A lot of people think that most word-processing applications like Writer and its competition, are just like typewriters, with basic formatting like bold and underlining. This is OK for starting the document, but if it’s something that may require a format change in the future, then it could be a long and painful process.

Fortunately, [...]

Recently on my Facebook Page, I linked to a site that had a way to link to recipes that you have saved on your computer.

I decided to put together a sample downloadable spreadsheet that you could adapt to your own use, and I’ve included links to recipes on the web and [...]

Calc can either show the formula or the results of the formula.

Most of the time you will want to see the results of the formula, however occasionally, especially when you are troubleshooting, it is useful to display the formula itself for each cell.

To do this, follow the instructions below.

Be in a Calc file > Tools [...]

In response to the Singapore Public Holidays calendar, I’ve also compiled a Malaysian Public Holidays calendar. This was trickier as it had state holidays as well as National holidays. It’s my first go at the Malaysian holidays calendar, so if I get any wrong, please post politely in the comments – it was not intentional.

I [...]

A big thanks to suhaw who has volunteered a 2010 calendar. I wish I had seen it before I had updated mine! So I am hereby placing a link to both:

suhaw’s 2010 calendar with Singapore public holidays
ozlady’s 2010 calendar with Singapore public holidays

January 2010

Here is a template based on a church in India – Our Lady of Vailankanni.

Keeping it clean and neat, this photo with its clear, crisp skies allows your audience’s focus to be on your content.

Church Template – Title Slide

Church Template – Content Slide

[Download the Church Template here]

And [...]

An old-style telephone adds a monochromatic charm to this presentation.

I hope you like this one!

Communicate Presentation Template – Title Slide

Communications Presentation Template – Content Slide

[Download the Presentation Layout Here]

This is quite a useful tutorial on how to integrate templates into your documents for use with OpenOffice writer.

Video on How to Use Writer Templates

Click on the link above to access the tutorial.

Here is another free template for presentations – I have created in in a ODP file as I am currently working out templates in OO3+.

Click on the image below to download the presentation. Enjoy!

A friend of mine is familiar with working in Lotus 1-2-3 and has asked me for some assistance in converting to Excel or OpenOffice Calc. Of course I chose to post my Calc solutions here.

The formula for random number generation is quite easy.

=RAND()

This will get you a random number between zero and [...]