1. LINUX Applications OpenOffice.org
Learning Red Hat Enterprise Linux & Fedora, 4th Edition
By Bill McCarty, 2004

2. OpenOffice.org is a desktop suite OpenOffice.org
functionally resembles Microsoft Office.
OpenOffice.org
can perform many of the functions
performed by Microsoft Office
includes features
not found in Microsoft Office.
you can share documents with
Microsoft Office
and other popular applications
The distinctive advantage of a desktop suite is
its component applications
are designed to work together.
have a similar look and feel

3. OpenOffice.org Package Includes
Word processor
Writer
Spreadsheet
Calc
Drawing Program
Draw
Presentation manager
Impress

4. Writer: OpenOffice.org Word Processor
Launch via
the Office menu item
You can
type text in the middle area of the window
style text
highlight the text
format the text using Stylist
double-click on a style in the Stylist.
pressing F11 or
choosing Format Stylist
Create document files in PDF

5. Writer Window

6. Creating a PDF Document
To create a PDF document,
prepare and save your document as usual.
Then choose File Printer Settings.
The Printer Setup dialog box appears
Choose PDF converter from the Name list box
and click OK.
Then, choose File=> Print.
When the Print dialog box appears,
review the Options and Properties as necessary and then click OK.
The PDF document is created
and stored as a file in your home directory.

7. Writer: Other features
AutoPilot
Choose File =>AutoPilot.
From the submenu,
choose the type of document you want to compose,
such as a fax, agenda, web page, or form.
AutoPilot will assist you in composing the document.
Address Book
Choose File=> Template=> Address Book Source.
Writer can access
and obtain names, addresses, and other information from
Netscape or Mozilla address book,
an LDAP or SQL database,
or other data sources
Navigator
Choose Edit=>Navigator.
The Navigator helps you
find bookmarks, sections, hyperlinks, references, indexes, and notes.
It's especially helpful when working on a large document.

8. Calc: The OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet
Calc resembles Microsoft Excel
many of Calc's keyboard shortcuts
are identical to those used by Excel
Calc can
produce tables, graphs, and charts.
send your work product to a printer
or write it as a PDF document.
obtain data
from databases
and other external sources

9. Calc Window

10. Interesting Calc features
Detective
Select a cell.
Choose Tools=>Detective.
Then, choose from the submenu.
Calc will show you
cells that determine the value of the selected cell (Precedents),
cells with values determined by the selected cell (Dependents),
or other relationships

11. Interesting Calc features
Goal Seek
Select a cell.
Choose Tools=>Goal Seek.
Specify a target value.
Specify a precedent cell as the Variable cell.
by typing the cell's name
or by clicking the cell. Click OK.
Calc determines the value of the variable cell
causes the selected cell
to have the specified target value
and offers to enter
the value in the variable cell.

12. Interesting Calc features
Subtotals
Select
a block of cells
in which the left column designates an entity
such as a department
and the right column
or columns designate characteristics of the entity
such as sales, sales returns, and net sales
Choose Data Subtotals.
On the 1st Group tab, enable the checkboxes
associated with the right column or columns.
Click the left column name
and choose the function count.
Click each right column name
and choose the function Sum.
Click OK.
The block now includes subtotals and a grand total.

13. Interesting Calc features
Input Validation
Select a cell.
Choose Data=>Validity.
On the Criteria tab,
specify rules that govern valid cell values.
On the Error Alert tab,
enable Show error message
when invalid values are entered.
Optionally, specify
an action, title, and error message.
Click OK.
Enter an invalid value for the cell and press Enter.
Calc presents a dialog box
warning you that the value is invalid.

14. Draw: Drawing Program of OpenOffice.org
Draw has no panel icon.
Launch Draw by choosing
Office=> Draw from the main menu
Draw enables you to
draw two- and three-dimensional objects,
specify their color and other characteristics.
move, align, and manipulate your objects
to arrive at a complete composition.
create graphics
to incorporate into documents
prepared using other OpenOffice.org applications
You can save your work product as a
GIF, JPEG, PNG, or in many other popular graphics formats.

15. Draw's main window

16. Impress: The Presentation Manager
resembles to Microsoft PowerPoint
Launch Draw by choosing
Office=>Impress from the main menu
When you launch Impress for the first time,
it fires up AutoPilot
to lead you through creating a presentation.
You can manually launch AutoPilot from the File menu
AutoPilot lets you
specify the presentation medium
paper, slides, and so on
and select a
presentation template,
slide design,
and slide transition

17. Impress's main window

18. Templates, Creating Slide & Support Video
Currently, Impress is distributed without templates.
A few templates are available on the OpenOffice.org web site
To create a slide,
click Insert Slide, which brings up
the Insert Slide dialog box
Select the desired layout and click OK.
An empty slide appears in the window,
ready for your customization
Impress lacks support for video clips

19. The Insert Slide dialog box

20. some fun with Impress Effects Create a geometric shape,
such as a filled circle, within a slide
Select the shape
and choose Slide Show=>Effects
Choose the Favorites menu
and click one of the effects
Click the Assign button
click the Preview button
to see how your effect looks

21. some fun with Impress Interaction Create a geometric shape,
such as a filled circle
Choose Slide Show=>Interaction
Use the Action at mouse click list
to associate an action,
such as playing a sound, with the shape

22. some fun with Impress Animation
To create animations
To assemble the shapes into an animation,
select the first shape
and choose Slide Show Animation.
Click the Apply Object button
select the second shape
and click Apply Object
Repeat this procedure
for the third and subsequent shapes
Click the VCR Play button to view your animation.
When you're satisfied with the animation,
click Create to place it in your slide as an animated GIF

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LINUX Applications