Open Office: Writer and Calc



Basic Steps in OpenOffice Writer and Calc (Instructor Outline)

Description: Learn how to use these freely available word processor and spreadsheet programs, practice simple data entry and formatting skills, discuss how these programs differ from Microsoft Word and Excel.

Instructor notes: At locations where training rooms are also used as public labs, the programs are launched from the computer lab homepage.

Time: 2 hours

Introduction

Welcome and orientation to building and room (bathrooms, water fountains, beverages with lids, etc.)

Handouts

Basics Steps in Writer and Calc

Review Basic Concepts

Free program suite

multiple platforms

Can edit and save Microsoft 97/2000/XP files

Where to find it at the library

OpenOffice Writer

Start a new document

Formatting text, paragraphs and pages

Cut Copy and paste (But no clipboard!)

Spell check

Saving a file in Writer

OpenOffice Calc

Start a new document

Navigation and Data entry

Selecting cells and ranges

Sums and Autosum

Saving a file in Calc

Where to get support

The Open office Web site:

Links from the library website to online tutorials:

Last 15 minutes:

Ask class to fill out Survey (on Classes page under More Resources)

Other library learning resources

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