There is a good tutorial for Adding and Updating a Table of Contents in OpenOffice’s Writer over at OpenOfficeX.
Just a note before you jump to the link – it says that you can BUY OpenOffice – but they offer unlimited support for users. Note that OpenOffice is a free software – if you buy this version, you are buying the support, which is not normally available with free versions of OpenOffice (other than through a very active community).
Click on the image below to download the Desk and Notepad template.
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!
I had previously posted a link to Go-OO as a lite alternative to OpenOffice, however this app seems to have changed its focus:
This is good, however that still leaves an issue for those that don’t want to download the 150Mb file (v. 3+) from OpenOffice.org, and deal with a footprint of this size.
PortableApps includes OpenOffice
Another alternative is to run the PortableApps Suite – you can run on your USB, as designed, however I have friends who run this on their hard drive due to their need for a smaller footprint.
So whether you want OpenOffice and other apps for your thumb drive (USB memory stick), or just want to run OpenOffice on your computer’s hard drive, PortableApps might be an option for you.
PortableApps (http://portableapps.com/)
Additional Links:
Update 30-jun-2010: check out information on the PortableApps version of OpenOffice – which also includes Portable Java to ensure that your portable OS works on Java sites (in the case of Firefox), and that the Java features of OpenOffice also run!
When you use the Tools –> Mail Merge Wizard in OpenOffice, it is quite limiting in that you are restricted to ending up with an address block. The way to insert other fields is not as obvious.
I have put together the tutorial below to guide you through my way of tackling a requirement of inserting fields in a document that are merged from a separate data source. These fields do not necessarily fill up an address section, but may be used in other parts of the document.
Assumed software: OpenOffice v.2.0 (minimum) (more…)
A new template from a photo that I took recently.
I hope it’s useful/appealing to some.
Shoes and Bricks Template - OpenOffice Impress
Update: I am starting to add more templates. You can view and download other free templates here.
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!
