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, over at World Label, they’ve put together some basic information on formatting using Styles – for both Calc and Writer.
Check it out at:
PC Mag suggests that we can Use Excel as an Architectural Design Tool.
So why not use Calc, as it has the advantage of being able to specify the ‘squares’ quite easily, as row height and width is set using measures (cm or inches), rather than column width being set as a measure, and column height being set using font height.
We are rennovating at the moment, so this struck a chord with me, so I decided to put together some templates for you to download – a small grid (5mm), and a larger grid (10mm).
Happy designing!
Setting Row Height in OpenOffice Calc
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.org! I do this through tutorials, downloadable templates and answers to questions from readers!
