Beginning OpenOffice 3: From Novice to Professional

Part 1. The Applications

Let's crack on then. Part 1 runs through the five core applications of the suite with a bit of a bias in the first three chapters toward Writer, the word processor. These three chapters each start with a very basic document and then use the tools and options available in Writer to create something much more sophisticated. In the course of these jobs, you'll explore many of the ways in which Writer can be used to make document creation and editing not only more versatile but also easier through the use of automation, saved styles, and document variables. Writer gets the lion's share of space in Part 1 because, as well as being the most used part of the suite, the dissection of the interface and customization options in ...