Open Office Outlining Solution

Greg called in and is using the OpenOffice Word Processor (Writer) and had a problem with outlining. Here are two links to read up on possible solutions or post the question at these forums: Disabling AutoFormat Load styles at startup  ...

Format Painter – Video Tip

I demonstrated today's tip in Microsoft Word, but it also works in all the Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook, etc), WordPerfect, OpenOffice and others. The tip is simple in its performance and gargantuan in its function. Format Painter copies formatting from one location and applies it to another. In the video example below, I formatted one line of text to have a particular look and it took 31...

Open Office 2.0 — FREE Alternative to Micros...

In today's meetings, we downloaded, installed, and worked with Open Office. The FREE altnernative to Microsoft Office. To read why the software is free, read this information from their web site . OpenOffice programs are completely compatible with Microsoft Office programs and allows you to read, edit, and create Office documents without owning the Microsoft Office suite. Here is a list of the programs and their functions...

OpenOffice – Revisited

I wanted to give a quick update on a product that we started talking about on the show about four years ago. It's called OpenOffice . OpenOffice is considered an open source project which means that no one entity owns it (although Sun Microsystems pushed it hard in the early going), and anyone can use it for free. OpenOffice, as the name implies, is a productivity software. It contains a Microsoft Office compatible word...

How to open strange email attachments

One of the most common email questions we get is along the lines of how to open email attachments. An email attachment is a file that is sent along with a regular email message. The file or files can be photos, PowerPoint presentations, documents or just about anything else. Here are a few tips for opening strange email attachments. 1. Don’t do it unless you know it’s safe. There are still a few viruses out there...

Microsoft PowerPoint slideshows

Microsoft PowerPoint is a program for creating business presentations but many people use it for creating elaborate photo slide shows. In addition to discussing PowerPoint we also talked about a few PowerPoint alternatives. OpenOffice – a great free alternative to Microsoft Office Ulead Movie Factory – for creating Slideshows and movies on DVDs or CDs There are a couple of others that I failed to mention at the...

Open Office – The FREE Office Alternative

Microsoft Office has dominated the office space (spreadsheet, word processor, presentation creation, etc). Over the recent few years, Open Office has made huge strides. Backed by Sun Microsystems and now Google as well among others, this suite of office products is poised to take off. Open Office includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, database program, and graphics program. The download is huge and...