OOoHelpOutline
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Welcome to the outline of existing OpenOffice.org user resources!
This article is outdated. (But it may still contain a lot of helpful links)
The OOo Help Outline moved to OpenOffice.org's Wiki to help open its accessibility as much as possible to the OpenOffice.org community, so that all may help to keep it current and reliable.
See also Press coverage on OpenOffice.org for various articles, reviews and tips related to OpenOffice.org.
Product
Overview
- OpenOffice.org User Guide
- Support Area
- List of links to free community support, commercial support and training,
OpenOffice.org books, and general community resources.
- List of links to free community support, commercial support and training,
Related Products
FAQs
- Documentation Project FAQs
- OpenOffice's General FAQs
- The OpenOffice.org UnOfficial FAQs by Colin Charles
- Font Troubleshooting Guide
Also from this Wiki:
- Font-FAQ (in progress)
- Bibliographic/Hints and Tips
- MS Office VBA Macros
Downloads
Installation
- OpenOffice.org's Setup Guides for 1.x and 2.x
- Good stuff: version 2.x of the Setup Guide provides extensive instructions
for installation on many Linux distros and UNIXes (in addition to Windows):- Linux: RPM-based distro, Debian-based distro, Gentoo, Slackware
- UNIX: Solaris, FreeBSD, Mac OS X
- Another install guide for Debian: Installing OpenOffice.org 2.0 for Debian
- Adding interface language to existing OpenOffice.org
- Good stuff: version 2.x of the Setup Guide provides extensive instructions
- OOo's Instructions for Installing and Setting Up OpenOffice.org 1.1.x
- Apache OpenOffice Download Central
- Apache OpenOffice Forum: Setup and Configuration
- Apache OpenOffice Community Forum
- Build FAQs for Apache OpenOffice
- Dictionaries: Please see the Dictionaries sub-section for further information.
- Java issues
- Java.sun.com - Download the Java Runtime for use with OpenOffice.org (required by Base and Wizards)
- See also Java and OpenOffice.org for more information
- Linux/BSD issues
- SCIM IME and OpenOffice.org: Workaround for the gcc ABI incompatibility issue under Linux/BSD.
- Editing GNOME2 Menus for Linux/BSD users
- Mac issues: for Mac users, please see
Apache OpenOffice Applications
Calc
- Apache OpenOffice Spreadsheet Project
- Apache OpenOffice Graphics Applications – Charts
- Apache OpenOffice How-To Documents
- Spreadsheet FAQ
- How to add-in in Apache OpenOffice Calc
- Apache OpenOffice Community Forum
- Getting Started with Calc
- OpenOffice Calc Tips
- Links: Develop (targets SpreadSheet section)
Writer
- Apache OpenOffice Word Processing Project
- Apache OpenOffice Graphics applications – Charts
- Apache OpenOffice How-To Documents
- Word Processor FAQ Index Page
- Apache OpenOffice Community Forum
- OpenOffice.org Writer Guide - for OOo 1.0.1
- Taming OpenOffice.org on Writer
- Producing a Brochure or Booklet by Kelvin
- Spelling, Hyphenation, and Thesaurus Dictionaries: Download / Installation
- Ooovidtutors - OpenOffice.org video tutorials by mimooh
- Page Numbering in OpenOffice.org (a tutorial)
- GettingStarted with Writer
- OpenOffice.org 2.0 Writer Guide
Draw
- Apache OpenOffice Graphics applications – Charts
- Apache OpenOffice How-To Documents
- Drawing FAQ Index Page
- OpenOffice.org Community Forum
- OOoAuthors:
- Getting Started with Draw (free PDF)
- OpenOffice.org 2.0 Draw Guide (free PDF)
- Buy a printed copy of the Draw Guide
- Two-page PDF sample reference card for
Impress
- Apache OpenOffice Graphics applications – Charts
- Apache OpenOffice How-To Documents
- Presentation FAQ Index Page
- Apache OpenOffice Community Forum
- TUX Magazine: Creating a Slide Show from OOo's Built-in Templates
- James Abela ELT Impress Training
- OOoAuthors:
Math / Formula Editor
- OpenOffice.org's Word Processing Project
- Formula Command Reference and How-to
- Math FAQ Index Page
- OpenOffice.org Community Forum
OOoAuthors
- Getting Started with Math (free PDF)
- Math Objects: The Equation Editor (free PDF)
- same as "Getting Started with Math" but also includes reference tables.
