This is the proposed ToC for the Getting Started book for OOo 2.0, with notes on the status of each chapter. Question: Do you think something important has been left out? Or is there anything on this list that you think should be left out?

1. What is OpenOffice.org? (Draft being reviewed) [14 pages]

2. Starting OOo (Pre-release chapter published) [6 pages]

3. File Management (Pre-release chapter published) [18 pages]

4. Menus and Toolbars (Pre-release chapter published) [6 pages]

5. Setting up OOo (Pre-release version published) [24 pages]

6. Upgrading from OOo 1.x (Draft being reviewed) [12 pages]

7. Getting Started with Writer [Est. 20 pages]
(JHW is compiling this chapter from parts of "Intro to Writer"
and "Working with Writer")

8. Getting Started with Calc [20 pages]
(PK has modified the first chapter of the Calc guide for use here)

9. Getting Started with Draw [est. 20 pages]
(LW is modifying the first chapter of the Draw guide for use here)

10. Getting Started with Impress [8 pages]
(JHW has made trivial modifications to the first chapter of the
Impress Guide for use here)

11. Getting Started with Databases [est. 20 pages]
(Being written by Dan Lewis and others; replaces "Data Sources")

12. Working with Templates [est. 10 pages]
(JHW to modify and update Writer V1.x chapter)

13. Working with Styles (Pre-release chapter published) [10 pages]

14. Working with the Gallery (Pre-release version published) [6 pages]

15. FontWork [est. 2 pages ]
(V1 chapter available for modification -- I'm not sure if anyone is
working on this; it may get left out)

16. Getting Started with Macros (Pre-release version published) [24 pages]

Total est. page count:
 10  Front matter of book (book title page, copyright page, table of contents)
 32  Chapter title pages (2 pp/chapter)
220  Chapter bodies
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262  Total

Regards, Jean



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