OpenOffice:  The Free and Powerful Alternative to Microsoft

Length: 1 day
Prerequisites: Familiarity with the Windows operating system.
Course Level:  Introductory - intermediate topics
Recommended CPE:  8 hours

Course Description:  This one-day course is designed for individuals seeking a free, yet compatible,   alternative Microsoft Office. OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It stores all your data in an international open standard format that can easily be shared with virtually all other applications. Participants will get a hands-on, broad-brush overview of the complete OpenOffice suite including simplified download and installation instructions. This class is applicable to all professions from all industries, including CPAs in practice and CPAs in industry. 

Course Objectives:

·          Discover the similarities and differences between OpenOffice and Microsoft Office.

·          Learn how to download and install OpenOffice suite from the internet.

·          Get hands-on instruction for a general overview for each application in the suite.

Course Content:

Writer - Word processing feature in OpenOffice (similar to MS Word)

Open/Close/Print files

Inserting/Deleting, Setting Margins, Undoing,

Check Spelling and Grammar

Calc - Spreadsheet feature in OpenOffice (similar to MS Excel)

Learn Spreadsheet Basics

Explanation of Spreadsheet Math

Printing Spreadsheets

Impress - Presentation feature in OpenOffice (similar to MS PowerPoint)

                Creating a new Slide Show

                Inserting Bullet List

    Inserting Graphics

    Running Slide Show

Draw  - Drawing feature in OpenOffice (similar to MS Draw)

                Creating a Graphic for a Title Page

Base - OpenOffice database feature (similar to Access).

                Overview of a Database

                Creating a Table

                Entering Data

                Creating/Printing Reports