Although OpenOffice.org is a competent productivity suite, you can add some nifty features to it using extensions. There are hundreds of nifty extensions available in the official extension repository. Some of them add a feature or two, while others take OpenOffice.org to a whole new level. The AuthorSupportTool (AST) extension  belongs to the latter category. [...]

You will want to begin by familiarizing yourself with the Blender interface.

Using styles takes a different perspective and may require more initial planning.

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One of the key issues when working with documents on your machine is to keep them safe and accessible from any machine.

OpenOffice.org is an excellent all-around productivity suite as it is, but you can add a few useful features using extensions to make it better suited for use in a business environment. Here are a handful of extensions worth considering if you are using OpenOffice.org as a business tool.

Alan Jackson’s PostScript::MailLabels, a Perl utility to automate production of high-quality label layouts.

If OpenOffice.org’s own bibliography feature doesn’t really cut it for you, you have several choices.

The free open source vector graphics editor Inkscape has released an update packing several new features, new tools, effects, and improved SVG compliance.

If you want to keep tabs on your deadlines, you don’t need a fancy project management application — often, a simple spreadsheet can do the job. To see how, let’s create a spreadsheet that tracks task deadlines, shows the current status of each task, and highlights scheduling conflicts. In the process we’ll learn a few [...]