Starting OpenOffice.org

To start the OpenOffice.org suite, press Alt+F2 and enter ooffice. The OpenOffice.org window opens.

In the selection dialog, choose the module you want to open or which file type you want to create. If any OpenOffice.org application is open, you can start any of the other applications by clicking File+New+Name of Application.

You can also start individual OpenOffice.org modules from your main menu or by pressing Alt+F2 and entering the command for the respective module. For example, enter oowriter to start OpenOffice.org Writer, or oocalc to start Calculator, or ooimpress to start Impress.