There are a wealth of information and learning resources available for this software.
The list below is far from comprehensive, but does provide helpful pointers for anyone just starting out with LibreOffice or Apache OpenOffice.
Please Note: Much of the original OpenOffice.org website content has been transfered to The Apache Software Foundation infrastructure.
If any of the links to the Apache OpenOffice website listed in this section fail please click here.
Home Page The main Apache OpenOffice start page.
Support Page Provides links to a number of support and resource options.
Documentation Wiki On-Line documentation, with links to other resources.
Community Forum A forum to ask questions and search for answers about both LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice.
LibreOffice An enhanced version of the original OpenOffice.org software.
Developed and supported by many members of the original OpenOffice.org community under the management of the independent Document Foundation.
Support Page Provides links to a number of support and resource options.
AskLibO is a modern Q+A facilty, where you can ask (and answer!) questions related to LibreOffice.
Documentation User Guides and on-line documentation.
Go-oo Has now joined forces with the Document Foundation to develop LibreOffice.
LibreOffice Portable This is an adaptation of the LibreOffice software, designed to run from a USB memory device or disk drive on any MS Windows computer.
OpenOffice Portable This is an adaptation of the Apache OpenOffice software, designed to run from a USB memory device or disk drive on any MS Windows computer.
winPenPack Portable offer adaptations of both the LibreOffice and Apache OpenOffice editions of the software, designed to run from a USB memory device or disk drive on any MS Windows computer.
OOo4Kids Project A simplified version of the OpenOffice.org software, designed for children in the 7-12 year age group.
NeoOffice is an office suite developed for Mac OS X.
OpenOffice.org Training, Tips, and Ideas Solveig Haugland is a professional training consultant and this is her OpenOffice Blog, which provides a wealth of useful tips and information. Highly Recommended.
Taming OpenOffice.org Jean Hollis Weber's site, contains comments, tips, and pointers to articles about OpenOffice.org programs.
Jean is a scientific, technical editor and writer, originally Co-Lead of the Documentation Project and a long term, well respected member of both the LibreOffice and OpenOffice.org communities
Spoken Tutorials Offer a large set LibreOffice tutorial videos.
The "Unofficial" Forum Another form to ask questions and search for answers about OpenOffice.org
Discovering OpenOffice Stephanie Krishnan's Blog offering OpenOffice tutorials & templates.
Try Another Angle The OpenOffice.org section of Adrian Try's website, offers some very handy downloadable Quick Reference Cards for Calc, Writer and Impress.
iLearnThings offers a selection of LibreOffice and OpenOffice.org video tutorials.
Free Computer Tutorials offers some on-line viewable OpenOffice.org tutorials, plus video versions.
OOo For Students A downloadable student's handbook for Writer by David Paenson.
LPG Computer Fundamentals offers a small selection of on-line OpenOffice.org tutorials.
In Pictures Offers a range of OpenOffice.org tutorials based on pictures.
Eshowe Computer Centre Offers edited versions of our tutorials in downloadable PDF format
ShowMeDo Has a number of Openoffice Tutorial Screencasts & Videos tutorials
8daysaweek Has a list of Web Sites and Internet Resources for OpenOffice with links directly to those Sites/Resources.
OpenOffice.org Down Under Provides a handy searchable "Knowledge Base", plus other useful OpenOffice related information.
MakeTechEasier This blog has an OpenOffice section with some interesting articles.
Colin Charles Has a website that contains general information on OpenOffice and has created a free slide show with notes to augment the information projected. The OpenOffice.org Impress section covers various presentation functions.
OpenOffice.org Ninja This site has an unusual name, but provides useful tips and information.
Plan-B for OpenOffice.org Offers technical support for non-technical users, with short video tutorials.
James Abela has an educational website that contains a tutorial about designing a good presentation with OpenOffice.org Impress.
OpenOffice.org Macro Information by Andrew Pitonyak. An excellent resource for information about OpenOffice macro programming.
World Label The "blog" section of a commercial label company. The "Catagories" menu has links to a number of tips and guides about label printing with OpenOffice.org and other open source software. This site also offers free downloadable OpenOffice.org label templates and a handy Avery® Cross Reference Chart.
Bruce Byfield has written many informative "How To" articles about OpenOffice.org
LXer A collection of informative OpenOffice.org "How To" articles by various authors.
MAMPU (The Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit) Offers some "Quick Guides" and other information about using OpenOffice.org
ICT Publish offers OpenOffice.org Writer and Calc video tutorials designed for both teachers and pupils from 1st to 4th grade.
wikiHow offers a small, but useful, collection of OpenOffice How-To articles.
IDAutomation This tutorial describes how to use IDAutomation's barcode fonts in OpenOffice.
Tecnología A Writer tutorial in Spanish, provided by Juan Carlos Parejo Reja, TIC teacher, Pedro de valdivia, Secondary School, Extremadura, Spain.
