Which free office software is the most like Microsoft Office?

like openoffice


googledocs


libreoffice


etc.|||open office


never tried google docs but open office has individual programs such as Writer(word) calc(excel) impress(powerpoint) and they support most of the formats FROM microsloth office|||A lot depends on what you mean by "most like" and which version of Microsoft Office you are comparing to. Most of the free office software doesn't save in the internationally approved open XML file format, so in that respect most aren't at all like Microsoft Office (which does adhere to open standards).





OpenOffice's interface is very much like that of Microsoft Office version 5 for Windows. No ribbon. Old-style buttons. IBM's symphony was recently updated, but it's still an old-style interface.





All the free software offer simple word processing, simple spreadsheet, and simple presentation software that rely on system fonts. For these purposes, any of the free software products are very much like Microsoft Office. Once you get beyond a basic core set of features, large differences become apparent. Graphs %26amp; charts become specialized as soon as you attempt anything more than a very simple one. Databases are completely different from one product to the next - there's no compatibility there. Scripting and automation is incompatible, which makes the free products unsuitable for any serious business use.|||Probably: the online "Office Web Apps" which has Word, Onenote, Powerpoint and Excel (not Publisher though.)


This is a simplified version of MS Office 2010,


but adequate enough for undemanding everyday needs.





I use OWA occasionally - other free downloads that spring to mind are SSuite %26amp; Lotus Office.