OpenOffice.org Writer vs. Microsoft Word,

In, "Office software shootout: OpenOffice.org Writer vs. Microsoft Word, round three", Bruce Byfield, a computer journalist who writes regularly for Linux.com and IT Manager's Journal, iinvestigates how OpenOffice.org Writer compares to Microsoft Word. Bruce judges OpenOffice.org Write (OOo Writer) to better than Microsoft Word in 8 of 14 categories:

OOo Writer Better:

• The Interfaces
  
• Styles
  
• Page layout
• Bulleted and numbered lists
  
• Headers and Footers
  
• Footnotes and endnotes
  
• Indexes, tables of content, and bibliographies
  
• Master documents
  

Tie:

• Tables
  
• Drawing tools
  

Microsoft Office Better:

• Templates
  
• Outlining
• Cross-references
  
• Unique features

Bruce concludes,

"As in the previous two comparisons, Writer emerged as the winner in the majority of categories. However, in many categories, the decision is not as obvious as in previous comparisons. For the first time in several releases, Word's designers seem to be making significant changes."