2008/10/17 JOE Conner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I just bought a new notebook computer. I asked a friend where I could get >> a reasonable word processing, etc. package for my new computer. He highly >> recommended using the Open Office Suite. I went to your website and am very >> impressed! At work I've been used to using the Micorsoft suite of software >> products, for which I can get/have a good base of reference material. My >> question is, is there good reference material for the use of Open Office >> Suite software? I'm referring to books, etc... I ask this question because >> there are always times when we need good help to solve a problem...that is >> for cases when the help menu just isn't good enough. >> >> Many thanks for your help, Victor Foose from Pennsylvania ( >> [EMAIL PROTECTED])<BR><BR><BR> >> >> >> > > I answered this already, back on the 16th. I am pasting in my answer on > that date: > > TechAdmin @ VibrantLivingMinistries wrote: > >> From: JOE Conner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October >> 16, 2008 12:32 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [users] Reference material for the user... >> >> There is plenty of online documentation. For instance, to to: >> http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/index.html >> or >> http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/index.html >> or >> >> http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manua >> l >> and many others. >> ________________ >> I visited all three links, and I see no docs for OO 3. Are my eyes simply >> missing something? >> >> Thanks, Elchanan >> >> > My guess - since v3.0 just came out it will take months before user > documentation is updated to reflect v3.0. Usually there is little change to > documentation necessary. In other words, documentation relative to v1.4 is > still largely applicable to v3.0. The method of accomplishing a specific > task is usually not changed. Why implement an unnecessary learning curve? > New features need to be documented, and the documentation incorporated > within the user manuals. That will take awhile. > > Your original question was: > > QUOTE > My question is, is there good reference material for the use of Open Office > Suite software? I'm referring to books, etc... I ask this question because > there are always times when we need good help to solve a problem...that is > for cases when the help menu just isn't good enough. > END QUOTE. > > I stand by my original answer. Maybe I should have answered your question > with the one word answer "YES" which would have been technically correct, > but not of much help. > > Joe Conner, Poulsbo, WA USA
My guess is that most new OOo 3 users will find the individual chapters and appendices available for download as pdf files via http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/userguide3/index.html a good start, until more detailed manuals can be produced. And hopefully, as Gary says, it will soon be possible to download the entire book in one fell swoop.... Henri
