I've downloaded the open office app. from http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/ but everytime I try to start it - it hangs and gives me the X11 window. I am not being able to install it even when I delete the application and re-download and re-install it. Help!!
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Add AnswerCouple of questions for you to be clear.
1. are you running an intel Mac or PPC?
2. Which package did you download? the Aqua or X11 port?
I have a Intel Mac and I downloaded the X11 port.
I would recommend downloading the aqua release for your particular OS. Here's the link to download it for the Intel Macs with Leopard http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/download/aqua-Intel.html
There's a separate one for Tiger, but I would highly recommend upgrading to Leopard and then downloading OOo. I use it extensively and it works great.
Thank you. it works now but it still keeps crashing from time to time. I think I'll have to get a crack for the Microsoft Office :)
By an anonymous user on Nov. 16, 2008
Well good luck with that... Microsoft Office will never be better than OpenOffice. Mac- version of Microsoft Office sucks. Especially PowerPoint.
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