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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.
• Section 3.1, “Understanding OpenOffice.org” (page 64)
• Section 3.2, “Word Processing with Writer” (page 76)
• Section 3.3, “Using Spreadsheets with Calc” (page 86)
• Section 3.4, “Using Presentations with Impress” (page 88)
• Section 3.5, “Using Databases with Base” (page 91)
• Section 3.6, “Creating Graphics with Draw” (page 94)
• Section 3.7, “Creating Mathematical Formulas with Math” (page 95)
• Section 3.8, “Finding Help and Information About OpenOffice.org” (page 96)
OpenOffice.org consists of several application modules (subprograms), which are de-
signed to interact with each other. They are listed in
Table 3.1, “The OpenOffice.org
Application Modules” (page 64). A full description of each module is available in the
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