Articles related to "Openoffice"

Many people get used to using desktop applications at work but want a lower cost alternative at home. Is the free OpenOffice Suite the answer? What are the pros and cons?

This article is a short tutorial on How to Create a Database using OpenOffice.org BASE. In this tutorial the user can create a database shell in OpenOffice.org BASE.

Release 3.1 of OpenOffice.org gives programmers a new facility - the ability to save macros as part of a database file.

OpenOffice.org Calc cells can soon become hard to read when they have a lot of data in them. This article shows how to optimise column widths and row heights with a macro

This article is a quick tutorial on how to create a Macro in OpenOffice.org Calc to automatically insert the current date in a cell with a keyboard shortcut.

This article provides a quick introduction to Styles and to use them in the OpenOffice.org Writer software.

One of the most useful things that an OpenOffice.org Basic macro can do is to open, save and close a document. This article shows exactly how to do that.

OpenOffice.org Calc can be automated very easily by introducing macros - simple scripts that will do all of those laborious tasks

Many tasks can be made much easier by using macros in OpenOffice.org. That process of automation can be improved even more by customizing the OpenOffice.org toolbars.

C# programmer can now delve into the world of open source applications such as OpenOffice.org Writer by making use of the CLI - the Common Language Interface.

OpenOffice is a powerful suite of tools, and creating Basic Macros makes it even more versatile. Adding dialogs just gives it that human touch.

Microsoft Office is not alone in offering a productivity suite to get your work done on the computer. There are alternatives, among which is OpenOffice.org.

This article is a overview of what Frames are in OpenOffice.org Writer and how Frames can be used, as well as an introduction to the predefined Frame Styles.

This article provides a brief overview of the different settings for Frame Styles in OpenOffice.org Writer and what they control.

This article is an overview of what Page Styles are, and how they can be used in for document standardization in OpenOffice.org Writer.

OpenOffice Macros can appear intimidating to start with, but they're not - in just five easy steps any user can start developing their own macros.

This tutorial shows how just a simple macro can automate the production of a complex report in OpenOffice.org Calc

This tutorial shows how to do one of the most important things that an OpenOffice Calc macro must do - reading from (and writing to) cells.

This tutorial shows you how to make your OpenOffice Calc users jobs a lot easier by introducing your own custom dialogs and macros.

Adding buttons to an OpenOffice Calc spreadsheet will enable users to run macros and will provide them with clean and efficient interface.

It is possible to assign macros to various keys in OpenOffice, but not all of them. However, introducing a Listener allows a user to customize any key stroke.

OpenOffice.org Calc does most things that Microsoft Excel can do. And for free. Not only that, but it provides a programming interface for the C# application developer.

This article provides a brief tutorial on how to Use the Forms Wizard to Create Data Entry Forms for OpenOffice.org BASE

When looking an OpenOffice.org database there is no way of adding user accounts. Not directly, anyway. The secret is to use a little bit of SQL.

This simple tutorial shows how to monitor the contents of an OpenOffice.org Calc document by assigning listeners to cells in the spreadsheet.

One of the most fundamental thing that any OpenOffice user will want to do is to print a document. This turorial shows exactly how to do this - automatically from a macro

OpenOffice.org Calc does not have a Worksheet_Activate method, but don't let that be a show stopper when migrating from Microsoft Excel.

OpenOffice Writer is the word processing component offered in OpenOffice.org's productivity suite of applications. Writer is comparable to Microsoft Word.

Article provides a quick tutorial on how to connect MySQL and BASE from OpenOffice.org on a MS Windows computer with the MySQL Connector/J for Java Database Connectivity.

Application dialogs tend very simple and uninspiring. However, that's not true of OpenOffice.org. An OpenOffice.org dialog is fully customizable and very flexible.

With the release of OpenOffice.org 3.1 the programmer can do something important. They can add a macro to a database and they can run it automatically.

Trigonometric functions in Calc (and other spreadsheets) work in radians rather than degrees; however a few simple macros will put that right.

This short tutorial shows how to use OpenOffice's built-in events to automatically run a macro

The OpenOffice default font is over-used and often poorly received. Changing it on each new document can be annoying. Changing the default template is a quick solution.

Operating Systems such as Windows and Linux do operate in different ways. This article shows how a macro can tell the difference.

Macros can be useful when it comes to processing lots of files. This article shows how a macro can be used to open a document without the user seeing anything at all.

Writer is the word processing component to the OpenOffice.org productivity suite. Similar to Microsoft Word, many of the same functions and shortcuts are comparable.

OpenOffice.org, a free and open source productivity suite, offers a variety of software applications that are comparable to Microsoft Office.

Before you buy an office suite for your Mac or PC, take a look at Sun's free suite with Open Office Writer, Open Office Calc and Open Office Presentation

The addition of a Combo box to an OpenOffice.org Calc spreadsheet can greatly improve it's user friendliness. This tutorial shows exactly how to make that happen.

Vlookup is one of the most useful, but least understood, functions in OpenOffice Calc (and Microsoft Excel). This tutorial will show you how to use it effectively.

An OpenOffice.org Calc Spreadsheet user can format cells manually to provide a professional looking report. However, a C# programmer can easily automate the whole process

Users are unwilling to leave their comfort zones and learn a new operating system and all new programs at the same time. The good news is, they don't have to.

Impress is OpenOffice.org's presentation software. The productivity suite is similar to Microsoft Office, with Impress comparable to PowerPoint.

OpenOffice.org is a free productivity suite that includes a word processor similar to Microsoft Word called Writer.

e-Books have the same type of sections as a printed book. The dimensions are smaller and the use of graphics is more liberal. Many e-Books use the .pdf format. These down

OpenOffice.org is a free, open source choice for office productivity software. Many of the applications within the suite are comparable to Microsoft Office.

This example shows how to create a simple address book. This database can be created in under ten minutes by a user with little to no experience using OpenOffice.org BASE

Before paying for a word processing computer program, check out these free downloads that offer fully functional wordsmithing capabilities.

This article shows how to use a macro to alter the format of text in OpenOffice.org Calc cells - so that a fully formatted report can be created at the touch of a button.