Getting Started
Full book - Fourth Edition, 22 April 2008
Getting Started Guide - ODT
Getting Started Guide - PDF
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Individual chapters
Individual chapters are available in two formats: PDF for online viewing or printing, and ODT for editing in OOo2.X.
Ch1 - What is OpenOffice.org? - ODT
Introduces OpenOffice.org and its components, advantages, new features in V2, system requirements, getting and installing the software, how to get help, and a bit about licensing and open source.
Ch1 - What is OpenOffice.org? - PDF
Ch2 - Starting OpenOffice.org - ODT
Describes ways to start OpenOffice.org 2.0 on Windows, Linux, and Mac.
Ch2 - Starting OpenOffice.org - PDF
Ch3 - File Management in OpenOffice.org - ODT
Describes basic file management (opening, saving, exporting, deleting, and renaming files; creating new files; file associations; and using the OpenOffice.org dialogs) in all components of OpenOffice.org 2.0.
Ch3 - File Management in OpenOffice.org - PDF
Ch4 - Menus and Toolbars - ODT
Using and customizing menus and toolbars common to all OpenOffice.org components.
Ch4 - Menus and Toolbars - PDF
Ch5 - Setting up OpenOffice.org - ODT
Covers some of the setup options that apply to all the components of OOo 2.0.
Ch5 - Setting up OpenOffice.org - PDF
Ch6 - Getting Started with Writer - ODT
Introduces OpenOffice.org's word processor.
Ch6 - Getting Started with Writer - PDF
Ch7 - Getting Started with Calc - ODT
Introduces OpenOffice.org's spreadsheet component .
Ch7 - Getting Started with Calc - PDF
Ch8 - Getting Started with Draw - ODT
Introduces OpenOffice.org's vector drawing program.
Ch8 - Getting Started with Draw - PDF
Ch9 - Getting Started with Impress - ODT
Introduces OpenOffice.org's presentation graphics and slide show program.
Ch9 - Getting Started with Impress - PDF
Ch10 - Getting Started with Base - ODT
Introduces OpenOffice.org's database component.
Ch10 - Getting Started with Base - PDF
Ch11- Getting Started with Math - ODT
OOo Math provides mathematical objects which can be embedded in other OOo documents, or saved on their own.
Ch11 - Getting Started with Math - PDF
Ch12 - Working with Templates - ODT
Introduces the use of templates.
Ch12 - Working with Templates - PDF
Ch13 - Working with Styles - ODT
Introduces the use of styles in general. See the guides for specific components of OOo (Writer, Calc, Draw, Impress) for details on the use of styles in those components.
Ch13 - Working with Styles - PDF
Ch14 - Working with the Gallery - ODT
The Gallery provides a convenient way to group reusable objects such as graphics and sounds that you can insert into your documents.
Ch14 - Working with the Gallery - PDF
Ch15 - Using Fontwork - ODT
Creating graphical text art objects.
Ch16 - Creating Web Pages - ODT
Saving documents as HTML files.
Ch16 - Creating Web Pages - PDF
Ch17 - Getting Started with Macros - ODT
Introduces the basic concepts of starting the IDE and creating macros by showing the steps to produce a simple macro.
Ch17 - Getting Started with Macros - PDF
