Sun's StarOffice 5.1 is a powerful suite of programs that is ideal for use in small and home offices. Now available as a free download for Windows-based PCs, the integrated word processor, spreadsheet program, graphic and presentation programs, mail and news readers, event planner, and formula editor is completely compatible with Microsoft's Office. In Sun StarOffice 5.1 for Windows, you will get up to speed with the many features of the software without having to wade through pages of text and tedious instructions. The business-focused tasks help professional users get familiar with how to accomplish their everyday goals right from the start. In addition, the tips and troubleshooting tips are sure to put anyone at ease.
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
39 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Get it now! A must have.,
By R. Guerra (Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sun StarOffice 5.1 for Windows (Paperback)
Proffitt's book offers excellent help on using all facets of StarOffice and tips on utilizing SO to it's full potential. Not only is it great because it's the only book for Windows users (that I could find), but it also covers info that appeals to beginners and advanced users. Proffitt practically holds your hand while instructing where to get SO and how to install it. I highly recommend purchasing this book before installing SO. He offers tips on how to avoid mistakes and helps correct mistakes that were already made. With Proffitt's help, you'll soon be configuring StarOffice's desktop to your taste and mastering each component. Much better (and faster) than searching Sun's website for help. Small price to pay for learning to use a well integrated office suite that has much to offer.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
You Must Be Joking,
By Conard Spoke (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sun StarOffice 5.1 for Windows (Paperback)
The notion that this book is good for beginners is an absolute joke. I have been typing since I was 13, and I have no trouble following instructions. But figuring out how to do simple things with StarOffice has been a nightmare, and Brian Proffitt's book is no help at all.Just like the program itself, this book assumes that you must already know how to use it in order to use it. In this book there is no STEP ONE. There are scores of pages telling you how "powerful" this suite is, but the word TAB does not appear in the index! Typewriters have had tab buttons for about a century, but nowhere does the word appear on the StarOffice desktop. Brian Proffitt seems to think this basic information will be magically imprinted in our brains when we turn on the program. I am sick of bloated programs that brag about how user friendly they are, only to present you "help" features that drive you around in circles. And I am sick of computer books that have no beginning point. Maybe someday someone will write a book for StarOffice that explains its bewildering array of features in a logical fashion for someone who has no idea what is in there. Computer books seem to be either of the condescending "Dummies" variety, or of the you-already-have-to-know-before-you-start-reading variety. Proffitt's book it definitely in the latter category.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Covers subset of StarOffice,
By Elizabeth Andrews (Hailey, ID United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sun StarOffice 5.1 for Windows (Paperback)
It's an okay book for what it does. It covers selected features in simple,well explained procedures, step by step. Some people might enjoy the advice on how to create well designed presentations and Web pages. But it's far from complete. It's as if the author decided to cover the top 20-30 tasks in most of the programs and just leave out the rest. How do I put in a portrait page in a landscape document? I still have no idea. The author also completely left out StarImage (for graphics editing, changing pixels, stuff like that). I would think that someone other than myself might notice that an entire program didn't get covered.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
