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Tag Archives: OpenOffice.org
35 Day Novel Tracking Chart
Fo NaNoWrimo, I wanted a bar graph to track my progress.I wanted something I could post on the wall to motivate me, not some database that I could use for billable hours. I had the chart from the No Plot No Problem writer’s kit, but have used it up on several aborted projects. And anyway, it just didn’t seem flexible enough. So I Opened up Open Office Writer and created a quick couple of tables and frames and twenty minutes …
Posted in Software, Working My Book, Writing
Tagged Arts, Google Docs, OpenOffice.org, Quick-and-dirty
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Free Novel Writing Software: Open Office, Templates and Extensions
Here’s a quick 5 minute video showing how I use the Extensions and Templates for Open Office Writer:
Posted in OPenOffice, Podcast
Tagged Arts, Novel Writing Software, OpenOffice.org, Podcast, video, Writers Resources, Youtube
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8 OpenOffice Extensions, Add-ons and Templates for Writers
Image via Wikipedia Over the past couple of years, OpenOffice seems to have gone from “That Free Office Clone For People Who Can’t Afford MS Office to “Why Pay For Office when I have OpenOffice?” There’s a couple of good reasons for this beyond the price. OpenOffice is multi-platform. You can run it on Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris. It runs off a pen drive if needed. It has features missing from Office like the ability to export in PDF. …
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Tagged Creative Commons licenses, Google Doc, Google Docs, Linux, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Open Office, OpenOffice.org
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Using Open Office to Write a Novel: Quick Links
Image via Wikipedia I’m Gonna Start Working on Byzantine Roads Again: It’s been a while since I seriously tried to develop this site: I overextended myself over the winter and had a few health problems. But I think I’ll Give it another Shot. In the meantime, I’ve been playing with Open Office again. I had switched to AbiWord, but have recently Stumbled across a couple of websites that I Like: First, Justine Larbalestier has a nice article on how to …
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Tagged Google, Justine Larbalestier, OpenOffice.org, Website, Writers Resources
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More Linux Goodness: Free Word Processors
Image via Wikipedia So far, the great Linux experiment is going great. I’ve switched from Fedora to PCLinuxOS: The main reason was the native support for my Radeon Card. Thanks, Tasos, for the heads up! I’ve also been playing with a few Word Processing program. I’ve already mentioned Open Office, the full featured MS Office killer on the software page. Now however, I can say I grok the things that used to bug me about it. Open office has about …
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Tagged LaTeX, Linux, LyX, Neal Stephenson, open source, OpenOffice.org, Word processor
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The $14.99 Laptop for Writers
Image via Wikipedia Much has been made of the $100 one laptop per child project that, if it ever comes to fruition, has the capability to transform the third world. However, did you know you have access to the $14.99 laptop today? It doesn’t look like much, lacking a keyboard and monitor, but it does have the ability to get most of the work you need to get done wherever you need it. The $14.99 laptop contains an Integrated Office …
