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  1. Then in Error Alert tab, select checkbox and create error message like "The radiation shield on this computer has failed; step back 5 feet." 8:36 AM Dec 7th from web
  2. Fun with spreadsheets: Data > Validity, Criteria tab. Specify requirements for certain cells in Criteria like char. limit or type of data. 8:34 AM Dec 7th from web
  3. OpenOffice.org 3.2 Guidebook will be out in early 2010, as soon as possible upon release of first 3.2 release candidate. 7:27 AM Dec 1st from web
  4. Try Mail Merge if you have a lot of holiday mailings. http://blog.worldlabel.com/mail-merge-in-openofficeorg-everything-you-need-to-know 6:55 AM Nov 30th from web
  5. To include instructions in a doc that won't print, use Notes. Insert > Note. Right-click on note to edit. File > Print > Options to print. 6:50 AM Nov 30th from web
  6. Use layers in Draw; three tabs at bottom. Lock the layer so you don't accidentally move it; rightclick on tab, Modify Layer, Lock checkbox. 8:56 AM Nov 24th from web
  7. Use any MS template in OOo. In OOo: File > Open, tweak as needed, then File > Templates > Save. Use it: File > New > Templates & Documents. 8:36 AM Nov 20th from web
  8. Make a combo file under File > Export to PDF, Make Hybrid File checkbox. Opens in OpenOffice editable or in Reader. Need Sun PDF extension. 4:57 AM Nov 20th from web
  9. For more manageable graphics, anchor As Character. Right-click and choose Anchor > As Character. Use text toolbar to center; can't drag. 11:52 AM Nov 16th from web
  10. To make text wrap around a picture, right-click on picture and choose Wrap > Page Wrap. Anchor it (right-click > Anchor) to page or para. 11:51 AM Nov 16th from web
  11. Photo album with GUI extension rocks. In Impress, point to directory of graphics and create presentation, 1 graphic for each page. 7:25 AM Nov 16th from web
  12. Fight outdated typing: Tools > AutoCorrect Options, select Ignore Double Spaces. Also mark Use Replacement Table, both checkmarks, at top. 3:56 AM Nov 12th from web
  13. When using connector lines, add more connector points to objects by choosing Edit > Glue Points. On the toolbar, click Insert Glue Point. 3:55 AM Nov 12th from web
  14. To see a presentation centered and the right size, click the Zoom icon dropdown on toolbar and select Zoom Page. 3:54 AM Nov 12th from web
  15. Double-click to select a word; triple-click to select a sentence; quad-click to select a paragraph. Ctrl-Select to select nonconsec. text. 6:39 AM Nov 9th from web
  16. Found a new (?) icon in OOo 3.2 2/3 of the way along the standard toolbar: now has an icon for form controls. (For impulsive form creation.) 7:04 AM Nov 7th from web
  17. File > Wizards > Web Page. So many goodies for PDF and HTML conversion hidden where nobody looks. 6:32 AM Nov 7th from web
  18. You can't drag one cell in Calc, but you can drag two or more. Just select them, release the mouse, then click and hold down again and drag. 10:59 AM Nov 6th from web
  19. The 3.2 OpenOffice Guidebook is coming by the end of November. 95% updated. Just doing the indexing, proofing, formatting, etc. 6:18 AM Nov 5th from web
  20. Switched username to getopenoffice. 5:49 AM Nov 5th from web