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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®.
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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:
Introduces OpenOffice.org Writer.
Introduces OpenOffice.org Calc.
Introduces OpenOffice.org Impress, Base, Draw, and Math.