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* '''Visualization''' <p> to examine the visual elements that help understanding text (graphics, icons, tables, screenshots, colors, layout)</p> | * '''Visualization''' <p> to examine the visual elements that help understanding text (graphics, icons, tables, screenshots, colors, layout)</p> | ||
* '''Navigation''' <P> to see how links and cross-references are used </p> | * '''Navigation''' <P> to see how links and cross-references are used </p> |
Revision as of 13:01, 26 June 2007
Competitive Documentation Analysis
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Contents
Project Owner
Competitor Products
OpenOffice.org/StarOffice | Microsoft Office | WordPerfect Office | SoftMaker Office | GNOME Office | KOffice |
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Writer | Word | WordPerfect | TextMaker | AbiWord | KWord |
Calc | Excel | QuattroPro | PlanMaker | Gnumeric | KSpread/KChart |
Impress | PowerPoint | Presentations | Presentations | - | KPresenter |
Draw | - | - | (vector drawing integrated in TextMaker) | (GIMP/Inkscape) | Karbon14/Krita |
Base | (Access) | (Paradox) | DataMaker | Gnome-DB | Kexi |
Math | - | - | Editor for math. formulas | - | Kformula |
Windows, Unix, Linux, (OS X) | Windows, OS X | Windows | Windows, Linux | Windows, Unix, (OS X) | Unix, Linux |
Other competitor products that were not analyzed are:
- iWork and Apple Works from Apple
- Ability Office from Ability Software
- Applixware from Vista Source
- ONE from e-press
- Lotus SmartSuite from IBM (Lotus)
- Papyrus from R.O.M. Logicware
- ThinkFree Office from ThinkFree Office
- Mariner Pak from Mariner Software
For further information look at Comparison of office suites in Wikipedia
Competitive Analysis
- Documentation types:
to get an overview of how much documentation is designed for being printed and how much documentation is designed for online use, and to see what different types of documentation are existing (help, manuals, tutorials, training courses, videos, tips and tricks ...)
OpenOffice.org/StarOffice | Microsoft Office | WordPerfect Office | SoftMaker Office | GNOME Office | KOffice |
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- Search functions
to have a closer look at the different search functionalities in Application Help and printed documentation (search boxes, index, glossary, chapter headings ...)
OpenOffice.org/StarOffice | Microsoft Office | WordPerfect Office | SoftMaker Office | GNOME Office | KOffice |
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- Information types
to rate the distribution of the four information types:
- instructional information: detailed stepwise instructions
- conceptual information: explanation of specific office terms, particularly important for beginners
- referential information: functional descriptions (of dialog items or spreadsheet functions for example)
- examplary information: examples that help to understand actions and concepts.
OpenOffice.org/StarOffice | Microsoft Office | WordPerfect Office | SoftMaker Office | GNOME Office | KOffice |
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- Visualization
to examine the visual elements that help understanding text (graphics, icons, tables, screenshots, colors, layout)
- Navigation
to see how links and cross-references are used
- Contents organization
to answer the questions "Where are the contents?" and "Are the contents easy to find?"
Recommendations for OpenOffice
Content on this page is licensed under the Public Documentation License (PDL). |