1. OpenOffice.org Alternative to Microsoft Office

2. 06/24/10 Steve Costello - BRCS2 What is OpenOffice.org?  Suite of Programs  Word Processor - Writer  Spreadsheets – Calc  Presentations – Impress  Database – Base  Graphics – Draw  Formulas - Math

3. 06/24/10 Steve Costello - BRCS3 Why OpenOffice.org?  Comprehensive suite of Programs  Capabilities similar to Microsoft Office  Accepts and Creates files useable by Microsoft Office  $ 0  No Cost  FREE

4. 06/24/10 Steve Costello - BRCS4 Writer  Word Processor  Look and Feel of Word 2003

5. 06/24/10 Steve Costello - BRCS5 Writer  Basic and advanced features  Lists, Paragraph formatting, Find Replace, Spell Checker  Styles, Templates, Tables, Mail Merge  Can open Microsoft Word documents  Can save Microsoft Word documents

6. 06/24/10 Steve Costello - BRCS6 Writer demo

7. 06/24/10 Steve Costello - BRCS7 Calc  Spreadsheets  Look and feel of Excel 2003

8. 06/24/10 Steve Costello - BRCS8 Calc  Basic and advanced features  Enter Data, Format cells and pages, Formulas, Copy formulas  Functions, Charts, Links  Can open Microsoft Excel spreadsheets  Can save Microsoft Excel spreadsheets

9. 06/24/10 Steve Costello - BRCS9 Impress  Presentations  Look and feel of Powerpoint 2003

10. 06/24/10 Steve Costello - BRCS10 Impress  Basic and advanced features  Slide Background, Text, Layouts  Graphics, Tranisitions, Animations  Can open Microsoft Powerpoint presentationss  Can save Microsoft Powerpoint presentations

11. 06/24/10 Steve Costello - BRCS11 Websites  The main website – download from here  http://www.openoffice.org http://www.openoffice.org  Open Office forums – problem solving  http://www.oooforum.org http://www.oooforum.org  Documentation  http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation  Tutorials  http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org  http://www.learnopenoffice.org/index.htm http://www.learnopenoffice.org/index.htm

12. 06/24/10 Steve Costello - BRCS12 Portable Versions  http://portableapps.com/apps/office/openoffice_portable http://portableapps.com/apps/office/openoffice_portable  Version 3.2.0 Currently