What Is OpenOffice.org?

OpenOffice.org, the Office suite, includes the following four major applications:

• Writer: A full-featured word processor that also includes an HTML editor for designing Web pages
• Calc: An extremely capable spreadsheet program that also allows you to link to corporate databases
• Draw: An excellent drawing and graphics program for both 2-D and 3-D
• Impress: A very capable presentation program for creating electronic slide shows As its name suggests, OpenOffice.org is also a Web site. The Web site, at www.openoffice.org, is the home of the project that creates, markets, and distributes the applications.