Starting Openoffice.org; Improving Openoffice.org Load Time; Customizing Openoffice.org - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 - GNOME 19-06-2006 Manual

3.1.5 Starting OpenOffice.org

1 Start the application in one of the following ways:
• On the menu bar, click
This opens Writer. To open a different module, click File > New from the newly opened
Writer document, then choose the module you want to open.
• From the Computer menu, click Computer > More Applications > Office, then click the
name of the OpenOffice.org module you want to start.
• In a terminal window, enter ooffice. The OpenOffice.org window opens. Click File >
New, then choose the module you want to open.
2 Select the module you want to open.
If any OpenOffice.org application is open, you can open any of the other applications by clicking
File > New > Name of Application.

3.1.6 Improving OpenOffice.org Load Time

To speed up the load time of OpenOffice.org by preloading the application at system startup:
1 Click Tools > Options > Memory.
2 Select Start at Startup.
The next time you restart your system, OpenOffice.org will preload. When you open an
OpenOffice.org application module, it will open faster.

3.1.7 Customizing OpenOffice.org

You can customize OpenOffice.org to best suit your needs and working style. Toolbars, menus, and
keyboard shortcuts can all be reconfigured to help you more quickly access the features you use the
most. You can also assign macros to application events if you want specific actions to occur when
those events take place. For example, if you always work with a specific spreadsheet, you can create
a macro that opens the spreadsheet and assign it to the Start Application event.
This section contains simple, generic instructions for customizing your environment. The changes
you make are effective immediately, so you can see if the changes are what you wanted and go back
and modify them if they weren't. See the OpenOffice.org help files for detailed instructions.
Customizing Toolbars
Use the Customize dialog to modify OpenOffice.org toolbars.
1 Click the arrow icon at the end of any toolbar.
2 Click Customize Toolbar.
3 Select the toolbar you want to customize.
4 Select the check boxes next to the commands you want to appear on the toolbar, and deselect
the check boxes next to the commands you don't want to appear.
5 Select whether to save your customized toolbar in the OpenOffice.org module you are using or
in the document.
• OpenOffice.org module
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