7 KOffice Tips and Tricks

Written By
EG
Eric Geier
Jan 21, 2010

“OpenOffice.org (OOo) is the popular Linux office suite. But if
you’re looking for something a bit leaner, faster, and with an
efficient modern interface, give KOffice a try.

“It might already be your default office suite in Linux
distributions loaded with the KDE desktop. In this article, we’ll
discuss a few tips and tricks to help make your KOffice experience
as great as possible. Now let’s get started!

“First you might want to check your KOffice version: open a
KOffice application, click Help > About KOffice. At the time of
this writing, the most current version is 2.1.1. This might give
you an idea if you should upgrade. You can check your distributions
package repositories, but you might have to manually download and
install the office suite if you want the most current release. Keep
in mind, the GUI had significant changes from version 1.x to
2.x.”

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