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Welcome to OpenOffice.org Support

Welcome to the OpenOffice.org Support area. Listed here are links to free community Support, commercial support and training, OpenOffice.org books, and general community resources.

Most of the listings provided here are done so as a courtesy to the providers; they are not necessarily linked to the OpenOffice.org Project and we make no guarantee about their services. If you have a problem or want to compliment them, contact the service provider directly. Where direct links are provided for the purchase of these resources, we are not endorsing any particular resellers, and in most cases they are available from a host of other independent stores near you.

If you are a new user to OpenOffice.org, we recommend that you read the latest User Guide available for your version: located here. Otherwise, feel free to peruse the documents listed below.

In the listings below, each item is preceded by some characters, which indicates the version/s of OpenOffice.org for which it is relevant:
ALL - Indicates that it is relevant for ALL versions of OpenOffice.org
2.x - Indicates that it is relevant for OpenOffice.org 2.0 and later
1.x - Indicates that it is relevant for OpenOffice.org 1.1.5 and earlier

 

Free Community Support
Commercial
Community
  • OOoExtras
    Includes templates, samples and macros in several languages.
  • OpenOffice.org Wiki
    Supports development and other kinds of contributions
Books (Sorted by Date Published)
  • 2008OpenOffice Basic Crash Course (Lulu)
    Learn how to use the OpenOffice.org Basic programming language to automate the suite's applications and create nifty solutions. No programming experience required.
    Dmitri Popov, 2008.
  • 2008Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 2.x <Fourth Edition> (Lulu)
    A free PDF version is also available from the OOo Documentation Project.
    The OOoAuthors team, Friends of OpenDocument Inc., May 2008, ISBN 978-1-921320-04-0.
  • 2008OpenOffice.org 2.x Draw Guide <Fourth Edition> (Lulu)
    A free PDF version is also available from the OOo Documentation Project.
    The OOoAuthors team, Friends of OpenDocument Inc., April 2008, ISBN 978-1-921320-03-3.
  • 2008Writer for Writers and Advanced Users ( Lulu)
    Learn how to design book templates, format bibliographies, digitally sign documents and much, much more.
    Dmitri Popov, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-4116-8038-8
  • 2007A Conceptual Guide to OpenOffice.org 2.0 for Windows and Linux (Buy from author, Amazon, Barnes and Noble)
    Education institutions: More information at author's website.
    Gabriel Gurley, Concise Concepts, Inc., 2007, ISBN: 9780977899159.
  • 2007Quick Start Cards (BrainStorm, Inc.)
    6-page, tri-folded cards for a quick reference on basic and intermediate tasks in Writer, Calc and Impress 2.X.
  • 2007OpenOffice.org 2.x Impress Guide (Lulu)
    A free PDF version is also available from the OOo Documentation Project.
    The OOoAuthors team, Friends of OpenDocument Inc., May 2007, ISBN 978-1-9213-2001-9.
  • 2007OpenOffice.org 2.x Writer Guide <Third Edition> (Lulu)
    A free PDF version is also available from the OOo Documentation Project.
    The OOoAuthors team, Friends of OpenDocument Inc., February 2007, ISBN 978-1-9213-2000-2.
  • 2006Learn OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet Macro Programming: OOoBasic and Calc Automation (Buy from publisher)
    Dr Mark Alexander Bain, December 2006 ISBN 9781847190970
  • 2006OpenOffice.org 2 Guidebook (Buy from Amazon or publisher)
    Solveig Haugland, 2006, ISBN 9780974312029.
  • 2006Learning OpenOffice.org for Windows (e-book) (Webskills4u)
    A free preview is available at the publisher's website.
    Walter Ditch, webskills4u.com, 2006, ISBN 09781905724000.
