OpenOffice – an open source software – is installed on Public Computers. OpenOffice Writer is an open source equivalent to Microsoft Word and OpenOffice Calc is an open source equivalent to Microsoft Excel. The presentation software application OpenOffice Impress is also installed.
Guides
- OpenOffice Writer
- A text-based quick guide (PDF 55K)
- A visual quick guide with shortcuts (PDF 512K)
- OpenOffice Calc
- A text-based quick guide (PDF 56K)
- A visual quick guide with shortcuts (PDF 459K)
Additional Help
- For additional help, patrons should see the nearest librarian.
Other Resources
Only accessible through Internet Public Computers
- OpenOffice.org Support Page
- http://support.openoffice.org/index.html
The official help page from the developers of OpenOffice.org. Also, useful is the FAQs for Writer and Calc under the “Product Development” section, accessible by clicking the “Projects” tab.
- http://support.openoffice.org/index.html
- Tutorials for OpenOffice
- http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/Welcome.html
Contains mini-tutorials for different OpenOffice products and selected features.
- http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/Welcome.html
- OpenOffice.org 3 Writer Guide
- http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/userguide3/0200WG3-WriterGuide.pdf
PDF manual for OpenOffice Writer.
San Francisco City's Open Source Policy
- http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/userguide3/0200WG3-WriterGuide.pdf
