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OpenOffice.org Calc is the Spreadsheet component of the OpenOffice.org software package. Calc is similar to Microsoft Excel , with a roughly equivalent range of features. Calc is capable of opening and saving spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel file format. It provides a number of features not present in Excel, including a system which automatically defines series for graphing based on the layout of the user's data. Calc is also capable of writing spreadsheets directly as PDF files. The default File Format for OpenOffice.org 2.0 Calc can be set to either Microsoft Excel or the OASIS Open Document Format (ODF). Calc also supports a wide range of other file formats, for both opening and saving files. As with the entire OpenOffice.org suite, Calc can be used across a variety of platforms, including Mac OS X , Microsoft Windows , Linux , FreeBSD and Solaris . Available under the GNU Lesser General Public License , Calc is Free Software . MISSING FEATURES In some cases, Calc lacks the GUI Wizard to access certain advanced features associated with competing products such as statistical capabilities like Error Bar support on graphs, and polynomial Regression Analysis , however, many of these calculations can still be performed by manually entering the functions and relationships plus a few macros. Another FOSS application called Gnumeric provides easier access on these Statistical Analysis features by exposing them to users with Wizard . DATAPILOT The feature DataPilot provides similar functionality to that of Pivot Table found in Microsoft Excel . It is used for interactive table layout and dynamic data analysis. Unlike Excel, however, OpenOffice.org does not support Pivot Chart yet. With OpenOffice.org 2.0, the DataPilot feature has added support of Page fields: you can now sort data on their fields. CRITICISM OpenOffice.org Calc has been criticized for:
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