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Unit 5: Everyday Applications-I

types of endpoints such as arrows or diamonds. Data can be saved in XML format, making it Notes
transportable to other applications.
GnuCash is a personal finance application which manages accounts, stocks, and expenses.

5.1.4 Writing with OpenOffice.org Writer

OpenOffice.org Writer is a word-processing program which is a part of an open-source
office application suite, OpenOffice.org project. To start OpenOffice.org Writer, choose Main
Menu>Office>OpenOffice.org Writer from GNOME or KDE (you can also start OpenOffice.org
Writer by clicking the panel button with icon showing papers next to a pen). OpenOffice.org
Writer prompts you to register and displays a blank document in its main window. Using Writer
is simple—it’s similar to other word processors such as Microsoft Word.

Example: You can type text into the blank document, format text, and save text when
done.
We can also open the documents prepared with MS Word on a Windows machine. Figure 5.2
shows a MS Word document being opened in OpenOffice.org Writer.
Figure 5.2: Preparing Documents in OpenOffice.org Writer

Source: http://linuxapplications.blogspot.in/2012/08/introducing-linux-applications.html
On saving a document, Writer saves it by default in OpenOffice.org 1.0 Text Document format.
The extension of its file is .sxw.
If you want to share OpenOffice.org Writer documents with MS Word, save the documents in
various formats including Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP, Microsoft Word 95, Microsoft Word 6.0,
and Rich Text Format (.rtf). Microsoft Word can open .rtf files.

5.1.5 Preparing Spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org Calc

One of the spreadsheet program in the OpenOffice.org application suite is Calc. To start Calc,
select Spreadsheet from the Office group in the main menu. Alternatively, select File → New
→ Spreadsheet from any OpenOffice.org window. Calc displays its main window, which looks
similar to Windows-based spreadsheets, like MS Excel.

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