Third-party add-ons for OpenOffice.org Math
- Dmaths (with user guide) - a Math enhancement package for OpenOffice.org licensed under GPL
- OOoLateX - a set of OpenOffice.org macros designed to integrate LaTeX equations
- Check out the LaTeX or OpenOffice.org Math discussion at OOoForum for more detail.
HTML
Base and Database
- Getting Started with Base
- Tutorials on using ooBase from Sheepdog Guides (updated)
- OpenOffice.org Community Forum
- Macro and Base: Andrew Pitonyak's OOo Base macro document
- ODBC and MySQL: OpenOffice.org 1.0, ODBC, and MySQL 'How-tos' by John McCreesh
- Creating Flatfile Databases with OOo and SO 6 by Garry Knight
- OO_MySQL_Tutorial by Eric Zander (OOo 1.x)
- EDV - Systeme Kienlein
- Documenation for Database and JRE
Advanced Features and Topics
Macros
- OpenOffice.org's How-To Documents
- OpenOffice.org Community Forum - Macro and API
- OpenOffice.org Community Forum - Code Snippets
- Andrew Pitonyak's Macro Information
- Andrew Brown's OpenOffice.org Macro Page
- How to use OOo with Python on Windows
- Templates and Macros from OOoDocs.org
- OOo Off the Wall: Macros and Add-ons
Styles
- Introduction to Styles (chapter in Writer Guide)
- Working with Styles (chapter in Writer Guide)
- Setting Up to Write Text Vertically
Templates
- Working with Templates (chapter in Getting Started with OOo)
- User/Templates
- OOExtras
- Templates and Macros from OOoDocs.org
- Downloadable Template Extensions from OxygenOffice Professional Project
XML
- OpenOffice.org XML File Format
- Extensible Markup Language (XML)
- Scotty's Engineering Log
- OASIS Open Office XML Format TC
- OpenOffice.org XML Essentials
- ZVON.org - The Guide to the XML Galaxy
- Logilab.org - XmlDiff
Format Conversion
- For OpenDocument converters, please see the List of applications supporting OpenDocument at Wikipedia.
- Firefox ODFReader extension, still under heavy development
- File Format Filters and Transformation
- Converting OpenOffice.org documents to XHTML strict with Writer2LaTeX, by Andreas Bovens
- ooo2dbk: Generating DocBook XML from OpenOffice.org 1.x documents
- OOo to DocBook guide from LDP
- Publishing with OOo Writer and DokuWiki -- internal support since 2.3
- Writer2Latex for advanced users -- internal support since 2.1
Dictionaries
- Dictionaries Spelling, Hyphenation, and Thesaurus Dictionaries: Download / Installation
- OOoWikipedia: Connect OpenOffice.org to Wikipedia for dictionary and information lookup
- OpenOffice.org Dictionary Installer (older tool for older versions of OOo)
- OOodi - OpenOffice.org Dictionary Installer for Unix
- The lingucomponent project
Clip Art
- Gallery
- OOExtras
- Open Clip Art Library
- Images in the Public Domain
- OOo Xfig Clipart and Network Icons for OOoDraw by Edward Chan
- OpenOffice.org Art Project
- OOoArt
- Nicu's OpenOffice.org pages
- La Mouette et OpenOffice.org
- OpenOffice.org Marketing Materials
- Downloadable Gallery Extensions from OxygenOffice Professional Project
Other Resources and Support Materials
General
- OpenOffice.org's Documentation Project
- OpenOffice.org User Guide
- OOoDocs
- SourceForge.net: Project: OOoDocs: File List
- OpenOffice.org's Page of Third Party Documentation
- The OpenOffice.org Newsletter
- OpenOffice.org Community Forum
- OpenOffice.org Links by Kaaredyret.dk
- OpenOffice.org Resource Page by Steve Karg
- Tutorials for OpenOffice
- edafe.org: openoffice.org (esp. pointed toward win users)
- Links: OpenSource - OpenOffice.org
- Tutorials, Manuals, HowTo's and more - OOo 1.x
- OpenOffice.org Links
- Das deutsche OpenOffice.org Portal
- Unofficial OpenOffice Hacker's Guide
- OpenOffice.org Utility Library
- Open Office QuickStarter applet
- del.icio.us/tag/openoffice
- Why OpenOffice.org
- Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 2.0
Books
- OpenOffice.org 2.x books
- OpenOffice.org Calc: Functions & Formulas, First Edition
