Linux Desktop 101: Lesson 10: Using the OpenOffice.org Suite

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Linux Desktop 101 Lesson 10: Using the OpenOffice.org Suite From Juergen Haas, your Guide to Linux OpenOffice.org (OOo) is a complete office suite, featuring a word processor (Writer), a spreadsheet application (Calc), and presentation software (Impress). Besides these fundamental office applications OOo also includes a vector drawing tool (Draw), allows database access, allows the publishing of documents in the Portable Document Format (PDF) and presentations in the Flash (SWF) format! Getting Around OpenOffice.org Suite Getting Around OpenOffice.org Suite As a first stop for information, it is important to know how the Help system works. To get help: Help --> Contents OpenOffice.org Writer OpenOffice.org Writer Writer is a powerful tool for creating professional documents, reports, newsletters and so on - it is a word processor that allows easy integration of charts and pictures, as well as other OpenOffice.org-compatible documents. It can create everything from a simple letter to books, with professional layouts, with the use of styles. OpenOffice.org Calc OpenOffice.org Calc Calc is the spreadsheet component of the OpenOffice.org package, and contains many useful features, including an array of functions and plenty of charting options. It is fully inter-operable with Microsoft Excel, though the function separators differ in the two packages. OpenOffice.org Impress OpenOffice.org Impress No office suite is complete without a presentation piece, and OpenOffice.org shows its colors with Impress, the presentation piece of the suite... This email is written by: Juergen Haas Linux Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Missing a lesson? Click here. About U. is our collection of free online courses designed to help you learn a new skill, solve a problem, get something done, or just learn more about your world. Sign up now, and we will email you lessons on a daily or weekly basis. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the About.com 'Linux Desktop 101' email. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Advertisement