Book Description

If StarOffice can do it, you can do it too… Get the most out of StarOffice — the free, full-featured Linux productivity suite from Sun Microsystems. Filled with hands-on "at work" lessons, under-the-hood examples, and expert advice, this definitive and practical guide shows you step-by-step how to get the most out of StarOffice — from its cross-platform versatility to its seamless compatibility with Microsoft Office and other productivity software. Covering word processing, presentations, Web publishing, spreadsheets, scheduling, and managing e-mail, the StarOffice™ for Linux® Bible gives you everything you need to master the leading Linux office suite. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of StarOffice for Linux Get a complete overview of StarOffice — installation, conventions, quirks, and powerful features Customize StarDesktop with user-defined menu bars, dialog boxes, and key bindings Compose documents, use columns and tables, merge, index, and create HTML forms with StarWriter Maximize StarCalc's spreadsheet features to develop worksheets, build charts and tables, and integrate your worksheets with StarBase databases Set up StarMail to work with your Internet Service Provider Publish on the Web with the built-in WYSIWYG HTML Editor Manage your time and priorities with StarSchedule See how StarOffice performs on Windows, Mac, and Solaris platforms Valuable CD-ROM included! Examples from the book Dozens of Linux utilities including the GIMP image editor Netscape Communicator 4.5 for Linux A searchable PDF version of the book and more! Shareware programs are fully functional, free trial versions of copyrighted programs. If you like particular programs,register with their authors for a nominal fee and receive licenses, enhanced versions, and technical support. Freeware programs are free, copyrighted games, applications, and utilities. You can copy them to as many PCs as you like—free—but they have no technical support. www.idgbooks.com System Requirements: Linux (x86 based) installation with glibc2 support and functioning XWindows