MS Word alternatives

[carl]

Hi, my employer has asked me to look into alternatives to using MS word. The only other one I've ever used is Word Perfect which I think is now defunct (although I did use word star many moons ago for those of you that remember it).
So what choices do i have, and how much will i run into compatabilty problems.

 

[Hefemeister]

Here is a free one for you.
http://www.openoffice.org/

 

[carl]

Thanks, downloading now. Have you ever used this before?

 

[Hefemeister]

nope I use office but from what I have read this is the best alternative and its free so you cant loose by trying. Hope your boss thinks you are a rockstar.

 

[carl]

Thanks!
I've just come across Abiword too, it seems much smaller, anyone used this before?
http://www.filehippo.com/download_abiword/