  • 2006OpenOffice.org 2.0 Migration Guide (Lulu)
    A free PDF version is also available from the OOo Documentation Project.
    the OOoAuthors team, Friends of OpenDocument Inc., May 2006, ISBN 978-1-4116-9388-3.
  • 2006Hacking Openoffice.org: Tips, Tricks, and Untold Secrets (Buy from Amazon or publisher)
    Bruce Byfield, No Starch Press, 2006, ISBN 1593270720.
  • 2006OpenOffice.org 2.x Cluesheets (Buy from publisher)
    Set of two-page, quick reference cards that provide easy-to-read how-to instructions for the key tasks. 2006.
  • 2006OpenOffice.org 2.x Resource Kit
    Solveig Haugland and Floyd Jones, Prentice Hall, 2006, ISBN 013148205X; not published, replaced by OpenOffice.org 2 Guidebook.
  • 2005Sams Teach Yourself OpenOffice.org 2, Firefox and Thunderbird for Windows All in One (Buy from Amazon or publisher)
    Greg Perry, Sams, 2005, ISBN 0672328089.
  • 2005Point & Click OpenOffice.org (Buy from Amazon or publisher)
    Robin Miller, Prentice Hall, 2005, ISBN 0131879928.
  • 2004OpenOffice.org Writer: The Free Alternative to Microsoft Word, O'Reilly Community Press, ISBN 0596008260
    (Buy from Amazon.com or publisher.) A power user's guide to OpenOffice.org Writer. 234 pp. 26 September 2004.
  • 2004Sams Teach Yourself OpenOffice.org All in One
    "A well-illustrated introduction for the non-technical reader"--TechBook Report. September 2004
  • 2004 OpenOffice.org 1.1 Resource Kit
    A comprehensive guide to OpenOffice.org, with CD of the software. 1020 pages. August 2004.
  • 2004 OpenOffice.org Macros Explained
    Introduction to macro programming in OpenOffice.org. 300 pages. August 2004.
  • 2004The Tiny Guide to OpenOffice.org
    Pocket reference to OpenOffice.org. 150 pages. June 2004.
  • 2003OpenOffice.org for Dummies (Buy from Amazon or publisher)
    A beginner's guide to OpenOffice.org, with CD of the software. 359 pages. November 2003.
  • 2003OOoSwitch: 501 Things You Want to Know About Switching to OpenOffice.org from Microsoft Office
    (Buy from Amazon or from the publisher)
    Guide to using OpenOffice.org with emphasis on the transition from Microsoft Office. 311 pages. September 2003.
  • 2003OpenOffice.org Resource Kit (Buy from Amazon or publisher, with free PDF supplement)
    Comprehensive guide to OpenOffice.org, with CD of the software. 1020 pages. February 2003.
  • 2002Special Edition StarOffice 6.0 (Buy from Amazon or publisher)
    Comprehensive guide to StarOffice. 1180 pages. December 2002.
  • 2002StarOffice 6.0 Companion (Buy from Amazon or publisher)
    Comprehensive guide to StarOffice. 1100 pages. September 2002.
  • 2002OpenOffice.org 1.1.1 Cluesheets (Buy from Amazon)
    Set of two-page, quick reference cards that provide easy-to-read how-to instructions for the key tasks. July 2002.

    • Free Resources Available Online (Alphabetical)

  • Developer's Guide
    Free OpenOffice.org community developer's guide.
  • Guide to OpenOffice.org Writer
    Free guide to using Writer.
  • Macro Guide
    Free guide to macros.
  • OASIS OpenDocument Essentials--Using OASIS OpenDocument XML
    Free introduction to the XML that serves as the native internal format of OpenOffice.org, an open source, cross-platform office suite.
  • OOo User Guide
    Free OpenOffice.org user's guide.
  • OpenOffice.org community tutorials and other information.
    These items provide directions for doing one or more specific tasks, such as creating a presentation or doing a mail merge.
  • OpenOffice.org, ODBC,and MySQL How-To
    Free guide to using mySQL as the database with OpenOffice.org.
  • OpenOffice.org Setup Guide
    Free guide from the OpenOffice.org community to setting up OpenOffice.org.
  • Sun Programmer's Guide to StarOffice and OpenOffice.org
    Free programmer's guide to the API from Sun.

 

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