OpenOffice.org has a user interface and feature set similar to
that of other office suites and works transparently with a variety
of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office
Explains how to download, install, and set up both the Linux
and Windows versions of OpenOffice.org
Organized by the four key desktop applications provided in the
OpenOffice.org suite: Writer (word processing), Calc
(spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), and Draw (graphics)
Other topics covered include creating and formatting documents
with Writer, using templates and styles, creating spreadsheets with
Calc, manipulating spreadsheet data, creating a presentation with
Impress, and creating and editing images with Draw

Autorentext

Ellen Finkelstein has written numerous best-selling computer
books on AutoCAD, PowerPoint, and Flash. She consults on Web site
and presentation content and organization, and maintains a Web site
of free tips and tutorials at www.ellenfinkelstein.com. She works
at home so that she can help her kids with their homework between
paragraphs of her current book.

Gurdy Leete is an assistant professor of art and the
director of the programs in digital media at Maharishi University
of Management, where he has taught computer graphics and animation
for the past 11 years. Gurdy has written extensively on computers,
graphics and software. He is also an award-winning graphics
software engineer, and is a coauthor of the Multitile plug-in for
the free GNU image manipulation program, the GIMP. A selection of
Gurdy's computer art is available for download under the
terms of the free software license, the GNU GPL, from his Web site,
www.infinityeverywhere.net.

Mary Leete has published widely on computers and other
subjects. She has a masters degree in Professional Writing and ha s
taught writing at the university level. She also has.a B.S. in
computer science from Rutgers University and worked for several
years as a database and spreadsheet programmer. Mary used
OpenOffice.org exclusively to help design and build the
Leetes' new home. She used Draw to create numerous plans,
Calc for budgets and expense accounting, Writer for endless
correspondence and Impress to give seminars on the joy of being
your own contractor after it was all finished.

Zusammenfassung

Uses the straightforward For Dummies style to show Linux and Windows users how to use the OpenOffice.org desktop productivity suite
OpenOffice.org has a user interface and feature set similar to that of other office suites and works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office
Explains how to download, install, and set up both the Linux and Windows versions of OpenOffice.org
Organized by the four key desktop applications provided in the OpenOffice.org suite: Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), and Draw (graphics)
Other topics covered include creating and formatting documents with Writer, using templates and styles, creating spreadsheets with Calc, manipulating spreadsheet data, creating a presentation with Impress, and creating and editing images with Draw

Inhalt

Introduction.

Part I: Introducing OpenOffice.org.

Chapter 1: Getting to Know OpenOffice.org.

Chapter 2: Switching to OpenOffice.org.

Part II: Using Writer -- The Word Processor.

Chapter 3: Creating a Document.

Chapter 4: Formatting to Perfection.

Chapter 5: Designing Complex Documents.

Chapter 6: Keeping Control of Your Documents.

Chapter 7: Creating Web Pages.

Part III: Using Calc -- The Spreadsheet.