Taming Openoffice.Org Writer [Paperback]

Jean Hollis Weber (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2003

A quick reference for writers, editors, and others who are already familiar with the basics of some word processing program, and who need to use some of OpenOffice.org Writer's more advanced features.

This book is for intermediate and advanced users of OpenOffice.org Writer. Typical users include academic writers, technical writers, and other business and professional writers - anyone who produces books, research papers, proposals, or other documents requiring the use of more than the basic features.

At 140 pages, Taming OpenOffice.org Writer is quick to read, yet packed with essential information. With this book, you can become an instant expert on:

* Setting up OOoWriter to work your way

* Writing, editing, and reviewing documents

* Controlling page layout

* Using templates and styles effectively

* Getting the most from fields

* Tables of contents, indexes, bibliographies

* Working with large or complex documents

* Working with graphics

* Moving from Microsoft Word

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jean Hollis Weber has a Master of Science degree in botany and over 25 years of experience as a scientific and technical editor and writer in the fields of biology, mathematics, engineering, and computing. She has taught short courses in writing and editing and lectured to graduate and undergraduate classes in writing and editing at several universities.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Weberwoman's Wrevenge (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0957841965
• ISBN-13: 978-0957841963
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,765,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book overall. Quite complete., June 28, 2003

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Daniel Carrera (College Park, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taming Openoffice.Org Writer (Paperback)

I found the book well written, clear and quite complete. I do recommend it. It's good to see some books out for OpenOffice.org.

I do think that the book is for intermediate users. It does not contain an "Introduction to OpenOffice.org" section, which one would expect in a beginners book. For this reason, the beginner might feel at a loss with this book.

If you are a technical writer, or in some other way, an experienced writer, this book would be a good asset to you.

If you are a beginner, I would instead recommend you try the OpenOffice.Org 1.0 Resource Kit, which is intended for beginners. ...