[Solved] Is Java necessary for OpenOffice?

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[Solved] Is Java necessary for OpenOffice?

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I downloaded your newest version of open office. It makes a point that open office needs java to operate well. My browser is firefox which no longer supports java.
When i run office it seems to work fine to me.
Is java necessary and if not why include the statement that java is necessary?
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See Troubleshooting Open/LibreOffice and Java for information on what Java is used for in AOO and what to install if you need Java.
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Re: Is Java necessary for OpenOffice?

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jdworl wrote:It makes a point that open office needs java to operate well.
I don't recall the words "operate well" in any message. The Readme included in the program files says "OpenOffice requires a recent version of JAVA for full functionality." That means that some functions will not work at all If the JRE is not installed. If you try to use such a function, you will see a "JRE Required" message which says "OpenOffice requires a Java runtime environment (JRE) to perform this task". If you never see this message, then you don't need JAVA.
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The AOO is a 32 bit software. It requires 32 bit JRE even if it installed/run on a 64 bit operating system.

Try the LibreOffice. It has 32 and 64 bhit version too, and the Java dependency of the LO was decreased by the developers, when the licence of the Java has been changed. I am using the LO without JRE.
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Re: Is Java necessary for OpenOffice?

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Very helpful. Thank you.
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Re: [Solved] Is Java necessary for OpenOffice?

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Having been told several times that I need a JRE when I tried to create a macro on a new computer and having failed to install a JRE on it, I think I have found a way of not needing a JRE: I have copied a selection of labels from my old computer and have created new macros using the names of the copied macros.
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