Creating Documents

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Applications 3 Example Documents 4 Microsoft Office Documents 4.1 Save in MS Office Format 5 Export as a PDF

Overview

Thanks to OpenOffice it's easy to create letters, spreadsheets, presentations and more. OpenOffice is a complete and integrated open source productivity suite. Instead of forking out the $$$ for Microsoft products this completely free alternative includes all of the functionality you need and compatibility with your current Microsoft Office documents.

Applications

• Writer - Word Processor / Microsoft Word Replacement
• Calc - Spreadsheet Application / Microsoft Excel Replacement
• Impress - Create Multimedia Presentations / Microsoft Powerpoint Replacement
• Draw - Communicate with Graphics and Diagrams
• Base - Database Creation Application / Microsoft Access Replacement

Example Documents

Ubuntu includes example documents and files. Go to Places > Home Folder > Examples. This small collections highlights what you can do with free open source software.

Microsoft Office Documents

OpenOffice can open, modify, and save Microsoft Office documents. Simply double click a Word, Excel, or Powerpoint file to open it in OpenOffice.

Save in MS Office Format

• Click File > Save As...

• Click the arrow next to File type: and choose Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (Also works for Office 2003)

Export as a PDF

You can easily share documents with the OpenOffice export to PDF feature. Anyone with Adobe Reader can open and view your document or spreadsheet.

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