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The NeoOffice suite has a similar look and feel to Microsoft Office, and offers many of the same features. But its user interface is cluttered compared to most Mac OS applications.
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Calc, the NeoOffice spreadsheet application, is a powerful Excel alternative. It is also much better at importing Excel files than the Numbers tool offered in the Apple iWork 09 Mac productivity suite.
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Impress is capable, but just not in the same league as Microsoft PowerPoint or Apple iWork’s Keynote application when it comes to creating slick presentations.
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Microsoft Office compatibility is a strong point of NeoOffice and it can even be set to save in Office document formats by default.
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Word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing and database components make NeoOffice a heavyweight productivity suite. It even includes a formula-editing component.
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Although essentially a reworked version of Sun OpenOffice, NeoOffice has long been a more popular choice for Mac users looking for a powerful open-source productivity suite. We take a look at the key features of the latest version.
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