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INTRODUCTORY Tutorials
- Chapter 1
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| Lesson 1: No
Computer Experience The keyboard, space bar, shift key, mouse,
horizontal and vertical scroll bars, and main menu are explained. |
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| Lesson 2: First
Time User OpenOffice Writer open/close files, margins,
undoing, inserting, toolbars, ruler, icons, and getting help. |
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| Lesson 3: Word
Completion Time can be saved when words are added without typing
all the letters of a word |
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| Lesson 4: Spellcheck
and Thesaurus |
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| Lesson 5: Page
Layout and Template page size, page numbering, margins,
footer, create and use a template. |
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| Lesson 6: Older
OpenOffice files 1.0 (.sxw) Open, work with, and save 1.0 files.
Convert 1.0 files to 2.1 files. |
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| Lesson 7: Terms
Used In Our Tutorials Words and phrases used in our tutorials. |
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OTHER WORD PROCESSING
PROGRAMS - Chapter 2
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| Lesson 1: Microsoft
Word Files Open, working with, and saving Microsoft files. Converting
files to a different format. Sending files to others. |
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STYLES - Chapter 3
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| Lesson 1: Introduction
To Styles Styles are easy to use, provide uniformity, save
time, and do many other things. |
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| Lesson 2: Paragraph
Styles and Table Of Contents Click here
to see the results of doing this tutorial. |
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| Lesson 3: Page
Styles and Paragraph Styles Click
here
to see the results of doing this tutorial. |
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| Lesson 4: Different
Page Styles In a Document How to have different looking pages in
a document |
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| Lesson 5: Write
a Poem Click here
to see the results of doing this tutorial. |
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GRAPHICS - Chapter
4
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| Lesson 1: Gallery
Copy
an image from the Gallery and work with that image. |
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| Lesson 2: Drawing
in Writer Make
your own drawing in a text file. |
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| Lesson 3: Pictures
In Text Files Copy
a picture that you see on your screen into your OpenOffice text file and
then modify the picture. |
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INDEXES - Chapter
5
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| Lesson 1: Introduction
To Indexes explains how to make, modify and delete an index.
A Table Of Contents is also made. Click here
to get the Sample Document needed to do this tutorial. |
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| Lesson 2: Create
and Modify A Table of Contents Paragraph styles are used
to create a Table Of Contents. Hyperlinks are added so that clicking
on a word(s) in the Table Of Contents will move your cursor to that section
of the file. Click here
to see or print the results of doing this tutorial. |
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| Lesson 3: Tables
Create, modify, and delete a table |
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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
- Chapter 6
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| Lesson 1: Copy,
Cut, and Paste This
tutorial explains how to use the Highlight, Copy, Cut, and Paste functions. |
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| Lesson 2: Frames
Create, modify, link and delete frames. Click here
to see an example used in this tutorial. |
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| Lesson 3: Change
a Document (Red Lining or Tracking Changes) Suggested changes to
one document can be made independently by several people . All the suggested
changes can be seen by everyone. At the end the changes can be accepted
or rejected. |
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| Lesson 4: Formula
Editor Write symbolic mathematical formulas in a text document |
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| Lesson 5: Icons
On Toolbars This tutorial explains how to add, delete, replace
and rearrange icons on your Standard Toolbar and your Formatting Toolbar.
This tutorial applies to icons on any toolbar. |
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| Lesson 6: Macros
A macro is a sequence of keystrokes that are recorded (saved) and given
a name. When the Macro is run (selected) by a few keystrokes, the recorded
keystrokes are "automatically" performed. |
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| Lesson 7:Create
An Address Book Cllick here
to see/download the Address Book that is produced by doing this tutorial. |
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| Lesson 8: Print
An Envelope This tutorial shows how to print a #10 envelope. This
tutorial applies to any size envelope. |
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TEMPLATE - Chapter
7
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| Lesson 1: Introduction
To Templates Explains templates and their uses. |
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| Click here
to download ready-made templates. |
| Lesson 2: Template
For a Simple LetterThis tutorial has
basic information about templates. A template is created and saved
then the template is used to create a simple letter. Click
here
to see or print the results of doing this tutorial. |
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| Lesson 3: Create
A TemplateThis tutorial has miscellaneous
information about templates. It includes instructions to make your
own default template. |
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| Lesson 4: Manage
TemplatesThis tutorial explains the management
of templates. Subjects covered include Importing, Editing, and Deleting
templates. |
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| Lesson 5: Simple
Document Template InstructionsThis
tutorial downloads a ready made template. The template is for a simple,
basic document that any author or company might write. A User might
do this tutorial and then modify the document for their specific use.
A new template might then be made of the modified document. Click
here
to download the template itself. |
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MASTER DOCUMENT -
Chapter 8
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| Introduction
To Master Documents This page explain what is a Master Document
and how to use Master Documents. |
| Lesson 1: Create
a Master Document This tutorial creates separate documents that
are combined into a book with chapters. Click here
to see or print the results of doing this tutorial. |
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| Lesson 2: Master
Document For 'My Cookbook' This tutorial creates a "Cookbook"
that has a table-of-contents, introduction, Chapters, Sub-chapters, and
an alphabetical index. Click here
to see or print the results of doing this tutorial. |
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WRITING AND USING
TUTORIALS - Chapter 9
This Chapter explains how to use OpenOffice to write
and use tutorials. The information can be modified for your specific
writing project. |
| Lesson 1: How
To Use A Tutorial This page explains how to use tutorials in a
Teacher-Student setting and in a Self-Teaching setting. A teacher may be
professional or nonprofessional |
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| Lesson 2 - Part 1: How
To Write A Tutorial Part
1 has the step-by-step procedure used to write a tutorial. Click
here
to download the template used by this Lesson. |
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| Lesson 2 - Part
2: Part 2 has OpenOffice files that contain images (pictures) that can
be Copied and Pasted into your tutorial. Instructions for doing the
Copy and Paste are included in each file. Styles
And Formatting Window - Formatting
Toolbar - Bullets
And Numbering Toolbar - Frames
Images - Navigator Images
- Table Toolbar - Miscellaneous
Icons And Scroll Bar - Page
preview Toolbar - DRAW
and Drawing Images - Standard
Toolbar And Menu Bar - CALC Images |
| Lesson 3: Tutorials
Without Graphics This tutorial explains the benefits of a tutorial
without graphics and how to create such a tutorial. |
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| Lesson 4: Create
a Tutorial This tutorial has general background information about
tutorials and some information on standardization. Instructions on how
to write a tutorial are given. |
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MISCELLANEOUS - Chapter
10
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| Lesson 1: Miscellaneous
Information |
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