Sams Teach Yourself OpenOffice.org 2, Firefox and Thunderbird for Windows All in One (Sams Teach Yourself) | 
 enlarge | Author: Greg Perry
Publisher: Sams
Category: Book
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 396202
Media: Paperback
Edition: Pap/Cdr
Pages: 600
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.8 x 1.4
ISBN: 0672328089
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.5
EAN: 9780672328084
ASIN: 0672328089
Publication Date: July 17, 2005
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Product Description
The three leading open source alternatives to Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer and Outlook are OpenOffice.org, Firefox and Thunderbird. If you are looking to make the migration to these open source applications, Sams Teach Yourself OpenOffice.org 2, Firefox and Thunderbird All in One will help you throughout your entire transition. This complete step-by-step tutorial will show you how to: - Write words with Writer.
- Crunch numbers with Calc.
- Impress audiences with Impress.
- Find your inner artist with Draw.
- Enhance your work with OpenOffice.org's other features.
The included CD will provide you with the complete OpenOffice.org installation for Windows, Linux and Macintosh platforms, as well as the latest versions of Firefox and Thunderbird. Make a smooth transition to open source with Sams Teach Yourself OpenOffice.org 2, Firefox and Thunderbird All in One.
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 poor index = poor reference book May 6, 2008
Thomas M. Sipos (Santa Monica, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't want to study a 600-page tome. I just want a good reference book so I can quickly look up what I need to know.
I don't know how to "cross out" lines in Open Office Writer. (Some people call this a "strikethrough" function).
So I went to the index (a scant 16 pages for so much material -- all of Open Office, and Thunderbird and Firefox too!). I looked up "cross" then I looked up "strike." Nothing. No help at all.
Other issues I've searched for in this book have likewise led to nowhere.
This book's 600 pages may contain much info, but this is a poor reference book for a "quick look up."
 A Great Guide For OpenOffice.org 2.0 March 19, 2008
compubore (Tulsa Oklahoma)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
OpenOffice.org 2.0 is the best Free,open-source productivity software I know of,(think MS Office, but at no charge).If you don't have, or need MS Office,
OpenOffice.org 2.0, is a great, and easy to use alternative.The book takes you step-by-step through projects in the word processing, database,presentation, and spreadsheet packages, so you can learn at your own pace.This book also includes a guide to the BEST web browser on the planet, Firefox!Once you've tried Firefox, you'll throw rocks at Internet Explorer! Interesting thought...of the millions of people that use(and love) Firefox, most of them started out using Internet Explorer:)To sum up, I highly recommend this book.
 Open Office. Org 2 July 22, 2007
Barbara C. Howard
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ordered to use as reference for computer software, but felt it was not easy to follow, when trying something new on the computer....must read the entire chapter first. Otherwise, very good!
Very helpful introduction to OO. March 13, 2007
R Foose (Quincy, Illinois United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As other reviewers have suggested, the 'hype' you read about the Open Office suite is actually true. Especially in regard to sharing files with M$ Office suite. I have successfully passed spreadsheets and documents back and forth between the two without much of a hitch. As stated in other reviews, and in the book, there are differences in how some things are done, and actual capabilities of each of the two suites, but using the book will help immensely in recognizing and dealing with the issues (which, for the most part are minor). The only problem I've had with OO is one of these issues. I inserted a table with three narrow columns and over 200 rows into a designated section of a document. Then I set that section to flow that table into three columns, to save pages. However, whenever I edited the doc after that, I'd have to reformat the section, because it put the column breaks in odd places. MSWord doesn't have a problem handling the same document. I expect this little bug will be dealt with soon...another advantage of using opne source software! Congrats to Mr. Perry on a well written introduction to what I suspect will be the biggest threat to M$ yet.
How to save money! November 13, 2005
The Audio Buff
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
Good previous reveiws. Additionaly, the book is written in a format that lends itself to quick refrence. This makes it invaluable to those who in need of "How do I do that right now?". One last detail is that the program is cross-platform and can write PDF compatible files.
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