LibreOffice 101

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● Library news & updates ● What is LibreOffice? ● A short history ● Why use it? ● Where to Download ● System Requirements ● LibreOffice vs MS Office ● Resource Links Library News & Updates Upcoming Tech Classes Upcoming Tech Classes Upcoming Tech Classes What is LibreOffice?

LibreOffice is a free, open-source, and powerful office suite – its clean interface and feature-rich tools help you unleash your creativity and enhance your productivity. LibreOffice includes several applications that make it the most powerful Free and office suite on the market: Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (vector graphics and flowcharts), Base (databases), and Math (formula editing).

--https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/libreoffice/ Watch it! >> A Short History...

● The OpenOffice.org project began when released the source code (“blueprints”) for its StarOffice® software to the open source community on October 13, 2000. ● OpenOffice.org 1.0, the product, was released on April 30, 2002. Major updates to OpenOffice.org included version 2.0 in October 2005 and version 3.0 in October 2008. ● On January 26, 2010, acquired Sun Microsystems. ● On September 28, 2010, the community of volunteers who develop and promote OpenOffice.org announce a major change in project structure. After ten years’ successful growth with Sun Microsystems as founding and principle sponsor, the project launched an independent foundation called , to fulfill the promise of independence written in the original charter. This foundation is the cornerstone of a new ecosystem where individuals and organizations can contribute to and benefit from the availability of a truly free office suite. ● Unable to acquire the trademarked OpenOffice.org name from Oracle Corporation, The Document Foundation named its product LibreOffice. Continuing the version numbers from OpenOffice.org, LibreOffice 3.3 was released in January 2011. ● In February 2012, The Document Foundation was incorporated in Berlin as a German Stiftung. You can read more about The Document Foundation at: documentfoundation.org ○ Source: wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/b/b0/GS42-GettingStartedLO.pdf Why use it?

❖ It is free. You don’t have to pay a dime to use this excellent Office Suite. LibreOffice offers many features that are only available on premium office suites. ❖ It has a portable version. You can edit your documents anywhere you go and run it via a Flash Drive. ❖ It is able to export files to PDF. This is essential because the PDF file is one of the most universally accepted document formats. ❖ It is fast, light, and stable. It runs smoothly and doesn’t use too much memory. Where to download

Windows > Ninite.com

MacOS > libreoffice.org/download/download/

Portable versions > libreoffice.org/download/portable-ver sions/ Watch it! >> System Requirements

Microsoft Windows Apple Mac OS X

❖ The software and hardware prerequisites for ❖ The software and hardware prerequisites installing LibreOffice on a Windows system for installing on a Apple Mac OS X are as follows: computer are as follows: ❖ Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Vista, Windows ❖ Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) or higher Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8, ❖ processor Windows Server 2012, or Windows 10 ❖ 512 MB RAM ❖ Pentium-compatible PC (Pentium III, Athlon ❖ Up to 800 MB available hard disk space or more-recent system recommended) ❖ ❖ 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended) 1024x768 graphic device with 256 colors ❖ Up to 1.5 GB available hard disk space (higher resolution recommended) ❖ 1024x768 resolution (higher resolution recommended), with at least 256 colors LibreOffice vs MS Office Watch it! >> LibreOffice vs MS Office

Export files to HTML, XHTML, XML, Adobe Portable Document Format LibreOffice (PDF), and several versions of Writer Microsoft Word files. It also connects to your email client.

MS Office Word LibreOffice vs MS Office

Can open and work with Microsoft Excel workbooks and LibreOffice save them in Excel Calc format. Calc can also export in Comma Separated Value (CSV), Adobe PDF and HTML formats

MS Office Excel LibreOffice vs MS Office

Create your own clip art then add it to the Gallery. LibreOffice Can import graphics Draw from many common formats and save them in over 20 formats, including PNG, HTML, PDF, and Flash.

MS Office Publisher LibreOffice vs MS Office

Slideshows can be enhanced using Fontwork special effects text, as well as sound and video clips. LibreOffice Impress is compatible with Microsoft PowerPoint file format Impress and can also save your work in numerous graphics formats, including Macromedia Flash (SWF)

MS Office PowerPoint Feature Comparison

❖ wiki.documentfoundation.org/F eature_Comparison:_LibreOffic e_-_Microsoft_Office Resource Links

Ask LibreOffice Questions and answers from the LibreOffice community LibreOffice ● ask.libreoffice.org/en/questions/ YouTube Documentation Channel > ● User guides, how-tos, and other documentation. youtube.com/cha ○ libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/ nnel/UCQAClQkZ ○ wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications ○ FAQs Answers to frequently asked questions Em2rkWvU5bvC ■ wiki.documentfoundation.org/Faq AXQ Mailing lists Free community support is provided by a network of experienced users Official ● libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/ extensions International support repository > ● The LibreOffice website in your language. extensions.libreof ○ libreoffice.org/international-sites/ fice.org/ ● International mailing lists ○ wiki.documentfoundation.org/Local_Mailing_Lists Accessibility options Information about available accessibility options. ● libreoffice.org/get-help/accessibility/ Contact

Mark Glisson Information & Technology Specialist [email protected]