Open Office Database Information
Microsoft Office is an expensive and popular collection of office applications and contains a database program called Access. In direct competition is Open Office, a free suite of applications that includes a database application called Base. Because the suite is constantly changing, this information is accurate as of July 2009.
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Definition
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Base is a fully-featured database program designed to handle everything from personal collections to business management such as contact information and sales records.
Wizards
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Using a wizard, you answer questions and select options on a dialogue to create databases, queries, forms and reports.
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Design
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Experienced users of other databases can easily design databases from scratch because the program supports MySQL, MS Access, Adabas D and PostgreSQL engines.
Sharing
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Information can be shared with the word processing, spreadsheet and presentation applications in the Open Office suite. Additionally, because Base supports ODBC and JDBC drivers, your creation can connect to almost all existing databases.
Formatting
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You can control the appearance, colors and sizes of fonts, background, entry boxes, controls, forms and reports, so they meet corporate standards or your personal style.
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References
- Photo Credit OpenOffice.org
