1, WKS, 123 | Yes | ||
| Data interchange format | DIF | Yes | Yes | |
| StarOffice StarCalc 3/4/5 | SDC, VOR | Yes | Yes | |
| dBase | Dbf | Yes | Yes | |
| Sylk | SLK | Yes | Yes | |
| HTML | HTML, HTM | Yes | Yes | |
| Quattro Pro 6.0 | Wb2 | Yes | ||
| Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2003 | PPT, PPS, POT | Yes | Yes | |
| StarOffice StarDraw / StarImpress | SDA, SDD, SDP, VOR | Yes | Yes | |
| Computer Graphics Metafile | Cgm | Yes | Binary-encoded only; not those using clear-text or character based encoding | |
| StarOffice StarMath | Sxm | Yes | Yes | |
| Mathml | MML | Yes | ||
| BMP | BMP | Yes | Yes | |
| Jpeg | Jpg, jpeg | Yes | Yes | |
| Pcx | Pcx | Yes | ||
| Adobe PhotoShop | PSD | Yes | ||
| SGV | SGV | Yes | ||
| Windows Metafile | WMF | Yes | Yes | |
| AutoCAD DXF | Dxf | Yes | ||
| MET | MET | Yes | Yes | |
| Netpbm format | PGM, PBM, PPM | Yes | Yes | |
| Sunos raster | RAS | Yes | Yes | |
| SVM | SVM | Yes | Yes | |
| X BitMap | Xbm | Yes | ||
| Enhanced Metafile | EMF | Yes | Yes | |
| HPGL plotting file | Plt | Yes | ||
| SDA | SDA | Yes | ||
| Truevision TGA (Targa) | TGA | Yes | ||
| X pixmap | XPM | Yes | Yes | |
| Encapsulated PostScript | EPS | Yes | Yes | |
| PCD | PCD | Yes | ||
| Portable network graphic | PNG | Yes | Yes | |
| SDD | SDD | Yes | ||
| Tagged Image File Format | TIF, TIFF | Yes | Yes | |
| Graphics Interchange Format | GIF | Yes | Yes | |
| PCT | PCT | Yes | Yes | |
| SGF | SGF | Yes | ||
| Adobe flash | Swf | Yes | Export from Impress | |
| Scalable vector graphics | Svg | Yes | Export from Draw | |
| Software602 (T602) | 602, TXT | Yes | ||
| Unified Office Format | UOF, UOT, UOS, UOP | Yes | Yes | from version 3.0 |
Extensions for OpenOffice.org Writer
Starting with version 2.0.4, OpenOffice.org supports XUL extensions in .oxt format, which are easy to add, similar to how it is organized in Mozilla Firefox .
The most interesting and fairly popular extensions for Writer:
- CompPad - allows you to do mathematical and engineering calculations in the form of entering mathematical expressions using the equation editor (see also Math ) [10] .
- Language Tool - an extension for checking grammar. Implemented the ability to check for Russian, English, German, Polish and other languages [11] .
- Typography for LLC - extension allows you to bring the text in line with typographic standards (quotation marks, dashes, extra spaces) [12] .
- AltSearch - an extension to improve search and replace text options, supports regular expressions [13] .
These and many other extensions can be found on the official website [14] .
Criticism
- Unlike editors such as Microsoft Word and Abiword , Writer does not have a grammar check, although there is a spell check [15] . To enable grammar checking, you need to install a special extension [16] .
- The ability to work with e-mail, which was completely rewritten in version 2.0, is still less stable and expandable compared to other word processors.
- Writer’s “cold start” time is longer than other word processors. It is often claimed that Writer performance is lower than that of Word, but various tests show that their speed is approximately equal [17] .
Notes
- ↑ Apache OpenOffice Wiki. Knowledge Base: Writer. Page management. Page Style . Date of access 05 05 2013. Archived on May 11, 2013.
- ↑ ISO and IEC approve OpenDocument OASIS standard for data interoperability of office applications (inaccessible link) . ISO Press Releases . ISO (May 8, 2006). Date of treatment August 24, 2006. Archived May 19, 2006.
- ↑ OpenOffice.org XML File Format . Date of treatment March 27, 2010. Archived February 2, 2013.
- ↑ File extension SXW - OpenOffice.org Writer document . Date of treatment March 27, 2010.
- ↑ OpenOffice.org Wiki - File formats OOo can open . Date of treatment February 2, 2010. Archived February 2, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Getting Started Guide for OpenOffice.org 2.x - File formats . Date of treatment February 2, 2010. Archived February 2, 2013.
- ↑ 1.1 Features . Openoffice.org. Date of treatment July 26, 2010. Archived February 2, 2013.
- ↑ New Features in OpenOffice.org 2.4 (March 2008). Date of treatment May 22, 2011. Archived February 2, 2013.
- ↑ API / Tutorials / PDF export . Date of treatment May 22, 2011. Archived February 2, 2013.
- ↑ http://comppad.sourceforge.net/ - Extension for mathematical calculations (eng.)
- ↑ MyOOO.ru: LANGUAGE TOOL - Grammar Check
- ↑ MyOOO.ru: Typography for OOO
- ↑ MyOOO.ru: A great search dialog for Writer
- ↑ OpenOffice.org Extensions Archived March 23, 2010.
- ↑ Starting with version 3.0, the Russian spelling dictionary is connected as an extension, see Russian Dictionary .
- ↑ Language Tool .
- ↑ Performance analysis of OpenOffice.org and MS Office Archived on March 17, 2007.
Literature
- Working with Writer // Fundamentals of working in OpenOffice . - M .: "Open Systems", 2007.