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Creating database tables.......................................................................................205 Defining relationships............................................................................................213 Creating a database form......................................................................................215 Accessing other data sources................................................................................229 Using data sources in OpenOffice.org...................................................................231 Entering data in a form..........................................................................................235 Creating queries.................................................................................................... 237 Creating reports..................................................................................................... 245 Chapter 9 Getting Started with Math.......................................................................................253 What is Math?........................................................................................................ 254 Entering a formula.................................................................................................255 Customizations....................................................................................................... 260 Formula layout....................................................................................................... 262 Numbering equations............................................................................................265 Chapter 10 Printing, Exporting, and E-mailing..........................................................................267 Introduction........................................................................................................... 268 Quick printing........................................................................................................268 Controlling printing...............................................................................................268 Exporting to PDF...................................................................................................277 Exporting to other formats....................................................................................284 E-mailing documents.............................................................................................284 Digital signing of documents.................................................................................287 Removing personal data........................................................................................288 Chapter 11 Graphics, the Gallery, and Fontwork........................................................................289 Introduction........................................................................................................... 290 Adding images to a document................................................................................290 Modifying and positioning graphics.......................................................................294 Managing the OpenOffice.org Gallery...................................................................294 Creating an image map..........................................................................................297 Using OOo’s drawing tools....................................................................................298 Using Fontwork......................................................................................................301 Chapter 12 Creating Web Pages................................................................................................. 307 Introduction........................................................................................................... 308 Relative and absolute hyperlinks...........................................................................308 Creating hyperlinks...............................................................................................309 Saving Writer documents as web pages................................................................312 Creating web pages using a Wizard.......................................................................313 Saving Calc spreadsheets as web pages................................................................317 Saving Impress presentations as web pages.........................................................317 Saving Draw documents as web pages..................................................................321 6 Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 3.3
Chapter 13 Getting Started with Macros...................................................................................322 Your first macros.................................................................................................... 323 Creating a macro...................................................................................................328 Sometimes the macro recorder fails......................................................................332 Macro organization................................................................................................333 How to run a macro...............................................................................................338 Extensions.............................................................................................................. 342 Writing macros without the recorder....................................................................342 Finding more information......................................................................................343 Chapter 14 Customizing OpenOffice.org....................................................................................345 Introduction........................................................................................................... 346 Customizing menu content....................................................................................346 Customizing toolbars.............................................................................................349 Assigning shortcut keys.........................................................................................353 Assigning macros to events...................................................................................355 Adding functionality with extensions.....................................................................355 Appendix A Keyboard Shortcuts..................................................................................................358 Introduction........................................................................................................... 359 General keyboard shortcuts...................................................................................360 Defining keyboard shortcuts..................................................................................362 Further reading...................................................................................................... 362 Appendix B Open Source, Open Standards, OpenDocument.....................................................363 Introduction........................................................................................................... 364 A short history of OpenOffice.org..........................................................................364 The OpenOffice.org community.............................................................................364 How is OpenOffice.org licensed?...........................................................................364 What is “open source”?..........................................................................................365 What are “open standards”?..................................................................................365 What is OpenDocument?........................................................................................365 Frequently asked questions...................................................................................366 File formats OOo can open....................................................................................367 File formats OOo can save to.................................................................................369 Exporting to other formats....................................................................................370 Index.......................................................................................................................... 371 Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 3.3 7
Page 1 and 2: Getting Started with OpenOffice.org
Page 3 and 4: Contents Chapter 1 Introducing Open
Page 5: Using conditional formatting.......
Page 10 and 11: What is OpenOffice.org? OpenOffice.
