Office Productivity
Wealth of Indexing Options in OpenOffice and LibreOffice
Introduction Indexing is indispensable for almost all books and documents out there. A satisfactory user experience would not be complete without a well organized and written index. OpenOffice and LibreOffice, two free and open-source office productivity software suites, offer such a wealth of indexing options. Indexing Options in OpenOffice Select Insert > Indexes and Tables…
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OpenOffice Writer Toolbars
Introduction Did you realize how many toolbars OpenOffice Writer offers? It is simple enough for a quick memo, yet powerful enough to create complete books with contents, diagrams, indexes, etc. You’re free to concentrate on your ideas while OpenOffice Writer makes them look great. Toolbars Galore It offers THREE separate toolbars for designing forms alone.…
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OpenOffice Draw and LibreOffice Draw Functions
Introduction OpenOffice (OO) Draw and its offshoot LibreOffice are such powerful applications but it’s a shame most people are not even aware of its power and functionalities, which all come for FREE! OpenOffice Draw is a free and open-source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, Freehand, and Visio. It was created…
Read MoreUse Google Calendar to Remember Birthdays, Anniversaries and Important Dates
I’m blessed with many family members and friends that I love and care for. The downside is, I can’t remember all their birthdays, especially when my extended family grows each year with the arrival of new beautiful babies. So here is what I do: I enter all those dates into Google Calendar by clicking the…
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How to Concatenate Excel Text in Different Cells
Introduction Knowing how to concatenate the content of different Excel cells can save you a lot of headaches. Imagine you have the name of your company in cell A1, and, the address in F1, but you would like to add the address to the company name and display them in a new cell, D1. This…
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Pros and Cons of Multitasking — 5 Great Productivity Tips
Introduction: How Multitasking Works Multitasking is a technique where a person does two or more tasks at the same time. For example, if someone is talking on the phone and making a cup of tea – they are engaged in multitasking. Why do people multitask? The answer to this question is that it’s human…
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