Apache OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers.
Downloading OpenOffice for Mac was successful. Installing OpenOffice for Mac was successful. However, My iMac (OS X Maverick) blocked App, unable to open. I tried same procedure on my old G4 Mac, and result was the same. Finally, my wife tried on her Mac Mini (Mt. Lion), and result was the same. Draw creates the raster graphic in PNG format with a color depth of 24 bits. Unfortunately any transparency effects which were created in the vector graphic are lost in this conversion, although the PNG format used in Draw does support transparency. Only if you use the eyedropper tool to set transparency will an Alpha channel also be produced. Get OpenOffice for your Mac or MacBook Downloading OpenOffice Office Suite on your Mac or MacBook is as easy as going to the download section of the official website, selecting your operating system, language and version of preference and clicking on the ‘Download Full Instance’ button. Open Office Draw, part of the Open Office package, wasn't designed to compete with high-end graphics packages but is an easy to use, effective drawing tool that makes it simple to create flowcharts, graphs and other illustrations from a fast sketch to complex plans.
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OpenOffice.org is an Open Source, community-developed, multiplatform office-productivity suite. It includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites. Sophisticated and flexible, OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including Microsoft's. Localizations of OpenOffice.org are available in 27 languages with more being constantly added by the community. OpenOffice.org runs stably and natively on Solaris, Linux (including PPC Linux), and Windows. Additional ports, such as for FreeBSD, IRIX, and Mac OS X, are in various stages of completion. Written in C++ and with documented APIs licensed under the LGPL and SISSL Open Source licenses, OpenOffice.org allows any knowledgeable developer to benefit from the source. And, because the file format for OpenOffice.org is in XML, interoperability is easy, making future development and adoption more certain. Maintenance manual for onan 3600 lp. See: this page for non windows releases.
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| Developer(s) | StarOffice StarDivision (1984–1999) OpenOffice.org Sun Microsystems (1999–2010) Oracle Corporation (2010–2011) Apache OpenOffice Apache Software Foundation (2011—) |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 3.4.1 / August 24, 2012; 8 years ago |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows Mac OS X Linux BSD Unix |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Drawing |
| License | LGPL version 3[1] (OpenOffice.org 2 Beta 2 and earlier are dual-licensed under the SISSL and LGPL)[2] Apache License 2.0 (Apache OpenOffice 3.4 and later)[3] |
| Website | www.openoffice.org |
OpenOffice Draw is a vector graphics editor and is part of the OpenOfficeoffice suite. It has 'connectors' between shapes, that are available in many types of line styles and allow people to build drawings such as flowchart. It also includes many features found in desktop publishing software.
OpenOffice users can also install the Open Clip Art Library, which adds a lot of flags, logos, icons and banners for general presentation and drawing projects. Linux distributionsDebian and Ubuntu also have ready-to-use openclipart packages for easy download and install from their online software repositories.
Released under the terms of the Apache License, Draw is free software.
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- ↑'LGPL v3'. Oracle Corporation. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ↑'License Simplification FAQ'. Oracle Corporation. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ↑'Licenses & Copyrights'. Apache Software Foundation. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Draw information page
How to use Draw[change | change source]
- How-to: Get to Grips with OpenOffice.org Draw (PDF, free download from official How-tos)
- Sample Reference Card for OpenOffice.org Draw 2.0 made by cluesheets.com
- OpenOffice.org Draw Templates for designing and drawing labels
- OpenOffice Custom Shapes, a repository of custom shapes you can use with OpenOffice Draw
- Clker online clipart, offers public domain images in ODG & SVG format, directly usable by openoffice
Openoffice Draw For Mac Installer