Getting started with OpenOffice Base


Book Description

This book focuses on BASE, the OpenOffice database management system. The organization of information is carried out by numerous features such as tables, fields, primary key, queries, SQL expressions, forms, reports and other objects. BASE enables you to connect to several data sources through drivers. Wizards will help you to better present controls in the forms. The exercises will help you to understand the different data management techniques. Enjoy your reading. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rémy Lentzner has been an IT trainer since 1985. Specialized in mastering office automation tools, he supports companies in the professional training of their employees. Self-taught, he has several computer books to his credit.




Database Programming with OpenOffice. Org Base and Basic


Book Description

OpenOffice.org has been gaining popularity over the years, and with the introduction of the database module (Base) in release 2.0, there has been more to learn. When working with databases, you will come to a point where the basic features are not sufficient. Databases have a large range of uses, and therefore, there is always a need for customization.This book will teach you how to write code in the BASIC language (also known as StarOffice Basic/OpenOffice.org Basic or just plain Basic) to enhance the features of OpenOffice.org Base. After reading this book, you will know how to: use UNO services to query, insert, update, and delete records in a database; use forms, sub-forms and form controls to manipulate data; use form and form control events; programmatically import and export data; and much more.You will also have an overall understanding of the database API, so that you can create custom solutions.




GETTING STARTED WITH OPENOFFICE WRITER


Book Description

This book treats of OpenOffice WRITER, the free word processing. In order to master it, you must study the basics such as paragraph management, pages layout, headers and footers and other important tools. The key takeways is the styles, which are essential for the entire organization of the text management. Thanks to them, you will control the table of contents, the automatic numbering of paragraphs or the way to present an index. You will also learn about tables, mailing, forms, with pictures and footnotes. OpenOffice WRITER is easy to use and has many features that will help you in your daily work. Enjoy your reading ! ABOUT THE AUTHOR !--StartFragment--Rémy Lentzner has been an IT trainer since 1985. Specialized in mastering office automation tools, he supports companies in the professional training of their employees. Self-taught, he has several computer books to his credit.




OpenOffice.org Macros Explained


Book Description

This book provides an introduction to the creation and management of macros in OpenOffice. Numerous examples and explanations demonstrate proper techniques and discuss known problems and solutions. The underlying data structure is discussed and techniques are introduced to evaluate OpenOffice objects, facilitating the use of returned objects in the absence of sufficient documentation.




Open Office Basic


Book Description

Apache Open Office is the leading open-source office software suite. It features word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics and databases. This book concentrates on OpenOffice.org Basic, giving an overview of its language and structure before detailing the various commands and functions.




GETTING STARTED WITH OPENOFFICE CALC


Book Description

This book focuses on CALC, the free OpenOffice spreadsheet application. You will study the basics, such as the different menus, the cells management, the manipulation of the rows and columns, the formatting of information, the printing layout, but also the realization of simple and complex calculations using functions. You will discover other possibilities : the manipulation of dates, the charts, the lists of data and the pivot tables that enable you to create statistics easily. The macros will be presented. This book is intended for people who want to progress and are looking for the different features of this spreadsheet. Enjoy your reading ! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rémy Lentzner has been an IT trainer since 1985. Specialized in mastering office automation tools, he supports companies in the professional training of their employees. Self-taught, he has several computer books to his credit.




Taming Apache OpenOffice: Getting Started


Book Description

Apache OpenOffice is a freely-available, full-featured office suite that runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X computers. This book is for anyone who wants to get up to speed quickly with Apache OpenOffice.org 3.4. It introduces Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (vector drawings), Math (equation editor) and Base (database), as well as common features including styles, templates, printing, a gallery of graphics, and macros.




Learn OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet Macro Programming


Book Description

"This book teaches the OOoBasic language and the Calc object model, so that you can manipulate spreadsheets and data from within your programs. You will also see how to create dialog boxes and windows for friendly user interfaces, and how to integrate your spreadsheets with other applications, for example writing spreadsheet data to a document, or capturing data from a database, and using the spreadsheet for generating advanced calculations and reports"--Resource description p.




OpenOffice Base (English version)


Book Description

This manual covers OpenOffice Base introduction, creating & linking tables, creating form, creating queries and creating report.




Beginning OpenOffice 3


Book Description

If you want to fly with OpenOffice 3.0, publish to your local wiki, create web presentations, or add maps to your documents, Beginning OpenOffice 3 is the book for you. You will arm yourself with OpenOffice.org 3.0 tools, from creating wiki docs to automating complex design steps. OpenOffice has been downloaded almost 100 million times, and this is the book that explains why. You learn how to adopt OpenOffice 3.0 innovations. You see how to work across Windows, OS X, Google, and the Web, no matter what the format. Mail merges and wiki docs will never seem so simple.