8 Advanced OpenOffice.org Add-ons | Linux Today

8 Advanced OpenOffice.org Add-ons

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EG
Eric Geier
Apr 5, 2010

“OpenOffice.org (OOo for short) is a great office suite for
Linux and pretty much any other operating system, but can always
use improvement. This is especially true for templates and clip
art. Fortunately, the open source community provides many add-ons
or extensions. Here’s a look at eight different ones:

“English Templates by OxygenOffice

“One of the biggest features you might miss from Microsoft
Office is their templates. This might especially be the case now
that they have integrated the online user-submitted templates,
giving you even more choices. In OOo, all you get is two
presentation templates, an assortment of presentation templates,
and a few wizards to help make letters, faxes, and agendas–the
bare minimum. Then on a different menu (File > New), you’ll find
shortcuts to work with labels and business cards.

“However, the OOo community provides many more templates. In
addition to this extension, OxygenOffice offers their templates
integrated with their enhanced release of OOo. Either way, you’ll
find the basic templates:

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