This section covers some of the settings that apply to all the components of Apache OpenOffice. For information on settings not discussed here, see the online help.

A macro is a saved sequence of commands or keystrokes that are stored for later use. An example of a simple macro is one that “types” your address. The OpenOffice.org macro language is very flexible, allowing automation ...

Anyone who wants to get up to speed quickly with LibreOffice will find this Getting Started Guide valuable. You may be new to office software, or you may be familiar with another office suite.

This book introduces the main components of LibreOffice: Writer (word processing). Calc (spreadsheets). Impress (presentations). Draw (vector graphics). Base (database). Math (equation editor).

This book covers the main features of Impress, the presentations (slide show) component of LibreOffice. Using Impress, you can create slides that contain text, bulleted and numbered lists, tables, charts, clip art, and ...

A data source, or database, is a collection of pieces of information that can be accessed or managed by Apache OpenOffice (AOO). For example, a list of names and addresses is a data source that could be used for producing ...

Draw is a vector graphics drawing program, although it can also perform some operations on raster graphics (pixels). Using Draw, you can quickly create a wide variety of graphical images. Vector graphics store and display ...

Math is Apache OpenOffice's component for writing mathematical equations. It is most commonly used as an equation editor for text documents, but it can also be used with other types of documents or stand-alone. When used ...

You can add graphic and image files, including photos, drawings, scanned images, and others, to Apache OpenOffice (AOO) documents. AOO can import various vector (line drawing) and raster (bitmap) file formats. The most ...

This chapter provides general information about printing, exporting, and e-mailing documents from Apache OpenOffice