1. Eric Moore Computer Users Group of Greeley February 11, 2006
OpenOffice.org
Eric Moore
Computer Users Group of Greeley
February 11, 2006

2. About OpenOffice.org Open source office productivity suite
Maintained by Sun Microsystems
Inexpensive sister product of StarOffice
Lower end alternative to Microsoft Office
Available at

3. Windows System Requirements
Pentium compatible PC
128 MB RAM
320 MB hard disk space
800x600 resolution and at least 256 colors

4. OpenOffice.org Components

5. Why Use OpenOffice.org? Inexpensive Free documentation on OOo website
Open standard file format
Vendor independent
Implementation independent
Supports multiple operating systems
Support for 65 languages
Reads and writes Microsoft Office files
Exports to PDF files

6. Price Comparison

7. Writer Features Export to PDF and HTML
Read and write Microsoft Word files
Mail merge
Table calculations
Table of contents
Bibliography
Index
Vector graphics
Drag and drop text and graphics

8. Calc Features Export to HTML Read and write Microsoft Excel files
Functions
Date and time
Financial
Mathematical
Statistical
Text
References to external data sources
DataPilot (comparable to Pivot Tables)
Goal seeking and scenarios

9. Impress Features Wizard Templates Transition Effects
Export to PDF and HTML
Handouts
Notes
Outline
Slide sorter

10. Draw Features Vector graphics 3D objects 3D rotation Convert to 3D
Gradients and patterns
Textures
Duplicate objects
Draw fading
Construction plans

11. Base Features Relational database
Supports standalone database files (e.g. MS Access)
Supports external data sources
Adabas
MySQL
LDAP
Mozilla/Netscape address book
Imports and exports data (dBase and CSV)
Wizards for tables, forms, and queries

12. What Is Not Included? Grammar checker
client and contact manager
Full featured desktop publisher
Full compatibility for Microsoft Office files
Obnoxious, animated assistants

13. Where to Get Help and Information
Free documentation at
OpenOffice Forum at
Other sources listed at
Published books at your favorite bookseller