Star Office Download for Free

Star Office is a fully featured office suite from Sun Microsystems, similar to Microsoft Office that lets you create documents (Microsoft Word), spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel), Presentations (Microsoft PowerPoint), drawing and database capabilities. While the download price is $69.95, Google has teamed up with Sun Microsystems, to give you Star Office download for Free!

1. Microsoft Office Professional is priced at $499 and the Student version of Microsoft Office is priced at $149. Whether you are a student or not, why pay those hundreds of dollars for an Office suite when you can do the exact same thing for free.

2. You can read, edit and save Microsoft Office files. There is also a free PDF export capability included. You can now convert your documents for free to Adobe PDF format.

3. You can run Star Office on multiple operating systems including Windows, Solaris, Linux and Mac OS X operating systems unlike Windows only Microsoft Office.

3. Microsoft Office users will find the interface similar in Star Office.

Download which includes Star Office Download for free.

Once you click on the link above, you will have the option to choose among the many free software provided by Google. Select Star Office and click on download Google pack. The installer is a large file (upto 210MB depending on your language). Google will manage the download so you can still surf the web and use your computer for other tasks.

Most people stay away from Office suites other than Microsoft Office because of one fear

“If I type up my assignment in Star Office Writer (Microsoft Word), will my Professor who is using Microsoft Word, be able to open it?

“If I do my Expense report in Star Office Calc (Microsoft Excel), will my Manager be able to open and edit it?

“If I do my presentation to the board in Star Office Impress (Microsoft PowerPoint), will my office computer open the presentation?

The answer to all these is yes, yes and yes.

Star Office benefits and Features

Star Office gives you better usability. It is compatible and interoperates with Microsoft Office formats, integrates the new XML file format and gives you more tools and features than Microsoft Office.

StarOffice 8 Writer (similar to Microsoft Word)

Whether you need to snap out a quick memo or craft an in-depth report with a table of contents, diagrams, and indexes, StarOffice 8 Writer makes it simple. New: Mail merge wizard and format paintbrush.

StarOffice 8 Calc (similar to Microsoft Excel)

The StarOffice 8 Calc spreadsheet lets you calculate, analyze, and share your data quickly and easily. New: More rows per sheet and enhanced DataPilot (called PivotTable in Microsoft Office).

StarOffice 8 Draw (similar to Microsoft Visio)

StarOffice 8 Draw helps you bring your communications to life with easy-to-create organizational charts, network diagrams, floor plans and sketches, and lots more.

StarOffice 8 Impress (similar to Microsoft PowerPoint)

StarOffice 8 Impress is a full-featured presentation tool. Check out: Preformatted templates, Flash export and support for CustomShapes (called AutoShapes in Microsoft Office).

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