Re: getting started with OOo

[Solveig Haugland <solveig -at- techwriterstuff -dot- com>]

Hi Sean,

Well, since you ask,  I do have a couple tips.  ;>

* I'm the author of the "OpenOffice.org Resource Kit" user's guide, which is published through Prentice Hall and available from fine stores everywhere.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0131407457/qid=1055430926/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/102-0933690-0345736?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

It's pretty much soup to nuts, with a tutorial walkthrough for each application and advanced stuff as well. The 1.1. supplement is a free PDF you can get from here.
http://www.informit.com//promotions/promotions.asp?st=%7B92519E35-ACD9-4079-88A2-0049AA661C67%7D#

* I also do OpenOffice.org training and have created a set of workbooks. You can see them and their TOCs here.
http://www.getopenoffice.org/workbooks.html

You can download the Essentials workbook for free, which is setup and orientation and dealing with Microsoft Office.
http://getopenoffice.org/workbooks/essentials.pdf

* I've created templates you can download from www.getopenoffice.org/templates.html

* Jean Weber also has a book on Writer.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0957841981/qid=1075402853//ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/102-0351480-5781759?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Good luck getting started. If you have questions you can subscribe and post questions on the users -at- openoffice -dot- org mailing list  (http://www.openoffice.org/mail_list.html#general  ) or email me.

Solveig
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Sean Hower wrote:

> I poked around the archives, have read Bruce's articles, and poked around the OO.org site. But haven't found a very clear answer to this question.
>
> I want to start using OOo. I've got the install file, the install guide, and some templates that looked interesting/useful. Is there anything else I should get or that any of you have found useful? I've never used OOo before, but I'm pretty good with MS Office.
>
> Thanks in advance.
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