roja | # 1 | 2010-02-12, 12:46 | Report

I wonder if there is the other office like application apart from DocsToGo?? I remember I saw a video someone running openoffice, is it possible to port openoffice?

Many thanks

debernardis | # 2 | 2010-02-12, 12:48 | Report

look for "easy debian" on these forums

borghal | # 3 | 2010-02-12, 12:56 | Report

Try Abiword (in the repositories) for a good Writer/Word app. It's small and fast, other than OpenOffice

wurnz | # 4 | 2010-02-12, 12:58 | Report

i installed abiword, and its great.

does someone know a tool for editing and creating excel sheets and/or powerpoint presentations?

roja | # 5 | 2010-02-12, 13:02 | Report

spreadsheet is also important, will Koffice only offer viewer only???

phedders | # 6 | 2010-02-12, 13:17 | Report

Try "gnumeric" - works very well - again much lighter/faster than OOO. I think you need extras-test to install it still.

xomm | # 7 | 2010-02-12, 15:07 | Report

Use Openoffice.org in Easy Debian.

Search for it in talk, qole has a thread somewhere, should be helpful.

It's a noob friendly process, and I haven't noticed any significant issues with using openoffice. (open in Debian LXDE for maximum space)

Writer = Word
Calc = Excel
Impress = Powerpoint.

Only problem is with impress - you're a little pressed for space, (slide preview, slide settings) unless you close those sidebars.

(Other bugs: If the keyboard seems to not be responding, press the power button, and click outside of the menu in LXDE.)

Hope this helps.

EDIT: Although there is no major lag, and it works fine, it definitely isn't light.

RevdKathy | # 8 | 2010-02-12, 17:29 | Report

Will abiword open documents created in word? I have a file on my groupwise log-in I'd like to be able to open on the go.

quipper8 | # 9 | 2010-02-12, 17:41 | Report

I would think Quickoffice would come out with something soon. They obviously have the technical knowhow, having versions already for symbian, iphone, palm, and blackberry

rm42 | # 10 | 2010-02-12, 17:46 | Report

I believe it will. But, I seem to remember that it was not yet optified. (I could be wrong.)

In any case OOo works very well. See my signature for mere info.