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 official site, and once you have installed the extension, you can open this ODT file and test some macros that are already installed in this file.
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:
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:
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 this is a more robust solution, giving you more options than the standard Microsoft implementation.
To remove a pagebreak from a document, which may appear like the following, complete the steps below.
Step 1: Click once in the first line on the page that want to remove the page break before. (The first line under the arrow in the image above)
Step 2: Select Format from the top menu, then select Paragraph.
Step 3: Click on the ”Text Flow” tab.
Step 4: Uncheck (un-tick) the checkbox next to the work ”Insert” under the heading ”Breaks”. Click on OK.
Your page break will be removed.
Post any questions or problems as comments under this article.
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 time – templates are designed to give us quick results.
I have done a quick scout around the internet and put together a round of links that are good resources for templates that are designed for OpenOffice. Enjoy and good luck, and please post any additional resources in the comments section.
My name is Stephanie Krishnan and I'm passionate about the way that open source software and its community can help small businesses and individuals with their productivity and lives. One of the biggest arguments I get from business owners, however, is lack of support options. I decided to put together my own support blog to help people be productive at various levels with one of my favourite open source alternatives: OpenOffice! I do this through tutorials, downloadable templates and answers to questions from readers!
