OpenOffice.org for Dummies | 
 enlarge | Authors: Gurdy Leete, Ellen Finkelstein, Mary Leete
Publisher: For Dummies
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Edition: Pap/Cdr
Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0764542222
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.5
EAN: 9780764542220
ASIN: 0764542222
Publication Date: December 10, 2003
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Product Description
- 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
Download Description
* 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
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Helpful September 26, 2007
R. Miller
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Best book on the subject but spends a lot of time on stuff 90% of us will never use.
 Be carefull July 16, 2007
D. Phegley
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
All supplied material for review of this book said it was new and up to date but did not give the version number of Open Office that was covered. When I received the book I was frustrated and well into it when I found it was for version 1.1. The Open Office I have is 2.2. The data base portion is not even mentioned in this book. I found that I wasted a lot of time. If any of these books do not show the version number of the program they are working with I would not buy them!
good book January 4, 2007
Lopan (Milpitas, CA)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Pretty much of a getting started but does talk about many important points.
Though I am very skilled in Excel, Open office is still irritating.
I would buy it again.
 Very good, but not as in depth as I would like. September 2, 2005
B. Laue (Minnesota, USA)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
The book covers the major aspects of the software suite, but it really doesn't get into the details of the programs. For that, I recommend a Dummies book on the Microsoft version, since they don't have an in-depth book on the OpenOffice.org version of the software applications. For what it is, an overview of the suite, it is very good. I highly recommend it as a fantastic starting point. I paid a paltry $7 for the book, delivered. How can you go wrong with a price like that? Truth be told, I believe it would have been worth the cover price of $24.99. It is an excellent book to start with, but you'll want to dig deeper after you make it through this book. I hope the authors will consider making full-blown Dummies books for Impress/Presentation, and Calc/Spreadsheet, and the Writer/Text Document applications, too.
I highly recommend OpenOffice.org to all non-profit organizations, as well as for-profit companies: save yourselves $200-$500, per computer, along with the upgrade/compatibility issues, and dump Microsoft. You will be glad you did. Cheers!
great book and a terrific resource for our organization April 27, 2004
draden (SLC, UT USA)
35 out of 41 found this review helpful
We are a company that pride our selves on being cutting edge, if not bleeding edge with open source software solutions. We had used MS office for years but as OOo has gotten more advanced we
started migrating over to it as a great alternative.One of my main job duties here is actually the OOo expert. I field any questions, do training, and I am basically the PR front for our now 800 users. I just ordered 20 copies of your book so I can lend them out to users with concerns and questions. It is a great book and a terrific resource for our organization.
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