This toolbar actually (Mac os x web server) changes depending on what you re
This toolbar actually changes depending on what you re doing. If your cursoris within a table, for example, then the object bar contains useful buttons forworking with tables. RulerDirectly below the object bar in a default OpenOffice.org setup is the ruler. Allmodern word processors offer this item, which marks out the margins andtabs, for example, of your document in the measuring system of your choice. To change which system you want to use, right-click the ruler to open theMeasurements pop-up dialog box. Your documentOh, yeah that big, blocked-off white space takes up most of the window. That s where you work on your documents! Just click in there and starttyping. You can also access a Formatting shortcut menu by right-clicking inthe document section. OpenOffice.org Writer supports the following file formats (and more): its own text format that it uses in common with StarWriter (.SXW), Microsoft Word95, 6.0, 97, 2000, and XP (.DOC), Rich Text Format (.RTF), Text (.TXT), andWeb Page (.HTML). Spreadsheets with OpenOffice.Org CalcSome people like to balance their checkbooks by hand. When I first gradu- ated from a university, I decided that it was time to get hold of my finances, and a spreadsheet was the way to do it. These days, I use spreadsheets tokeep track of my time card when I m doing consulting or contract work, help me manage project teams, and complete other tasks. I m sure that youhave your favorite uses for spreadsheets. The following sections take a lookat OpenOffice.org Calc so that you can get to work. Starting it upTo start OpenOffice.org Calc in the distributions I cover in this book, do thefollowing: Fedora Core: Choose Applications.Office.OpenOffice.org Calc. Or youcan click the OpenOffice.org Calc button in the lower panel. Knoppix: From the main menu, choose Office.OpenOffice.org.OpenOffice.org Calc. Linspire: From the main menu, choose Programs.Business & Finance. OpenOffice.org 1.1.0.OpenOffice Calc. 323Chapter 17: Word-Processing and More with OpenOffice.org24_