Getting Started with Open Office .org 3: OpenOffice.org 3.0 [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2010

OpenOffice.org (Open Office) is a freely-downloadable, full-featured office suite that runs on Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Mac OS X computers. This book is for anyone who wants to get up to speed quickly with the latest OpenOffice.org version 3. "GETTING STARTED WITH OpenOffice.org 3.0" introduces Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (vector drawings), Math (equation editor) and Base (database). This book was written by volunteers from the OpenOffice.org community working through OOoAuthors.org and is distributed under the CreativeCommon Attribution Licence 3.0. Money raised from the sale of this book supports the development of free software and documentation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 436 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (January 2, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 144045177X
• ISBN-13: 978-1440451775
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a help!, November 26, 2008

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James G. Bennett Jr. "jgbennett2" (Clearwater, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Getting Started With Open Office .Org 3.0: Openoffice.Org V3.0 (Paperback)

I am switching over from MS Office to Open Office 3. I have a number of years experience with heavy duty office suites including Corel Perfect Office and Microsoft Office. And, I can say without reservation that Open Office 3 is an excellent package. This manual comes with the suite's download in Adobe Acrobat format. So, you may wonder why someone would pay for a printed version. The answer is simple, "convenience". It's easier to use a printed version than to keep jumping back and forth, and when you consider time and printing materials, certainly cheaper than printing it off for yourself. Do I recommend it? In a word, "yes".

My only knock on the book is that it is skimpy. The writers try to cover an awful lot of material and in so doing, they don't go into a huge amount of detail on any one thing. That means that they make assumptions about how much a reader already knows. For an experienced user, the book can be quite helpful, for a beginner just starting out on office suites, probably less so.

One problem the book doesn't address is the variation in terminology from suite to suite. For example in MS Office reader remarks are called "comments" whereas in Open Office, they are called "notes". Not knowing what something is called can make it hard to look up. Still, with the manual and some experimentation you should be up and running fairly quickly.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The software is free, but this manual is priceless!, May 18, 2009

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Northern Sally "Learning for the future" (North-East) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Getting Started With Open Office .Org 3.0: Openoffice.Org V3.0 (Paperback)

Free software without a guide is not worth the price...so I was very happy in my research to find that blog after blog recommend this Getting Started Guide....

I had been trying to wean myself off Microsoft products and was looking at Open Office but up to now Open Office was lacking in the manual dept. Not any longer....in a few hours of opening this book I felt I was an old pro on OpenOffice.

I loved the info, the format and the fact that its written for a user in mind, not a technician in mind....written for real people!

Very, Very well recommend!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Manual, May 4, 2009

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Don E. Rainwater "dkrainwater.com" (Sheridan, Wy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Getting Started With Open Office .Org 3.0: Openoffice.Org V3.0 (Paperback)

I ran into open office org by mistake when I was trying to convert to a PDF file. It is easier than word and you don't lose formatting. This book helped me get through that hurdle and many more. The book is even a better user guide than the help feature on office org.