* Uses the straightforward For Dummies style to show Linux and
Windows users how to use the Open Office.org desktop productivity
suite
* Open Office.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 Open Office.org
* Organized by the four key desktop applications provided in the
Open Office.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
Зміст
Introduction.
Part I: Introducing Open Office.org.
Chapter 1: Getting to Know Open Office.org.
Chapter 2: Switching to Open Office.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.
Chapter 8: Creating a Spreadsheet.
Chapter 9: At Home on the Range.
Chapter 10: Knock on Wood and Print!
Chapter 11: Snazzing Up Your Spreadsheet.
Chapter 12: Making Calculations.
Part IV: Using Impress — The Presentation
Package.
Chapter 13: Creating a Presentation.
Chapter 14: Modifying a Presentation.
Chapter 15: Making Presentations Picture-Perfect.
Chapter 16: Animating Impressively.
Chapter 17: Showing a Presentation.
Part V: Using Draw: The Graphics Program.
Chapter 18: Unleashing the Artist Within.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 19: Ten Reasons to Use Open Office.
Chapter 20: Ten Places to Look for Support.
Part VII: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Installing Open Office.org.
Appendix B: What’s on the CD-ROM.
Index.
End-User License Agreement.
Про автора
Ellen Finkelstein has written numerous best-selling computer
books on Auto CAD, Power Point, 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
Open Office.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.
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