Posted on July 31st, 2007 by steph
OpenOffice.org doesn’t natively support the SVG graphics format, which can be an inconvenience, especially considering how many good vector-based images are available in the Open Clip Art Library.
The SVG Import filter adds support for the SVG format, so you can easily open vector-based graphics directly in OpenOffice.org. According to the author, the filter produces nearly […]
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Filed under: Extensions, Intermediate, OpenOffice
Posted on July 30th, 2007 by steph
One of the reasons that users stick to MS Office is because of the Macro capability.
I have just read over on Life Hacker that there is a FREE plugin available that, once installed, will allow you to record and run Macros in OpenOffice.
Check out the article on Groovy at LifeHacker.
Read more about Groovy at the […]
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Filed under: Advanced, OpenOffice
Posted on July 24th, 2007 by steph
I have created a calendar template in Calc for a client.
The dates are automatically calculated. You only need to amend the first Sunday to achieve the date range that you need.
Download the file FREE from the following link:
Calendar Template File for OpenOffice 2.0
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Filed under: Calc, Templates, Beginners
Posted on July 14th, 2007 by steph
There are a number of good how-to guides out there which detail explicit instructions and information on how to create different projects in OpenOffice.
I include a list of some of them here:
How to Write a Thesis in OpenOffice [PDF]
This is not only good for a thesis, but for any general writing (especially for academic use, […]
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Filed under: Intermediate, OpenOffice
Posted on July 12th, 2007 by steph
I have a number of clients who initially have problems understanding the page breaks within OpenOffice. In Microsoft Word we usually insert and then delete using the delete key or backspace.
Page breaks in OpenOffice do require a little bit more fiddling, but once you understand how pagebreaks work, then, in my opinion, you will find […]
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Filed under: Beginners, Writer
Posted on July 1st, 2007 by steph
One of the main attractions of MS Office is the templates that are available. MS Office templates do mostly work in OpenOffice, however sometimes we do get some disappointing results, and often we don’t want to have to worry about trying to fit a MS template into an OpenOffice program in a short period of […]
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Filed under: Templates, OpenOffice
Posted on July 1st, 2007 by steph
Installing OpenOffice is relatively simple. You follow the setup wizard that runs when you open the file you downloaded. If you have not already downloaded the OpenOffice file, then click here and follow the instructions to download OpenOffice from their web site.
First you should check that you have the minimum system requirements to install OpenOffice. […]
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Filed under: Beginners, OpenOffice
