Hacking OpenOffice.org

TECHNOLOGY BACKGROUND
OpenOffice.org is both a multi-platform and multi-lingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute. OpenOffice.org is the leading alternative to Microsoft Office.

DESCRIPTION
OpenOffice.org is a free, cross-platform office suite that is the leading alternative to Microsoft Office. Wicked Cool OpenOffice.org shows readers how to get the most out of this powerful program suite, without spending time on obvious basics that the reader can easily deduce on his own. Rather than covering every aspect of OpenOffice.org, author Bruce Byfield focuses on the essentials and the tasks that are most likely to puzzle or frustrate users, whether they are new to the program or have some experience with it. The book also provides tips for how to use the program more efficiently and migrate successfully from MS Office.

KEY SELLING POINTS
- Author is a recognized OpenOffice.org expert who writes a bi-weekly column on the subject for Linux Journal and contributes regularly to Newsforge
- OpenOffice.org is a free alternative to Microsoft Office (which sells for a couple of hundred dollars)
- Appropriate for all user levels