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Eric Moore Computer Users Group of Greeley February 11, 2006
OpenOffice.org Eric Moore Computer Users Group of Greeley February 11, 2006
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About OpenOffice.org Open source office productivity suite
Maintained by Sun Microsystems Inexpensive sister product of StarOffice Lower end alternative to Microsoft Office Available at
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Windows System Requirements
Pentium compatible PC 128 MB RAM 320 MB hard disk space 800x600 resolution and at least 256 colors
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OpenOffice.org Components
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Why Use OpenOffice.org? Inexpensive Free documentation on OOo website
Open standard file format Vendor independent Implementation independent Supports multiple operating systems Support for 65 languages Reads and writes Microsoft Office files Exports to PDF files
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Price Comparison
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Writer Features Export to PDF and HTML
Read and write Microsoft Word files Mail merge Table calculations Table of contents Bibliography Index Vector graphics Drag and drop text and graphics
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Calc Features Export to HTML Read and write Microsoft Excel files
Functions Date and time Financial Mathematical Statistical Text References to external data sources DataPilot (comparable to Pivot Tables) Goal seeking and scenarios
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Impress Features Wizard Templates Transition Effects
Export to PDF and HTML Handouts Notes Outline Slide sorter
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Draw Features Vector graphics 3D objects 3D rotation Convert to 3D
Gradients and patterns Textures Duplicate objects Draw fading Construction plans
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Base Features Relational database
Supports standalone database files (e.g. MS Access) Supports external data sources Adabas MySQL LDAP Mozilla/Netscape address book Imports and exports data (dBase and CSV) Wizards for tables, forms, and queries
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What Is Not Included? Grammar checker
client and contact manager Full featured desktop publisher Full compatibility for Microsoft Office files Obnoxious, animated assistants
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Where to Get Help and Information
Free documentation at OpenOffice Forum at Other sources listed at Published books at your favorite bookseller
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