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Archive for the ‘OpenOffice’ Category

March 27th, 2008

Sun’s Weblog Publisher

Believe it or not you can post a blog entry using OpenOffice.org Writer or StarOffice 8. With Sun’s Weblog Publisher, you can easily create a post or edit and publish your entries to some supported blogging platform including Roller, WordPress, Generic ATOM and Generic MetaWeblog.
This tool is an extension available to make use of the […]

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments

March 23rd, 2008

Tips & Tricks: Mail Merge in Microsoft Word & OpenOffice

Learn how to merge data records for a mail merge in Microsoft Word and Excel:

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By Jerome Locson -- 1 comment

March 22nd, 2008

PubOOo

Just another productivity tool that allows you convert Microsoft Publisher files in OpenOffice.org Impress documents instantly.
Developed by alicvb.com, PubOOo is under LGPL which allows you do file conversion from .pub to .odp in a fly.
Before trying the tool out, be sure that you have Microsoft Publisher 2003, OpenOffice.org Impress and Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0.
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By Jerome Locson -- 1 comment

March 21st, 2008

Sneek peek at OpenOffice.org 3.0

OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta is expected to be released this coming April 30, 2008. [ source ] And at OpenOffice.org Ninja, a visual peek and some key features of this upcoming beta release has been provided by Andrew Ziem.

It has a new Splash Screen, of course, and a new Start Center - quite neat. Some key […]

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments

March 18th, 2008

OpenOffice.org Extension: Writer’s Tools

Most of you love OpenOffice.org and of course, I do as well. To be more productive with this is to use extentions, enriching OpenOffice.org by adding more optional functionalities to it.
One extension that I prefer to use is the Writer’s Tools, a perfect adds-on for OpenOffice.org Writer.
Writer’s Tools is an all-around tool designed to help […]

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments

March 18th, 2008

mOOo: The Mobile OpenOffice.org

mOOo…
I am not calling a cow but mOOo for mobile OpenOffice.org.
Yes - mOOo…
mOOo is a project from Java.net Development which is under mobile and embedded category. Mobile OpenOffice.org…
is to create a set of tools that make the user able to create/update ODF documents in mobile devices such as cell phones and PDA’s and also interact […]

By Jerome Locson -- 2 comments

January 18th, 2008

gOS: Is it good enough?

The last quarter of 2007, gOS debut in the computer industry with the so called gPC from a computer manufacturer Everex. At Wal-Mart, you can purchase something good and productive at around $200. That is the gPC, good PC that is.
With gPC from Everex, you can have a productive and low-cost personal computer. Good OS […]

By Jerome Locson -- 3 comments

January 6th, 2008

NeoOffice 2.2.2 Patch 6

Again, like what I have posted on my previous post on NeoOffice, it is a  free office suite for Mac OS X. The suite includes Word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and drawing tools. This office suite is based OpenOffice.org office, where NeoOffice delivers it to Mac users.

NeoOffice 2.2.2 Patch 6 improves Microsoft Office 2007 file handling […]

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments

December 20th, 2007

From OpenOffice.org to Google Docs and vice versa

Here a product to check for those who uses OpenOffice.org Suite as an alternative to the common MS Office Suite. This is an Addon tool for OpenOffice.org which allows exporting documents to Google Docs and vice versa. All you need to do is to have OpenOffice.org 2+ or StarOffice 8. And, of couse you need […]

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments

December 12th, 2007

Ulteo Online Desktop offers online OpenOffice.org

Hurey! We can now access OpenOffice.org files online using the power of Ulteo Online Desktop. Without the hassle of getting OpenOffice.org installed in you PC, you can now edit/create/manage OpenOffice.org files online.
All you have to do is signup for an Ulteo Account and get 1GB free space instantly afterwards, login to your account and follow […]

By Jerome Locson -- 0 comments