Edited: use Calc or Base or Writer?

[revnomad]

Since David was so vehement I reworked this post and deleted the others. ::Sheesh::

Anyway back to the issue at hand.

I don't have much spare time so would prefer to start this off right. Therefore I am asking for advice as to which OpenOffice application to use for this project. And following a less then stellar experience on another forum I'm hoping for more useful advice here. Crying or Very sad

I am organizing a new host site for SHARE Iowa (Note: this is not a web site but a local coordinatation and distribuation site). A non-profit food cooperative which encourages volunteerism. I want to create electronic copies of the host site forms we recieve from the central office. My goal is to print out forms and keep an electronic record to make it easier developing year end reports for the site and for individuals.

My orginal plan was to use Calc for each form so each tab could refer to another month. But I've run into my knowledge limit on spreadsheets. Also I began to question whether Calc is the best choice. Ideally I'd like to create a record for each volunteer which could be compiled into a single monthly report and a monthly food order. The more I think about this the more difficult and complex it seems.

After reflection Base would seem ideal only-------well I just don't understand Base, also it is not stable enough yet. Would intelligent forms created in Writer be better or should I stick with Calc?

Advice is eagerly awaited.

Norman

For the record I am not associated with SHAREIowa other than working on a disbribution site in Crieghton, Nebraska. If you are curious. This link http://www.shareiowa.com/Forms.htm will take you to html or pdf copies of the forms I recieve.

[David]

[revnomad]

Sheesh! I only linked to the site to show the forms I'm working with!
NTP