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StarOffice

StarOffice allows you to:

• Use a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, etc. on Solaris
• Create, open, print and save Microsoft Office files, such as Word (.DOC) and Excel (.XLS)

Setting up StarOffice:

1. Run the StarOffice personal config program (this creates all the necessary config files in your home directory) - if you're using the default CS student environment, you'll find the StarOffice set up program under Applications->StarOffice, otherwise, you can run it from /usr/local/staroffice6.0/program/setup
2. Just click the 'next' button until you're prompted to choose an installation type - Select the 'Standard Workstation Installation'
3. Click next again to accept the suggested installation location (in your home directory) and select 'yes' when asked if you want to create a new directory
4. Ignore any warnings or errors associated with ???

If you're using the default CS student environment, you'll find StarOffice under Applications->StarOffice - otherwise you can run it directly from your home directory as staroffice6.0/soffice