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Creating Nifty Reports Using OpenOffice.org Built-in Tools
Using the Sun Report Builder extension (http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/reportdesign), you can create rather sophisticated reports. For example, the miniInvoices solution (http://code.google.com/p/writertools/downloads/list)) relies on this extension for printing single invoices and generating all sorts of reports. The problem with using a separate extension for adding functionality is that it makes the entire database solution less portable. Move the [...]
Adding Visual Word Count to OpenOffice.org
Although OpenOffice.org has a competent word count feature, it lacks one nifty trick: it can show you how many words and characters you’ve already written, but it won’t tell you how close you are to the target. Fortunately, you can write a simple OpenOffice.org macro that not only shows you how many percent of the [...]
Inserting Special Symbols & Characters into an OpenOffice.org Writer Document
by Dmitri Popov
Let’s say you wrote a tutorial on using a software application, and you would like to use a proper arrow symbol to separate menu items, for example: Tool Option OpenOffice.org. A quick solution to the problem is to create a replacement rule that replaces, for example, the “” string with [...]
Do it with style: Using styles in OpenOffice.org Writer
by Dmitri Popov
In many respects, OpenOffice.org Writer looks like any other word processor. But behind its unassuming interface hides a slew of powerful features, which can help you to create and manage even the most complex documents with consummate ease and efficiency. One such feature is Styles that lets you work with character, paragraph, page, [...]
