General
Books on OpenOffice.org
The OOoAuthors team has produced Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 2.x, now in a third edition (published June 2007, covering OOo 2.2).
You can get the full book, or individual chapters, from the OOo Documentation Project or from OOoAuthors. You can also buy a printed copy.
For people switching from other office suites, OOoAuthors also has a Migration Guide.
Free downloads are available from the OOo Documentation Project or from OOoAuthors. You can also buy a printed copy.
See also the many books on OOo listed on this page.
Migrating to OpenOffice.org
Here is a good article by Solveig Haugland:
Transitioning an Organization to OpenOffice.org: My Own Tips and Yours (04 Apr 07)
Tips and tricks for setting up and using OpenOffice.org
Here is an article by Bruce Byfield:
Customizing general OpenOffice.org settings (21 Jan 07)
Here are some of my tips for setting up and using OpenOffice.org.
- Setting up OOo to suit the way I work
- My list of features I turn off or on when I install OOo on a new machine,
and other setup tricks. - How to create an AutoCorrect replacement table
- Does your preferred version of English (or any other language) not have an AutoCorrect replacement table? Here’s how to create one.
Extensions to OOo
Extensions are add-ons that add new features and extend OOo’s functionality (similar to Firefox extensions).
- Must-have OpenOffice.org extensions by Dmitri Popov (11 May 07): Annotation Tool, SVG Import Filter, Tabbed Windows, and others.
- Creating self-running presentations with IndeView, Dmitri Popov (08 May 07)
Macros
Bruce Byfield’s 2004 article Macros and Add-ons has been revised since its original posting.