1. OpenOffice: What libraries need to know An Webinar Thursday, March 18, 2010 12-1 pm Laura Solomon laura@designforthelittleguy.com

2. Agenda What is OpenOffice.org? Specifications Components Overview Implementing OpenOffice in Libraries Live Demo of Writer

3. What is OpenOffice.org? URL and product name Comparable to other office suites Supports many languages Free!

4. Open source

5. A little history Started out as StarOffice Bought by Sun in 1999 Went OS in 2000 Is intended to compete directly with MS Office

6. Platform Compatibility Windows Linux Solaris OS X

7. File formats ODF Legacy formats Microsoft Office

8. Portable!

9. OO.o and MS Office interoperability MS Office-->OpenOffice.org OpenOffice.org-->MS Office

10. Reviews “But for the first time, I'm ready to recommend this new version as a viable alternative to Microsoft's offering. It still has rough edges, but it has an impressive feature set, a generally lucid interface, pure open- source credentials, and - in the current economic climate - the decisive advantage of being absolutely free.” --PC Magazine

11. Components Extensions Templates Clip Art Dictionaries

12. What about MS Publisher? ?

13. Writer

14. Chameleon-like customization

15. What's missing?

16. Calc

17. Undo sheet deletes

18. Sophisticated functions http://www.flickr.com/photos/alist/ 2047764625 /

19. Handling early centuries <1900

20. Pivot charts

21. Slow?

22. Impress

23. Missing pieces Ready-made templates Clip art

24. Base

25. Connecting

26. Draw

27. Best for...

28. OO.0 vs. the Cloud

29. Can they co-exist?

30. Tech support options

31. Paid support

32. Books

33. Things to think about

34. Pushing it out

35. Saving

36. Training

37. Pros Free! Not a huge shift from MS Comparable functionality Huge developer community Compatible with more file formats

38. Cons Lack of brand recognition Interface isn't comparable to Office 2007 Additional training likely required

39. OO.o vs. MS Office: conclusions

40. Thank you! Laura Solomon laura@designforthelittleguy.com Twitter:@laurasolomon Blog: www.meanlaura.comwww.meanlaura.com