The OpenOffice.org CD

The CD included with this OpenOffice.org Companion Collection includes not just the software, but many additional files, created by exceptionally talented and dedicated members of the OpenOffice.org Open Source community. The contents include:

• Animated introduction to OpenOffice.org

• Reviews of OpenOffice.org in the online media

• The OpenOffice.org Installation and Setup Guide

• Installation files for Solaris, Windows, and Linux operating systems

• Mac OS X Public Beta Distribution

• Additional dictionaries

• First steps with Writer - an animated guide for the first-time user

• Extra documentation

• Samples and templates created by the OpenOffice.org community, including files from the excellent site http://www.ooextras.org

• OpenOffice.org 1.0.1 Source Code

• Adobe Acrobat Reader

• OpenOffice.org LGPL and SISSL licenses

• Various files related to this CD

Note

Mere hours before sending this book to print, build 643 was released. Key features include a macro recorder and native PDF. For more information, and to download build 643, see http://www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/643/release_notes.html.

Prentice Hall, Solveig Haugland, and Floyd Jones wish to thank in particular Louis Suarez-Potts, Chris Herrnberger, Josh Berkus, Justin Clift, Sam Hiser, Scott Carr, and Travis Bauer for their hard work and gracious spirit which enabled us to include their carefully assembled CD with this book. To learn more about OpenOffice.org, see http://www.openoffice.org.

Additional extra files and tips are available at http://www.getopenoffice.org.