The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is urging the community of volunteer developers to rally around the OpenOffice code base.

Lagging slightly behind Microsoft Office in features, Apache OpenOffice has a lot of functionality and flexibility, as well as tight integration among components. It's also free and open-source.

How to Make Schedules and Calendars in OpenOffice. Its free licensing and robust software suite make Apache OpenOffice a boon for small businesses who don't have the budget to outfit their office ...

How to Make Check Boxes in OpenOffice. The Apache OpenOffice suite includes form objects, such as check boxes, for creating interactive forms in Writer. Adding check boxes creates small squares in ...

Oracle has given the OpenOffice office suite to Apache, with IBM's blessing. The Document Foundation, creators of the LibreOffice, an OpenOffice fork, can live with this move.

Once, whenever you referred to the free productivity suite that competes with Microsoft Office, people knew exactly which program you were talking about. Lately, though, OpenOffice — formerly of ...