OpenOffice Overview Training

“Because people will try it and see they can get everyday work done without giving more money to Microsoft, they'll see - in a low-risk way - that open source software can work for them and be an even better solution."  Miguel de Icaza.

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What this course will do for you:

If you’re migrating from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice, this course will introduce you to the most important features of OpenOffice Writer and Calc.  This course will give you the skills to use Writer’s document formatting features and to start using Calc’s formulas and functions to manipulate both numbers and text. Because you’ll also be learning many “transferrable” computer skills, this course will greatly increase your confidence in using computers generally.  By completing structured exercises, using documents relevant to your work, this course will show you how easy it is to move from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.

To get the most out of this course:
You don’t need any previous experience of using OpenOffice neither do you necessary need good computer skills.  All you need is to want to learn how to use the basic features of Writer and Calc.

Duration: 1 Day

Course Topics:

Writer Introduction to the OpenOffce Environment Moving Around a Document Selecting Text in a Document Formatting Text Moving and Copying Text Formatting Paragraphs Manually Formatting Paragraphs Using Writer Paragraph Styles

Calc Formatting Cells How to use Autofill How to Enter Formulas and Functions Printing Sheets Using Simple Charts