Category Archives: Office Application and Editor
Document Viewers (PostScript, PDF, and DVI)
Though located under Graphics submenu in the Applications menu (Applications | Graphics), PostScript, PDF, DVI, and ebook viewers are more commonly used with Office applications (see Table 5-5). You can install these viewers from the Ubuntu Software Center | Graphics … Continue reading
Running Microsoft Office on Linux: Wine and CrossOver
One of the concerns for new Linux users is what kind of access they will have to their Microsoft Office files, particularly Word files. The Linux operating system and many applications for it are designed to provide seamless access to … Continue reading
GNOME Office Applications
There are several GNOME Office applications available including AbiWord, Gnumeric, Evince, and Evolution. GNOME Office applications are part of Ubuntu and can be downloaded with the Ubuntu Software Center. You can find out more from the GNOME Office applications at … Continue reading
KOffice
KOffice is an integrated office suite for the K Desktop Environment (KDE) consisting of several office applications, including a word processor, a spreadsheet, and graphics applications. You can download it from the Ubuntu Software Center | Office | KOffice, or … Continue reading
OpenOffice
Several office suites are now available for Ubuntu. These include professional-level word processors, presentation managers, drawing tools, and spreadsheets. The freely available versions are described in this chapter. OpenOffice is currently the primary office suite supported by Ubuntu. KOffice is … Continue reading