Page 12 and 13: - You do not need to know which app
Page 14 and 15: Free OpenOffice.org support Documen
Page 16 and 17: Disabling the Quickstarter To close
Page 18 and 19: • File contains commands that app
Page 20 and 21: Docking/floating windows and toolba
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Page 24 and 25: You can also open an existing docum
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Page 30 and 31: Caution Not saving your document co
Page 32 and 33: Choosing options for all of OOo Thi
Page 34 and 35: Help formatting High contrast is an
Page 36 and 37: User Interface - Icon size and styl
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What is a template? A template is a
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Tip At the bottom of the Styles and
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Changing a style using the Style di
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Dragging and dropping to create a s
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Figure 52. Copying styles from a te
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Creating a template You can create
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Editing a template You can edit a t
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Figure 57: Newly-added package of t
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4) In the Select Template window, f
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As an example, we can use the First
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Figure 61: Left end of status bar P
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You can also choose View > Zoom fro
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From this point on, all changes you
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Inserting dashes and non-breaking s
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Writer does not include a grammar c
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Tip If the only option under the Au
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Note It is a matter of personal pre
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Formatting pages Writer provides se
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5) To change the title for the whol
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To change margins using the rulers:
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You can customize an existing table
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• When using a hyperlink, you do
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Figure 87: Inserting a bookmark Usi
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What is Calc? Calc is the spreadshe
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Figure 89. Apply Style, Font Name a
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to separate the cells. Text is ente
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cell you want to go to and press En
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Figure 97: Customizing the effect o
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Selecting columns and rows Entire c
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Deleting columns and rows Columns a
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Viewing Calc Using zoom Use the zoo
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Entering numbers as text A number c
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Depending on how validation is set
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Formatting the font To quickly choo
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Formatting spreadsheets using theme
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Filtering which cells are visible A
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Removing a print range It may becom
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Figure 128: Main window of Impress;
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Toolbars Many toolbars can be used
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Customizing Slide Sorter view To ch
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Formatting a presentation A new pre
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Modifying the slide elements At pre
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Creating lists in AutoLayout text b
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Caution Adding tables When resizing
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Working with slide masters and styl
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Loading additional slide masters So
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The Impress slide master comes with
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Setting up the slide show As mentio
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Figure 150. Initial Draw window Rul
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Text Formatting toolbar If the sele
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Showing the grid Figure 157: Exact
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The basic drawing shapes Draw provi
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Symbol shapes The Symbol Shapes ico
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Selecting objects Direct selection
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Rotation Rotating an object lets yo
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Drawing arrows Figure 171: The vert
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Combining multiple objects Using Dr
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Adding comments to a drawing Starti
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Introduction A data source, or data
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Tip While we have listed fields we
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Note Each field has a Field Type, w
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Tip Figure 193: Selecting multiple
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Tip Learning how to use styles can
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1) File > New > Database opens the
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Launching Base to work on data sour
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Figure 214: Insert Database Columns
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The Odometer, Tolls, and Motel fiel
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Step 1: Select the fields. 1) Selec
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What is Math? Math is OpenOffice.or
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Example 1: 5×4 For this example we
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Introduction This chapter provides
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Figure 265: General print options P
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Printing in black and white (on a c
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Controlling PDF content and quality
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on an odd page, OOo inserts a blank
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Figure 274: Links page of PDF Optio
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Exporting to other formats OOo uses
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Figure 279: Selecting an address li
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To sign a document: 1) Choose File
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Introduction You can add graphic an
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Embedding linked images If you orig
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To insert an object as a link: 1) C
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Deleting images from the Gallery To
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• Load, Save, and Select icons.
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1 Line 5 Line Color 9 To Foreground
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Figure 290: The Fontwork Gallery 3)
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Fontwork Character Spacing: Changes
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Introduction This chapter describes
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Listing 2: Contents of Module1 afte
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Pulling the macro together The foll
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How to run a macro A typical method
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General keyboard shortcuts Opening
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OpenDocument filename extensions Th
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Opening spreadsheets In addition to
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StarCalc 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0 formats
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cross-fading 197 cross-references i
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formatting pages 94 Formatting tool
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Calc 112 new document 23 non-breaki
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adding pictures 163 adding tables 1
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