- OpenOffice.org 2 Guidebook
- Sams Teach Yourself OpenOffice.org 2, Firefox and Thunderbird for Windows All in One
- Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 2.0
- OpenOffice.org 2.x Writer Guide
- OpenOffice.org 2.x Impress Guide
- OpenOffice.org 2.0 Draw Guide
- OpenOffice.org 2.0 Migration Guide
- Hacking Openoffice.org: Tips, Tricks, and Untold Secrets
- Point & Click OpenOffice.org
- Visibooks Guide to Writer 2.0
- Visibooks Guide Calc 2.0
- Visibooks Guide Impress 2.0
- Visibooks Guide Base 2.0
- A Conceptual Guide to OpenOffice.org 2.0
- OpenOffice.org and StarOffice Workbooks
- ClueSheets - Quick Reference Cards for StarOffice and OpenOffice.org
- OpenOffice.org 1.x books
- OpenOffice.org 1.0 Resource Kit
- Special Supplement to Changes in OpenOffice.org 1.1 (free PDF download)
- OpenOffice.org For Dummies
- OpenOffice.org Writer: The Free Alternative to Microsoft Word
- OOoSwitch: 501 Things You Wanted to Know About Switching to OpenOffice.org
- Sams Teach Yourself OpenOffice.org All in One
- The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org
- עיבוד תמלילים עם OpenOffice 1.x (Sample Chapter)
- OpenOffice.org 1.0 Resource Kit
- StarOffice books, mostly suitable to OpenOffice.org users
- Linux and OpenOffice.org related books
- XML, OpenOffice.org Macros and Programming
E Learning
- ByteBot.net Training Materials
- Free online OpenOffice.org support program
- ItrainOnline: Resources for Trainers: MMTK: Open Source Software
Compatible Applications
- Content Management Framework (CMF)
- Files Metadata Miner Software
- Gramps
- icoya
- Mozilla
- NeoOffice/J
- OpenGroupware.org
- Plone
- PyOpenOffice
- Scholar's Aid
- Writer2LaTeX
- XmlDiff
- Zope
- OxygenOffice Professional
Web Site
Search
- Search Bar in Upper Right Corner
- OOo Site Search using Google
- Issue Tracker Query Page
- Simplified Bug Finder by Andrew Brown
- Mail List Archives
- Search the Users List Archive
- Gmane Newsgroup Search Page
Documentation
- OpenOffice.org's Web Site Help TOC
- OpenOffice.org's Documentation Project
- Spelling, Hyphenation, and Thesaurus Dictionaries: Download / Installation
- OpenOffice.org's Mail Lists
- Browse the Users List
- Search the Users List Archives
- OpenOffice.org for Developers
- Developer's Guide
- Python-UNO bridge
Issue Tracker
- OpenOffice.org's Bugs and Issues Info
- OpenOffice.org's QA Project
- OpenOffice.org Issues by Dan Kegel
- Query Page for Existing Issue Reports
- Simplified Bug Finder by Andrew Brown
- Search the Users List Archives
Community
- OpenOffice.org's Home Page
- OpenOffice.org Marketing Project
- OpenOffice.org Community Forum
- A list of folks who have filed OOo copyright assignments
- A list fo folks who have contributed to OOo
- OpenOffice.org's Mail Lists: Browse, Search or Subscribe
- Issue Tracker Query Page
- IRC chat channel at irc.freenode.net#openoffice.org
Projects
Native Languages
- Spelling, Hyphenation, and Thesaurus Dictionaries: Download / Installation
- OpenOffice.org Dictionary Installer (older tool for older versions of OOo)
- l10n - All Supported Languages
- Localization Contact Table
- Native Language Confederation
Third Party Sites
- OOoAuthors for community contributions
on User Guide and FAQ authoring - OpenOffice.org 2.0 lessons in Flash format
- OpenOffice.org training videos in Flash
- Plan-B for OpenOffice.org - Support for non technical users
- In Pictures: Online computer tutorials based on pictures
- OpenOffice.org Community Forum
- OpenOffice.org Newsletter
- OOExtras: Extras for OpenOffice.org
- Taming OpenOffice.org
- OpenOffice.org Tips, Tricks and Ideas
- OpenOffice.org Knowledgebase
- What is OpenOffice.org?
- OOoWikipedia-Plugin
- GNOME/OpenOffice.org
- KDE Integration Project
- OpenCards - A free flashcard learning extension for OpenOffice Impress
- OpenOffice.org Ninja: Upcoming features, tips, tutorials, news
