Ubuntu is a fully-featured Linux distribution which I shall explore in this tutorial.
Tag Archives: OpenOffice
OpenOffice Calc Autofill Dates
How to automatically fill cells with dates using OpenOffice Calc.
An introduction to all the Open Office Apps
www.screencastcentral.com Here, we look at the basics of all of the OpenOffice.org applications; Base, Calc, Impress, Math, Draw and Writer.
How to make a Gantt Chart in openoffice Spreadsheet
I had to put together one of these for a proposal for college and it took me quite a while as I couldn’t find any tutorials for openoffice. I wound up doing it on a windows PC with excel which is something I never like to have to do. I was able to apply how it was done to open office after I’d done it though so I put together this tutorial for anyone that winds up stuck as I was. All the best, I hope that this video helps you. It’s my first tutorial video so I hope people are able to get some info from it without being bored to tears.
Openoffice Tutorial
technoesq.com shows why there’s no reason to use Microsoft Word, Excel or powerpoint. This tutorial by openoffice is free and makes a great substitution for all of these programs.
Go Open Source or Go Home
Still having trouble deciding on open source? Watch this video as this is a good explanation.
You don’t have to be a geek to want to save your money and download programs for free. Here are 5 of my quick picks for open source software. My site – www.nixiepixel.com You may be wondering; What is Open Source? Open source generally refers to software that is released with open source code and no restrictions on downloading, modifying or advertising the work. An open source program usually starts when developers publish their code where other developers can learn about it, download it, and play with it. Where do you come in? You can reap all the benefits of course by using the application for no cost to you. Here is where you can download the programs mentioned in the video (in order) Firefox: www.mozilla.com openoffice: www.openoffice.org GIMP: www.gimp.org Pidgin: www.pidgin.im Video Editing Software: kdenlive: www.kdenlive.org (for Linux) Avidemux: fixounet.free.fr (for Windows) Thanks and hope you enjoyed! Music: “Blondie” by Speedsound www.jamendo.com (used with CCL 3.0)
How do I convert documents from open office to microsoft office?
I used to have OpenOffice. but I recently got Microsoft Office. so I have deleted OpenOffice. but how do I get the files from OpenOffice to open in Microsoft Office?
CNET Insider Secrets – Open Source Free Software
I am not the only one who knows that there is an alternative to commercial software.
This video explains how there are open source free software alternatives to some of the most popular commercial software. openoffice, Firefox, Audacity, GIMP, mediacoder. Well worth a watch if you are unsure about the benefits of free software. Source: www.cnettv.com
Open Source Software You Can’t Live Without
Open Source Software You Can’t Live Without
What are the benefits of using Open Source software?
There are many standard open source software packages that can increase productivity in any office environment.
Open Source programs may be developed, improved and maintained by a community of programmers, but its programs can be useful to computer users of all levels. There are thousands of Open Source programs you can use to do just about anything on your computer. Here are a handful that you might find indispensable.
Create a blog. WordPress is an Open Source application that can be used to design and publish a blog. If you have any programming skill, you can create an entire website, including static and blog pages, using WordPress.
Go online. There are several Open Source web browsers available for Mac and PC, including Mozilla Firefox and Camino. Mozilla Firefox is considered by many to be one of the top browsers in the world.
Use your computer. There are many Open Source operating systems available, but Linux is one of the most widely known. It’s supported by many proprietary computing companies including Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Sun Microsystems, Oracle, IBM, and Novell.
Write documents. OpenDocument, NeoOffice, AbiWord, and Bean are all Open Source word processing programs.
Run Windows software on a Mac. The Q Emulator program will allow Mac users to run Windows software on their computers. The program can be slow for some models, however.
This list only scratches the surface of how computer users at all levels can use Open Source programs. Open Source programming makes effective, well-designed software open and available to everyone who wants to use it, share it, or improve upon it.
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| By Chris Smith Published: 10/24/2008 |
Where Open Source and Government Meet
The Obama administration recently excited the world of open source software by choosing to launch recovery.gov on Drupal. Their choice of a free, open source platform over any proprietary system is as hopeful and promising as the wave of the future.
Why should someone have to have a background in computer science to get value out of open source software? Of course projects like the Linux kernel, which is used by millions, have relatively few people contributing back.
Essential Open Source Resources
It discusses Piwik (open source web analytics software with useful plug-ins from the community), Kompozer (a very popular web development environment, especially for CSS fans), and OpenX (a free, open source ad server for monetizing