OOoHelpOutline

Welcome to the outline of existing OpenOffice.org user resources!

The OOo Help Outline has recently 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's Home Page
  • OpenOffice.org Product Description
  • OpenOffice.org's Site Map
  • OpenOffice.org 2.0 Office Suite - Guide to New Features

• OpenOffice.org User Guide
• OpenOffice.org Support Area
  • List of links to free community support, commercial support and training,
    OpenOffice.org books, and general community resources.

• openoffice.org.start4all.com
• OpenOffice.org at Wikipedia (OpenOffice.org Category)
• OpenOffice.org Links

Related Products

• StarOffice Office Suite
• Portable OpenOffice.org

FAQs

• OpenOffice.org User FAQ Project
• OpenOffice.org Documentation Project FAQs
• OpenOffice.org's General FAQs
• The OpenOffice.org UnOfficial FAQs by Colin Charles
• OOoAuthors.org FAQ Compilation
• Font Troubleshooting Guide

Also from this Wiki:

• Font-FAQ (in progress)
• Bibliographic Hints and Tips
• MS Office VBA Macros

Downloads

• OpenOffice.org Download Central
• OpenOffice.org 2.0.1
• OpenOffice.org 1.1.5
• OpenOffice.org 1.0.3.1 (use this for Windows 95)

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
• OOo's Instructions for Installing and Setting Up OpenOffice.org 1.1.x
• OpenOffice.org's Download Central
• OpenOffice.org Forum: Setup and Configuration
• Alex Fisher's OpenOffice.org Introduction
• Build FAQs for OpenOffice.org

• 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
  • FAQ:OpenOffice.org and NeoOffice and
  • OpenOffice.org for Mac OS X Development pages

OpenOffice.org Applications

Calc

• OpenOffice.org's Spreadsheet Project
• OpenOffice.org Graphics Applications – Charts
• OpenOffice.org's How-To Documents
• Spreadsheet FAQ Index Page
• How to add-in in OpenOffice.org Calc
• OpenOffice.org Forum
• OpenOffice Calc Tips
• OpenOffice.org Calc Tutorials and Resources
• OpenOffice Calc Tutorials and Tips
• Links: Develop (targets SpreadSheet section)
• Make Calc Spreadsheets Dance for You in OpenOffice.org

Writer

• OpenOffice.org's Word Processing Project
• OpenOffice.org Graphics applications – Charts
• OpenOffice.org's How-To Documents
• Word Processor FAQ Index Page
• OpenOffice.org 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
• OpenOffice.org 2.0 Writer Guide
• Page Numbering in OpenOffice.org (a tutorial)

Draw

• OOoAuthors: OpenOffice.org 2.0 Draw Guide
• OpenOffice.org Graphics Applications Project
• OpenOffice.org's How-To Documents
• Drawing FAQ Index Page
• OpenOffice.org Forum
• Two-page PDF sample reference card for
  • StarOffice Draw 8.0
  • OpenOffice.org Draw 2.0

Impress

• OpenOffice.org Graphics Applications Project
• Presentation FAQ Index Page
• OpenOffice.org Forum
• TUX Magazine: Creating a Slide Show from OOo's Built-in Templates

Math / Formula Editor

• OpenOffice.org's Word Processing Project
• Formula Command Reference and How-to
• Math FAQ Index Page
• OpenOffice.org Forum Math discussion

OOoAuthors

• Getting Started with Math (PDF)
• Math Objects: The Equation Editor (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

• OpenOffice.org's Word Processing Project

Base and Database

• OpenOffice.org Base information and links at Wikipedia
• OpenOffice.org's Database Access Project
• OpenOffice.org's How-To Documents
• OpenOffice.org Forum
• Andrew Pitonyak's OOo Base macro document
• OpenOffice.org 1.0, ODBC, and MySQL 'How-tos' by John McCreesh
• OpenOffice.org Database How-Tos
• OpenOffice.org Database Tips 'n' Tricks
• 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's Scripting Home Page
• OpenOffice.org Extensions Wiki
• OOoMacros
• Macro and API OpenOffice.org Forum
• OpenOffice.org Code Snippets Forum
• Andrew Pitonyak's Macro Information
• Andrew Brown's OpenOffice.org Macro Page
• Iannz OpenOffice.org Page
• How to use OOo with Python on Windows
• Templates and Macros from OOoDocs.org
• OOo Off the Wall: Macros and Add-ons
• dis-Emi-A Software: OpenOffice
• SO-FAQ
• UNO/C++ programming (SXW and HTML formats)

Styles

• Look for "Introduction to Styles" under the Writer Guides
• Setting Up to Write Text Vertically

Templates

• User/Templates
• OOExtras
• Templates and Macros from OOoDocs.org

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

Dictionaries

• 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
• Spelling, Hyphenation, and Thesaurus Dictionaries: Download / Installation

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

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 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
• 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
• Spread OpenOffice.org
• Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 2.0

Books

• OpenOffice.org 2.x books
  • OpenOffice.org 2.x Resource Kit
  • Sams Teach Yourself OpenOffice.org 2, Firefox and Thunderbird for Windows All in One
  • Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 2.0
  • OpenOffice.org 2.0 Writer Guide
  • Hacking Openoffice.org: Tips, Tricks, and Untold Secrets
  • Point & Click OpenOffice.org
  • 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)

• StarOffice books, mostly suitable to OpenOffice.org users
  • Special Edition Using StarOffice 6.0
  • StarOffice 6.0 Office Suite Companion

• Linux and OpenOffice.org related books
  • Linux in the Workplace
  • Point & Click Linux

• XML, OpenOffice.org Macros and Programming
  • OpenOffice.org Macros Explained
  • OASIS OpenDocument Essentials

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

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 Documentation Overview - Links, Information, Resources
• 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
• 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

• Project Descriptions, Leaders, and Links to Project Pages

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
• OpenOffice.org 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

Developer support

• OpenOffice.org for Developers
• Planet OpenOffice.org - Developer News
• OpenOffice.org Extensions Wiki
• UNO automation (in C++)