Open office introduction

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2. Introduction to OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org
is the leading is the leading
open-source open-source
office software office software
suite. suite.
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Introduction to OpenOffice.org
The applications that make up the suite are Writer, Calc, Impress,
Draw, and Base.
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4. Writer
Writer is a feature-rich tool for creating letters,
books, reports, newsletters, brochures, and
other documents.
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5. Calc
Calc has all of the advanced analysis, charting,
and decision-making features expected from a
high-end spreadsheet. It includes over 300
functions for financial, statistical, and
mathematical operations, among others.
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6. Impress
Impress provides all the common multimedia
presentation tools, such as special effects,
animation, and drawing tools.
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7. Draw
Draw is a vector drawing tool that can produce
everything from simple diagrams or flowcharts
to 3-D artwork.
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8. Base
Base provides tools for day-to-day database work
within a simple interface. It can create and edit
forms, reports, queries, tables, views, and
relations, so that managing a connected
database is much the same as in other popular
database applications.
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9. What makes OpenOffice.org different?
There are no licensing fees.
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OpenOffice.org is free for anyone to use and distribute at no cost. Many
features that are available as extra cost add-ins for other office suites
(like PDF Export) are free. There are no hidden charges, now or in the
future. It's Open source.
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11. You can distribute, copy, and modify the software as much as you want,
in accordance with either of OpenOffice.org’s Open Source licenses. It
has cross platform support.
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12. The application runs on several hardware architectures and under
multiple operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X,
Linux, and Sun Solaris. It has extensive language support.
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13. User Interface
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The user interface is available in over 40 languages, and the
OpenOffice.org project provides spelling, hyphenation, and thesaurus
dictionaries in over 70 languages and dialects. It has a consistent user
interface for all components.
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14. The Components
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All the components have a similar “look and feel”, making them easy to
use and master. The components are integrated. The components of
OpenOffice.org are well integrated with one another.
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15. All the components share a common spell checker and other tools, which are
used consistently across the suite. For example, the drawing tools available
in Writer are also found in Calc, with similar but enhanced versions in
Impress and Draw. Usually, if you change an option, it affects all
components. However, the options can be set at a component level or even
document level. It's compatible with many file formats. In addition to its native
formats, OpenOffice.org includes PDF and Flash export capabilities, and
support for opening and saving files in many common formats, including
Microsoft Office, HTML, XML, WordPerfect, Lotus 123 formats, new in
OpenOffice.org (using an extension), and the ability to import and edit some
PDF files. You have a voice.
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16. Enhancements
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Enhancements, software fixes, and release dates are community-
driven. You can join the community and affect the course of the product
that you use. You can read more about OpenOffice, its mission, history,
licensing, and other organizational information on our web site. www.
openoffice.org/
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17. Starting OpenOffice.org
The most common way to launch any component of OpenOffice.org is
by using the system menu, the standard menu from which most
applications are started. On Windows, this is called the Start menu.
When the products were installed on your computer, a menu entry for
each component was added to your system menu.
1. Start > Programs > OpenOffice.org
2. Start Center
3. Start > Programs > OpenOffice.org Writer
4. Quickstarter
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The exact name and location of these menu entries depends on the operating
system and graphical user interface. You can start OpenOffice by selecting
Start > Programs > OpenOffice.org .
When OpenOffice.org is open but no document is open, the Start Center
welcome screen is shown.
You can also open a specific application by choosing Start > Programs > Writer
or "Impress, Calc & Draw".
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For Windows users, there is a Quickstarter icon placed in the
Windows system tray during system startup.
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20. Right-clicking the Quickstarter icon in the system tray opens a pop-up
menu from which you can open a new document, open the Templates
and Documents dialog, or choose an existing document to open.
Double-clicking the Quickstarter icon displays the Templates and
Documents dialog.
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21. Support, Training, Certification
Before you start using OpenOffice, you should
read the latest User Guide for your version which
are available online. There are also many other
online resources. Use the provided links to learn
more about OpenOffice's online support, training
services, and certification programs.
http://documentation.openoffice.org/
http://support.openoffice.org/
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