The OOo User Guide

nostabo · Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 8:29 am Post subject: The OOo User Guide

Hello Calc users,

The OOoAuthors project of OpenOffice.org is working on the User Guide for OOo version 2. Currently we are writing the chapters for the
Calc guide and would like input, technical assistance, editorial reviews and just plain grammar and spelling checks from Calc users like you. All of the OOo components, such as Writer, Draw, Base and Impress are being documented, so if you have a preference for one of them we have work for you, too.

Please see this thread for more information, OOoAuthors is looking for volunteers.
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Rick B.

See the Calc tutorials and other OpenOffice.org resources at:
http://www.nostabo.net/openoffice.php

aallen005 · Newbie Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 4

maybe it's just me, but i've found some confusion in the guide when i try to figure out where i am.

for example, in the section "Grids" i finally figured out that it's regarding "charts" and not "spreadsheets" -- i was searching everywhere on the insert menue for "Insert - Grids."
the same goes for the "Insert" section -- turns out, i was in the insert section for charts and didn't realize it! (if you do a find for "gridlines" in help, you'll get three results so you can see what exactly i'm talking about, but this happens to me a lot in the help file!)

what would help is a function of moving up a level -- not just back or home, but up -- or at least seeing a tree to find where in the submenu i am.

send me a private message if i need to clarify more (or if there's already a way to do this and i've not figured it out!).

thanks, aaron

mickeyf · Newbie Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 3

I have just downloaded and installed OO 2.x. There is on-line help for Writer but it is apparently missing for Calc. Surely "Currently working on Calc" does not mean there is no help whatsoever until it's finished? Can the help files be downloaded separately?

Thanks,

nostabo · Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject:

OOoAuthors does not write the online help for OpenOffice.org. We are writing user guides...handbooks, if you will.

This "bug" may be the culprit you are facing:
http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=59499
On the ISSUE 59499 page there is this advice:

mickeyf · Newbie Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 3

Thanks - that looks helpful, I'll check it out.

mickeyf · Newbie Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 3

Yes this was a corrupted/missing files problem. Replacing the files with those attached in this post solved the problem. Thanks.

http://www.8daysaweek.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=311

zero0w · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:00 am Post subject:

One place where you can look for many OpenOffice.org Calc tutorials is here:

http://www.richhillsoftware.com/
http://www.openofficetips.com/

Also check out
http://www.learnopenoffice.org/calccontents.htm

marakandra · Newbie Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Europe

I'm a newbie, I just studying your posts!
First I study and then I'll try to better understand asking to forum's member some question about OOoCalc.

I'll trying to convert some Mycrosoft Exel Macros written in VBAfa in OOo ones!
Can anybody help me guiding into the forum?
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Ops! You've got a real newbie! O_o?

shand07 · Newbie Joined: 15 Jul 2007 Posts: 1 Location: China

good idea........
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shan

Thorfinn · General User Joined: 25 Aug 2008 Posts: 7

I think a list of all the operators and functions with a basic description of there uses would be about the handiest thing you could possibly add.

Regards
Thorfinn

btos · General User Joined: 13 May 2012 Posts: 11

Anything would be an improvement over the last help file. Do not take lessons from Microsoft. I can't find any help at all, either here on the forum or especially in the so-called help file of the version I have now. Very frustrating.