The OpenOffice.org Office Suite

Contents

1.1. OpenOffice.org Modules
1.2. What's New in OpenOffice.org 3.1.1?
1.3. Novell Edition of OpenOffice.org
1.4. Compatibility with Other Office Applications
1.5. Starting OpenOffice.org
1.6. Saving OpenOffice.org Files with a Password
1.7. Customizing OpenOffice.org
1.8. Changing the Global Settings
1.9. Using Templates
1.10. For More Information

Abstract

OpenOffice.org is an 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 Microsoft Office, then save them back to this format, if needed. This chapter contains information that applies to all of the OpenOffice.org modules and gives an overview of the features specific to the Novell edition of OpenOffice.org that is shipped with openSUSE®.

OpenOffice.org Modules

OpenOffice.org consists of several application modules (subprograms), which are designed to interact with each other. They are listed in Table 1.1. A full description of each module is available in the online help, described in Section 1.10, “For More Information”.

Table 1.1. The OpenOffice.org Application Modules

Module

Purpose

Writer

Word processor application module

Calc

Spreadsheet application module

Impress

Presentation application module

Base

Database application module

Draw

Application module for drawing vector graphics

Math

Application module for generating mathematical formulas


The following chapters cover individual OpenOffice.org modules:

Chapter 2, OpenOffice.org Writer

Introduces OpenOffice.org Writer.

Chapter 3, OpenOffice.org Calc

Introduces OpenOffice.org Calc.

Chapter 4, Further OpenOffice.org Modules

Introduces OpenOffice.org Impress, Base, Draw, and Math.