David from Minnesota writes: Is there a way to translate a OpenOffice Writer document to Spanish? Thanks Answer: There are over 6800 distinct languages and more then two dozen used by tens of millions of people. There is… Continue reading
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Thursday, April 25th, 2013Microsoft Ends Support For Office For Mac 2008
Saturday, April 13th, 2013Microsoft ended support for Office for Mac 2008 on April 9. The company reminded users in a blog post on their website. Office for Mac 2008 will continue to function on computers, but Microsoft will no longer be providing security updates or bug fixes. Continue reading
LibreOffice 4.0 Released – Free Office Suite
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013LibreOffice has released version 4.0 of their popular free office suite with some exciting improvements. Is it worth a download? Is it as good as Microsoft Office 2013? I’ll give you just the facts below. LibreOffice is a Open Source project spun off of the popular Open Office suite. The suite of application includes… Continue reading
LibreOffice: The Ideal USB Office Suite
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012Ever wished you could carry a fully-equipped office suite with you on a USB drive? I’m not talking about notepad or some basic word processor, but rather, a portable version of the incredibly popular and open source LibreOffice. LibreOffice includes Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base and Math. These programs are 100% compatible with Microsoft Office and Corel Office document formats, and operate much like Microsoft Office 2003. Continue reading
The Case of the Unique Series
Monday, June 25th, 2012How can I create non-repeated numbers between 100 and 300 in Excel? What you’re talking about here is creating a “unique series” – and there’s actually a pretty easy way to do it. Continue reading
Envelope Printing in OpenOffice.org
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Looking to print professional looking envelopes from OpenOffice.org? Look no further… here’s what you need to know to get the job done right! Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Writer: Left to Right or Right to Left – You Choose
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011Learn to change OpenOffice.org Writer to work with right-to-left languages with just a few simple clicks. Continue reading
Alphabetizing in Open Office
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011George from Trinidad asks: “Is there a way to put a list of items in alphabetical order in Open Office?”, and gets and answer! Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Calc: Pasting Text into One Cell or Many Cells
Monday, November 14th, 2011Pasting text into Calc cells doesn’t have to be a trial and error process. Learn how to paste information the way you want it from the start and save yourself a headache or two. Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Writer: Use Your Keyboard to Create a Table
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011Learn to make tables in Ooo Writer using nothing but your keyboard, and have the added benefit of control over the column widths as it’s created – not after! Continue reading
Open Office vs. Office 2010
Monday, November 7th, 2011This article details a few of the main points of difference between Open Office and Office 2010. Read on! Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Writer: Starting Lists Without a Mouse
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011Use your keyboard to start numbered and bulleted lists in OpenOffice.org Writer. It’s super-handy! Continue reading
OpenOffice.org: Open It Without the Fear of Changing It
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011Learn how you can view any of your OpenOffice.org files as “Read Only” to prevent accidental changes. Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Writer: Keeping It Together
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011Learn to prevent tables in OpenOffice.org Writer from splitting onto two different pages or columns. Continue reading
How to Uninstall Open Office
Monday, October 24th, 2011Do you need to uninstall Open Office from your Computer? This article will show you how to uninstall it in a few short steps. Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Impress: Black and White Screens
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Learn to create a visual break in any Impress presentation at any time during the presentation without stopping it. Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Writer: Text to Table and Back Again
Thursday, October 13th, 2011Learn to convert text lists already in OpenOffice.org Writer to tables and back again in just a matter of seconds. Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Calc: Naming Worksheets Just Makes Good Sense
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011Not sure what data is on which worksheet? You can fix that problem in seconds… learn to rename the worksheets in your Calc workbooks. Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Calc: Data Forms
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Want to enter records in a data table super quick? Here’s where you can find what you need to know about an extension that will give you data forms just like you’ve used in MS Excel. Continue reading
OpenOffice.org: Did You Notice the Menu?
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011We can do a whole lot more than we think from the initial OpenOffice.org program suite window. Find out how you can streamline your initial program start-up process when you use what’s available from the very beginning. Continue reading
OpenOffice.Org Writer: How Do You Measure?
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011Learn where to set Writer’s ruler to the measurement unit that fits your needs in Open Office. It’s easy! Continue reading
OpenOffice.org: One Extension – Many, Many Templates
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011Find out where to get over 120 templates for OpenOffice.org Writer, Calc and Impress… this is one template package you’ve got to get! Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Impress: Keeping Your Presentation on Top
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011One check in your slide show settings will prevent any other program from breaking through your presentations… learn where to place that check mark here! Continue reading
OpenOffice.org: Installing Extensions
Friday, September 16th, 2011Not sure how to install that really cool OpenOffice.org extension you heard about the other day? No problem! Here’s the place to learn what you need to know. Continue reading
OpenOffice.org: A Handy ClipArt Extension from Clker.com
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011Sometimes the process of finding, downloading and then inserting clipart images is a pain. This tip will show you an add-on for use with Clker.com where you can get all kinds of free clipart and make the process of inserting images into your file so much simpler. Continue reading
OpenOffice.org: Making the Handles Easier to Grab
Thursday, September 8th, 2011Learn to make those tiny handles on a selected object easier to grab and use in your OpenOffice.org programs. Continue reading
Shrink to Fit in Open Office
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011No shrink to fit in Open Office? Here’s how to do the same thing in a few more steps. Continue reading
