OK, thanks Andrea - so I gather it's OK to expand on list.
Great! :-)
Here is the article structure I'd like to build on:
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Title:
Useful tools you won't find on Facebook or
Useful tooks you won't need Facebook for or
Discover your (computer's) inner power or
Smart productivity tools at your fingertips
Teaser:
Make the most of free, readily available software tools to
streamline common business tasks: product recipes & costing,
client details, invoicing, tax accounting, marketing plans...
and much more!
Outline:
Common office software suites, such as MS Office, can go a very
long way to save time and optimise business results.
Office suites typically include the following applications:
- Word processor
- Presentation program
- Spreadsheet
Some also provide more advanced tools, such as a database, a
desktop publishing tool, or a graphics program. One such suite
is OpenOffice, which also has the added bonus of beeing free to
download and use [supply link and a short description].
A word processor and a desktop publishing tool can produce
sophisticated office stationery - but I won't cover those topics
here, as I would rather focus on simpler, more "basic" needs for
your business. Spreadsheets and databases can effectively
replace costly specialised applications, and won't be difficult
to come to terms with.
In detail, I will describe and provide downloadable examples
(templates) of the following:
- Invoice template (word processor)
- Client address book (spreadsheet or database)
- Product recipe calculator and pricing tool (spreadsheet)
- Tax accounting (spreadsheet)
- Marketing templates (spreadsheet, word processor)
- SAP calculator (spreadsheet)
Further reading:
List of Webpages supplying useful information, tutorials, downloads.
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And here's a few "raw" questions I'd like to ask for the
interview section - feel free to expand and suggest other
angles, in view of encouraging people to try out OpenOffice (or
use it in place of MS Office).
Question 1:
- What can OO do for small business owners, who produce handmade
soap, toiletries, candles?
or alternatively
- How did you find OO was helping you with your (other than
computing/software development) business?
Question 2:
- What kind of computer skills does OO require?
Question 3:
- How does OO compare to other productivity suites?
Question 4:
- Do you know of any reliable/easy to follow tutorials for any
of the tools that make up OO?
Question 5:
- Is there a Template repository for OO?
or alternatively
- Where can we find templates for (a) database tools, (b) mail
merge documents, (c) business cards, brochures and other
"desktop publishing" material?
Note - I can build and provide most of the templates listed in
the article structure, however I am not familiar with OO data
nor with its mail merge/publishing tools, so I would appreciate
some help with those :-)
Question 6:
- Where can we find OO user-centered resources in languages
other than English? I'm thinking esp. Spanish, German, French
and Italian, as this is where most of the "other mother-tongue"
audience come from.
I will have to pick and choose among answers, as there's a limit
to the article size for the magazine. But I wouldn't mind to
reuse the remaining material on one of the community
Websites/blogs I maintain for handmade soapers.
Maybe you could send your replies to myself, [email protected],
so as not to clog the list with "unwanted" materials.
Many thanks in advance,
marina
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Italy or Australia?
MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, OS X 10.6 latest
@martadiello
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