The ability to store and run calculations on data make spreadsheets a valuable resource for any office, but their usefulness can be diminished if you're unable to see the numbers. OpenOffice Calc can ...

Like other OpenOffice.org applications, Calc has several dozen options in how it is formatted and operates. These options are available from Tools -> Options -> OpenOffice.org Calc. Thanks to ...

I've seen spreadsheets that are basically interactive tutorials, and many more loaded with what Edward Tufte refers to as "chartjunk" -- embellishments that do nothing to make the presentation of ...

With the hyperlinking feature in OpenOffice, documents can link to files or external websites, giving readers one-click access to any resources mentioned in the file. However, this feature may be an ...

In yesterday's shootout between Open Office Calc 1.1.4 versus Microsoft Office Excel 2003, Open Office Calc suffered a brutal beating at the hands of Microsoft Excel. The talkback section was flooded ...

In my last blog, where I did a high-level technical evaluation of Microsoft Office 2003 and OpenOffice.org 2.0, I showed that OpenOffice was a memory and resource hog. Contrary to popular belief ...