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StarOffice is
a product of SUN. SUN granted a free license
to The Chinese University of Hong Kong to use
on SUN Desktop Application Software. The current
version for free downloading applies to version
8.
StarOffice 8 software supports
unicode and extensive Asian language support on Windows, Linux and Solaris.
1. Introduction
2. Licenses
3. Applicable
Platforms
4. Inside StarOffice
5. FAQ
6. Support & Forum
7. Training
1. Introduction
What
is StarOffice 8?
StarOffice 8 is an alternative
office suite on Windows that provides features
and tools similar to Microsoft Office. StarOffice
software is full-featured with word processing,
spreadsheet, presentation, drawing and HTML
document. It also provides Adabas as an add-on
database functionality. In addition, it enables
PDF conversion and exports to the Macromedia
Flash format. (For full detail of features and benifits, please visit SUN official site at http://www.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/features.jsp)
We are introducing StarOffice
for personal use. For department users, please
refer to the University
Software Standards for the current recommended
software standards.
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What
is inside StarOffice 8?
Standard Program Modules
- Text Document (StarOffice Writer)
A powerful tool for creating professional
documents, newsletters and brochures. You
can easily integrate images and charts
in documents, create business letters and
extensive text documents with professional
layouts, as well as create and publish
Web content.
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on StarOffice Writer
- Spreadsheet (StarOffice Calc)
A sophisticated spreadsheet application with
decision making analysis tools for performing
advanced spreadsheet functions and data
analysis. In addition, charting tools generate
impressive, high quality 2-D and 3-D charts.
More
on StarOffice Calc
- Presentation (StarOffice Impress)
A tool for creating effective multimedia
presentations. Includes 2D and 3D clipart,
special effects, animations and high-impact
drawing tools.
More
on StarOffice Impress
- Drawing (StarOffice Draw)
A powerful graphics application that enables
the creation of dynamic 3D illustrations
and special effects as well as saves them
in a variety of common graphics file formats
More
on StarOffice Draw
For full detail and demo of its features and benifits, please visit official website of SUN at http://www.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/features.jsp
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2. Licences
Do I
have to pay for the software?
No. It is free to all staff
and student with valid CU-Link card.
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Who
is eligible to download?
To be eligible for a free
license of the software, you must meet these
reqirements:
- Staff with valid CU-Link
- Student with valid CU-Link
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Can
I download the software for commercial
use?
No. The software should be
used for academics and administrative purpose
and for non-commercial
use.
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To where
can I download StarOffice or StarSuite for?
Work in Office Use
- University-owned computers
- University's teaching Lab
- University's classroom computers
- Staff's labtop/notebook
- Students' laptop/notebook
- University's resnet computers
Work at Home Use
- Staff's home personal computer
- Students' home personal computer
To exercise the Work at Home Use, staff
and student are allowed to download one copy
of the software at home and required to make
an online registration and accept the terms
of the Agreement.
Sun's decision to provide this program to
Academic and Administrative Users is subject
to Sun's sole discretion and can be terminated
at any time by Sun.
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Can
I continue to use StarOffice at home
if I am no longer a CU staff or student?
No. If you are no longer a
CU staff or student. you should uninstall StarOffice
from your owned desktop and laptop/notebook
at home.
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3. Applicable
Platforms
System
Requirements
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Languages
available for CUHK to register and free download
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Download
StarOffice at home
To download StarOffice at
home via ResNet, ClassNet or public ISP connection,
you need to access through a Virtual Private
Network (VPN) connection and login the system
using your Campus-wide E-mail System (CWEM)
computing id and password.
For VPN setup, please visit http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/itsc/network/vpn/index.html.
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4. Inside StarOffice
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5. FAQ
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6. Support & Forum
We support users on questions
about StarOffice license and its download problems.
You may also get StarOffice support by sending
usage questions directly to SUN's official
site at this link http://www.sun.com/software/star/staroffice/support.jsp or its forum at http://forum.java.sun.com/index.jspa?tab=desktop for more support information and
get their feedback.
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7.
Training
A free online training on
StarOffice is provided in SUN
Academic Initatives (SAI) programme which
is jointly organised by SUN Microsystems and
ITSC.
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