Having an office suite installed on the computer can be quite handy, especially if you need to perform various tasks on it. Portable LibreOffice is a nice tool that brings a bunch of tools to your PC.
The app comes with a simple interface that should be quite easy to figure out, thanks to the intuitive layout.
You may launch various types of documents from the same interface. Thus, you can create text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, databases and formula.
Each type comes with extensive features that enable you to customize the files to the smallest details. For instance, the LibreOffice Writer lets you pick the font name, style, size, color and emphasis, page alignment and create lists. A spell checker is also available.
LibreOffice Calc can be used to organize data in tables according to a number of rows and columns. It also supports several types of function that can be used to create formulas and perform complex math.
The drawing tool can be used to create both simple and intricate designs that can be exported to some of the most used graphic formats and integrated into other projects. These can include all sorts of tables, charts or formulas.
The bottom line is that Portable LibreOffice is a nice pack of programs that works great. The fact that it comes with an open-source license is a big advantage to this app. Less experienced individuals should find it easy to handle, thanks to the intuitive layout.
Since the program is portable, it doesn’t need to be installed to the computer in order to work and can be launched from all types of removable devices, such as flash drives.
If LibreOffice appears at all familiar, it should come as no surprise that the suite has roots in OpenOffice. In fact it is a community lead branch of the same office suite that has been developed by The Document Foundation. You may well wonder why there is a need for different branches of the same office suite - the main reason is that it enables broader changes and additions to be made to the suite
As things stand at the moment, LibreOffice Productivity Suite is not very different to OpenOffice. The main focus of the early releases of the suite are tidying up and optimising existing code before switching to adding new features and options.
Existing users of OpenOffice will feel immediately at home, as all of the familiar components of the suite can be found here in LibreOffice. The suite comprises a word processor, spreadsheet, drawing tool, database and numerous other components. Files can be saved in the suite's own native format, or in formats that are compatible with the likes of Microsoft Office.
As an Office suite is almost essential for most computer users, coupled with the fact that commercial suites tend to be somewhat expensive, there is nothing to be lost in trying out a free alternative. LibreOffice, just like its stable mate OpenOffice, is a very competent tool which could easily cater for your home office or business needs.
Note : this is the portable version of LibreOffice Productivity Suite and is Windows-only.
