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Search the FAQs: <googlefaq/>
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This list is ordered by popularity. The most popular FAQs are at the top. But also have a look at the bottom to find any new entries.
  
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== Are OpenOffice.org binaries legal for commercial/business use? ==
 
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Yes, you may use OpenOffice.org binaries for commercial use. Please refer to our [http://download.openoffice.org/index.html download page].
 
  
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Alternatively, if you are interested in StarOffice for commercial use, please see this URL: [http://wwws.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/ StarOffice]
 
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== What are the differences between StarOffice and OpenOffice.org? ==
 
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The differences between StarOffice and OpenOffice.org can be accounted for in two ways:
 
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* Differences between StarOffice 5.2 and the future of StarOffice
 
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** The source code has undergone some significant changes since 5.2 was release    Some of these changes are:
 
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*** Removal of integrated desktop
 
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*** Componentization of word processing, spreadsheet and graphic applications modules
 
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*** Removal of email and calendar and the schedule server
 
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*** Removal of the Browser
 
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*** Move to XML File Formats
 
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*** Improved Microsoft Filters
 
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*** CJK support (CJK refers to Asian languages: C-Chinese, simple and traditional, J-Japanese, K-Korean)
 
  
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These are all changes that were decided upon by Sun Microsystems before the source code was released to the community.
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* Differences between StarOffice and OpenOffice.
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** The source code available at OpenOffice.org does not consist of all of the StarOffice code. Usually, the reason for this is that Sun pays to license third party code to include in StarOffice that which it does not have permission to make available in OpenOffice.org. Those things which are or will be present in StarOffice but are not available on OpenOffice.org include:
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*** Certain fonts (including, especially, Asian language fonts)
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== I have a copy of StarOffice 5.2/5.1a/5.1, how can I upgrade it to OpenOffice.org suite? ==
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OpenOffice.org and StarOffice have some very different features. For example, OpenOffice.org does not have the same Desktop integration. It is not possible to perform a direct upgrade from one software to the other one.
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== Which platforms are supported by the OpenOffice.org suite? ==
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* Linux
 
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* Windows
 
  
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There is also a MacOS X porting project.
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== What hardware resources does OpenOffice need to work?==
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== How do I install OpenOffice.org? ==
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== Where can I find some patches for OpenOffice? ==
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== How can I upgrade an older version of OpenOffice.org to a newer one? ==
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== Is there OpenOffice.org Documentation for users in PDF format? ==
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== How can I contact OpenOffice.org? ==
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== Why on my Windows 9x/Me system do I have a lot of General Protection Fault while I'm using OpenOffice applications? ==
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== Is OpenOffice compatible with MS Office and StarOffice file formats? ==
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== I downloaded an OpenOffice.org file but when I try to open it, I'm prompted to select a filter. How do I open this file? ==
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== I have a problem with the icons on the "command and functions" bar being displayed incorrectly. I see some doodles instead of the icons. How can I resolve this problem? ==
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== Why doesn't the help system work properly in the OpenOffice.org Suite? ==
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== I just installed OOo, now I can't open DOC files with Word anymore! ==
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== The list of recently opened files is too short. I need to see more than the default 4 items on this list. How do I achieve this? ==
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== What is the difference between Add-Ons, Add-Ins, and Plugins with respect to OpenOffice.org? ==
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