Calc ­ spreadsheet Documentation Impress ­ presentation This page has links to documentation file on this DVD. How to use this DVD Draw ­ drawing package These files are in either the International Standard [ISO] This DVD is HTML/Web based. You can use your default Base ­ data base file format [ODF formats] for word processing, .odt, or the web page browser [IE, Firefox, Camino, Chrome, etc.] to Adobe PDF standard file format that has been a standard Math ­ formula/equation editor “browse” thourgh its content. Also, you may just use your non­editable file format for almost as long as the Internet file manager [Windows Explorer in Windows] to browse has been in existence. LibreOffice uses the ODF [Open the contents of the DVD and run/view the files directly Extensions Document Formats] as its default, since it is the from there. International standard for many years now, while MS Office An extension is an add­on component to the LibreOffice does not. To use the DVD with your web page browser: package that will add some additional capability to the Insert the DVD into your DVD drive. “basic” package. These include things like formatting Artwork Browse that drive and find the file name of “index.html”. tools, language tools, and extra dictionaries. We have included over 180 dictionary extensions. Most are localized As with Templates, there are two types of artwork on the Right­click the file name and open it into your default web languages, such as over 20 different Spanish dictionaries, DVD. One is used in the “Tools > Gallery” option [.oxt page browser. one or more for each country listed. files], while the other are individual or groups of image This will bring you to the first page of the multiple HTML­ These extensions, as well as most files ending in the .oxt based pages that will guide you through the contents of this files that can be used by LibreOffice or any other package file “extension” will be installed using the Extension that can use image files. DVD. Manager by default. [Tools > Extension Manager]

What you will find on the DVD Templates System Requirements There are two types of template files; one type ending It is a recommended best practice to back­up your system Info with .oxt will add templates to the “File > New > Template and data before you remove or install software. and Document“ list, while the second type are template brief information about LibreOffice and this DVD sample files that are opened like normal document files. Windows We have both type on this DVD. The software and hardware prerequisites for installing Install The sample template files are in compressed/archived file LibreOffice on a Windows system are as follows: groups and can be unarchived using a standard archive has the various available installation files need to install manager program [7­Zip is included in the list on the • Microsoft Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or LibreOffice to your machine. “Extras” page] higher), XP, Vista, or Windows 7; • Pentium­compatible PC (Pentium III, Athlon or Module Extras more­recent system recommended); • 256 Mb RAM (512 Mb RAM recommended); Each part of the LibreOffice package is called a Module. This page includes many extra software packages that may To read more about these packages, you can click on the be useful to you. These include browser packages, email • Up to 1.5 Gb available hard disk space; “read­more” link at the end of any of the brief description client, vector graphics editor, archive package, text editors, • 1024x768 resolution (higher resolution of a module. This will open the page hat has more and photo gallery creator. All are free to use. recommended), with at least 256 colors. information about that module. The following pages are available: For certain features of the software ­ but not most ­ Java is required. Java is notably required for Base. Writer ­ word processor Administrator rights are needed for the installation process. System Requirements (cont.)

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