I'm still learning OpenOffice.org but the following helped me get started. Use wikipedia as a start. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org
If you need some lessons to follow: The book, A Conceptual Guide to OpenOffice.org 3 (and download the lessons) is worth a look. Download some of the manuals as PDF files. http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/ While you can view these with your browser I prefer to download (free) copies. They are good for looking stuff up while using the program. I also found that $20 for a printed guilde was worth it. Solveig Haugland's book, OpenOffice.org 2 Guidebook, (you can order the book from the author). I found the book easier to read that the guides and has lots of screen shots. Check out here blog for examples. http://openoffice.blogs.com/openoffice/ If you use Macros, and you should, I found "OpenOffice.org Macros Explained" by Andrew Pitonyak to be very helpful. If you buy the book you can download a PFD version plus chapters with working macros. The main reason for me to learn OpenOffice is to convert some of my MS Access applications to Base. However, Base is not as easy to learn as the others (Write, Calc, etc). If you have some backgound in SQL and Basic programming then "Database Programming" OpenOffice.org Base & Basic by Roberto Benietiz will be helpful. I am still learning how to program Base but I have converted one of my Access applications. I have made one of my computers a dual boot Windows/Ubuntu system. I have found Ubuntu to be very user friendly so one day I may leave M$ for good. Harold Hauge On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Jordan Force <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, yes, yes and yes. > > Sent from my iPod > > > On Jan 17, 2010, at 1:08 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > I know nothing about Open Office. Is it really free? Does it compare to MS >> Office. Can they both be run on the same computer? Will it run on Windows 7? >> Anything else you can share will be helpful. Thanks, Jim >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
