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The OpenOffice.org Office
Suite
OpenOffice.org is a powerful open-source office suite that provides tools for all types
of office tasks, such as writing texts, working with spreadsheets, or creating graphics
and presentations. With OpenOffice.org, you can use the same data across different
computing platforms. You can also open and edit files in other formats, including Mi-
crosoft Office, then save them back to this format, if needed. This chapter covers infor-
mation about the Novell® edition of OpenOffice.org and some of the key features you
should be aware of when getting started with the suite.
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Section 3.1, "Understanding OpenOffice.org"
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Section 3.2, "Word Processing with Writer"
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Section 3.3, "Using Spreadsheets with Calc"
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Section 3.4, "Using Presentations with Impress"
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Section 3.5, "Using Databases with Base"
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Section 3.6, "Creating Graphics with Draw"
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Section 3.7, "Creating Mathematical Formulas with Math"
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Section 3.8, "Finding Help and Information About OpenOffice.org"
OpenOffice.org consists of several application modules (subprograms), which are de-
signed to interact with each other. They are listed in
Application Modules"
(page 64). A full description of each module is available in the
(page 64)
(page 76)
(page 86)
(page 88)
(page 91)
(page 94)
(page 95)
Table 3.1, "The OpenOffice.org
The OpenOffice.org Office Suite
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