For novices, functions are one of the most intimidating features of OpenOffice.org's Calc. Newcomers quickly learn that functions are a main feature of spreadsheets, but there are almost four hundred, and many require input that assume specialized knowledge. Nor are the often circular definitions of the Function Wizard much help: You are no better off for reading that the SKEW function "returns the skewness of a distribution," for example. However, Calc includes dozens of functions that anyone can use, the most basic of which create formulas for basic arithmetic or for evaluating numbers in a range of cells.
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My first experiment with OpenCalais involved OpenOffice. I use OpenOffice intensively (as a direct replacement for the Microsoft Office line of shovelware), and although OpenOffice (like Office) has more than its fair share of annoyances, it also has some features that are just plain crazy-useful, such as support for Macros written in any of four languages (Python, Basic, beanshell, and JavaScript). The JavaScript binding is particularly useful, since it's implemented in Java and allows you to tap the power of the JRE. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
odt2pml exports a Writer document into a "Palm Markup Language" (PML) tagged plain text file, ready to be processed by DropBook for eReader. odt2pml is WYSIWYG, within PML limitations: format your Writer document as you like, and eReader will show it with nearly the same formatting. That includes character and paragraph styles, page breaks, chapter headings, footnotes, frames, images and direct formatting (bold, italic, subscript, ...). Tables are not supported.
Write it Right, Write it Better (WiR WiB) is a writing aid, an extension for OpenOffice.org. It is a plugin for WordNet® that provides online help by suggesting better options for a typed word and correct usage with examples. The extension works for both English as well as Hindi WordNet® and prompts synonym options to the user based on her locale settings. The purpose of this tool is to assist the users in writing impressively. It does not promote incomprehensible writing by using fancy words. The authors of the extension fully support simple writing styles and only want to encourage vocabulary enhancement by making this tool.
O3Spaces Workplace is the essential Web 2.0 OpenOffice.org enterprise extension. O3Spaces Workplace brings document management and document collaboration features to OpenOffice.org / StarOffice, including real-time version control, check-in/check-out and