Introduction -- OpenOffice.org Features and Market Context -- Purpose of this Book -- How is OpenOffice.org Related to StarOffice? -- Migrating from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org -- The Five Fears of Migrators -- Getting Started -- Acquiring OpenOffice.org -- Installing OpenOffice.org -- OpenOffice.org Overview -- System Requirements -- Creating New Documents -- Opening Recent Files -- Toolbars and Object Bars -- Long-Clicking and Moving Menus -- Using OpenOffice.org's Built-in Help System -- Page Layout-Portrait or Landscape -- Using Portrait and Landscape Pages in the Same Document -- Margins and Alignment -- Rulers and Units -- AutoCorrect -- AutoSave -- Undo and Redo -- Zoom View -- Batch Conversion to OpenOffice.org Formats -- PDF Export -- Password Protecting Documents -- Opening Corrupted Files -- Printing -- Page Preview -- Using OpenOffice.org's Navigator -- Using OpenOffice.org's Stylist -- Using the Gallery -- Creating Templates -- The Template Directory -- Accessibility -- Keyboard Commands -- OpenOffice.org on Mac OS X -- Writer -- Interface Overview -- Creating a New Text Document -- Online Layout View -- General Text Formatting -- Word Count-Document and Selection -- Line Spacing and Double Spacing -- Finding and Replacing Text -- Inserting or Linking Graphics -- Wrapping Text Around Graphics -- Adding Space Around Graphics -- Creating Borders Around Graphics -- Placing a Graphic in the Background -- Anchoring Graphics -- Using the Graphics Gallery -- Creating Captions for Graphics -- Inserting Footnotes and Endnotes -- Inserting Page Breaks -- Inserting Headers and Footers -- Page Numbering -- Inserting Page, Date and Other Fields -- Entering Your Name and Address for Reuse -- Specifying Document Title and Other Information -- Saving in Microsoft Word Format -- Saving in Microsoft Word Format by Default.

Opening Microsoft Word Files -- Opening WordPerfect Files -- Using and Creating Styles -- Using the Spellchecker -- The Grammar Checker Situation -- Using Paste Special with Formatted and Unformatted Text -- Non-Contiguous Text Selection -- Creating Lists -- Inserting Tables -- Table AutoFormatting -- Deleting Tables -- Creating Charts -- Rotating 3D Charts -- Creating Columns -- Creating Frames -- Entering Text in a Frame -- Controlling Text Flow Between Frames -- Creating Floating Frames -- Inserting Notes -- Adding Hyperlinks -- Editing Hyperlinks -- Generating a Table of Contents -- Creating a Bibliography -- Using Document Version Control -- Tracking Changes -- Word AutoCompletion -- Calc -- The Calc Interface -- Creating a New Spreadsheet -- Entering Values -- Saving in Microsoft Excel Format -- Opening Microsoft Excel Files -- Opening Delimited Text Files as Spreadsheets in Calc -- Formatting Cells -- Quick Number Formatting -- Using AutoFormat for Spreadsheets -- Entering Formulas -- Using Calc Functions -- Calculating a Sum -- Creating Graphs or Charts in Calc -- Modifying Graphs or Charts in Calc -- Creating Cell Comments or Notes -- Autofilling Rows or Columns -- Selecting All Cells -- Selecting Non-Contiguous Cells -- Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns -- Resizing Rows and Columns -- Split Window View -- Freezing a Spreadsheet Region -- Inserting Headers and Footers -- Protecting a Cell -- Protecting a Sheet -- Removing Protection From a Cell, Sheet or Document -- Inserting Data Source Data -- Adding and Reordering Sheets -- Using Styles in Calc -- Specifying a Print Range -- Using the Page Style Window to Specify How a Spreadsheet Will Print -- Printing Selected Sheets, and Printing Only Pages With Content -- Impress -- Getting Started -- Turning Off the AutoPilot -- Adding Templates for Impress -- Creating a Template.

Impress Interface -- Adding Slides -- Creating Slides -- Running a Slide Show -- Slide Viewing Options -- Using Master Slides -- Editing the Master View for Presentation Notes -- Using Styles in Impress -- Switching a Presentation's Template -- Inserting Graphics -- Adding Gallery Graphics to a Presentation -- Creating Drawings on Slides -- Working with Layers -- Creating Slide Transition Effects -- A Self-Running Kiosk Presentation -- Using Slide Show Sound Effects -- Applying Effects to Objects and Text -- Customizing Slide Shows -- Live Mode Editing -- Exporting as Flash or PDF -- Saving in Microsoft PowerPoint Format -- Opening Microsoft PowerPoint Files -- Presentation Printing Options -- Draw -- Vector vs. Raster Drawing -- The Draw Interface -- Creating a New Drawing -- Modifying the Page Size and Orientation -- Inserting a Graphic -- Exporting Drawings to Other Formats -- Creating Shapes and Lines -- Creating Three- Dimensional Objects -- Modifying a Shape's Attributes -- 3D Attributes for 3D Objects -- Precise Object Positioning -- Rotating Text and Objects -- Converting 2D Text and Objects to 3D -- Arranging Object Layers -- Cropping an Image -- Placing Drawings in Other Documents -- Math -- The Commands and Selection Windows -- Inserting a Math Object into a Document -- Running Math Independently -- OpenOffice.org Math vs. TeX -- MathML Support in OpenOffice.org -- Creating a Formula -- Inserting a Formula from Math -- Working with Fonts in Math -- Web -- Creating HTML Files -- Creating HTML Documents from Templates -- Opening an HTML Document -- Creating an HTML Template -- Inserting a Horizontal Line -- Inserting a Table -- Inserting Notes -- Viewing and Modifying HTML Source -- Inserting Graphics -- Updating File Links -- Creating Hyperlinks -- Data Sources and Forms -- Working with Data -- Creating a Data Source -- Editing Data.

Sorting Data -- Filtering Records -- Searching Records with a Query -- Using the Form AutoPilot to Create a Form -- Creating a Form from Scratch -- Specifying a Data Source for a Control Using the AutoPilot -- Form Controls and Customizations -- Using a Form -- Creating a Mail Merge Letter Using the AutoPilot -- Creating Labels Using Data Sources -- Macros, Scripting and APIs -- Finding Macros -- Installing Macros -- Placing a Macro in a Toolbar Button -- Recording Macros -- Editing Macros -- Using Macros -- Invoking Macros via Keystroke or Toolbar -- Using OpenOffice.org Basic to Write Macros -- Using Microsoft Office Macros -- More Macro Documentation -- Scripting OpenOffice.org -- API: The Application Programming Interface -- Where to Find More Information -- Books -- Mailing Lists -- Web sites -- Corporate Support -- Getting Involved in the OpenOffice.org Project -- Index.