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StarOffice[tm] 5.2 Jumpstart

( STR-1250 )


     Course DescriptionBack To Top

The StarOffice[tm] 5.2 Jumpstart course teaches the skills for using the StarOffice 5.2 application suite. The target audience for this course includes persons who are using other office productivity tools and might migrate to the StarOffice application suite. This course provides an overview of the StarOffice interface and familiarizes the audience with some of the frequently used StarOffice modules, such as the StarOffice Writer, StarOffice Calc, StarOffice Impress, and StarOffice Draw modules. The course includes contextual examples, scenarios, graphics, and lab exercises to support the content.


Course details
    id:      STR-1250
    duration:  1 days
    list price:  $  199.00


No classes are scheduled at this time. Please contact a customer sales representative for further details about this course, including its availability.

 
     Who Can Benefit Back To Top

Those who have prior knowledge of other office productivity tools, such as Microsoft Office and Lotus SmartSuite.

 
     Prerequisites Back To Top

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

  • Accomplish basic tasks in any office productivity tool
  • Basic concepts of office productivity tools
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         Skills Gained Back To Top

    Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • Create StarOffice documents, such as text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations
  • Format and edit documents
  • Insert objects, such as pictures, charts, and tables, in a document
  • Print documents
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         Related Courses Back To Top

  • After: STR-1040: Using StarOffice 5.2 Group Collaboration
  • After: STR-1050: StarOffice 5.2 Internet Tools
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         Course Content Back To Top



    Module 1 - StarOffice[tm] Fundamentals Back To Top

  • List the features of the StarOffice application suite
  • Launch the StarOffice application suite
  • Identify the screen elements of StarOffice Desktop
  • Describe the function and purpose of the following StarOffice modules:
  • StarOffice Writer
  • StarOffice Calc
  • StarOffice Basic
  • StarOffice Impress
  • StarOffice Draw
  • StarOffice Image
  • StarOffice Chart
  • StarOffice Base
  • StarOffice Mail
  • StarOffice Discussion
  • StarOffice Schedule
  • StarOffice Math
  • Create a StarOffice document
  • Open a StarOffice document
  • Convert Microsoft Office documents to StarOffice documents


  • Module 2 - Working With Text Documents Back To Top

  • Use the following features of the StarOffice Writer module:
  • Stylist
  • Spellcheck
  • AutoSpellcheck
  • Dictionaries
  • AutoCorrect
  • AutoComplete
  • Find and replace
  • Special characters
  • Navigator
  • AutoPilot
  • Format a document by:
  • Inserting headers and footers
  • Inserting fields
  • Formatting text into columns
  • Sorting text
  • Applying the bullet or numbering format
  • Using tables
  • Work with objects by:
  • Inserting charts
  • Inserting graphics
  • Inserting images
  • Wrapping text around objects
  • Save text documents in different file formats
  • Manage large or multiple documents by using:
  • Indexes
  • Table of contents
  • Print a document
  • Manage versions of a document by:
  • Recording the changes in a document
  • Comparing documents
  • Merging document versions
  • Design labels


  • Module 3 - Working With Spreadsheets Back To Top

  • Open a spreadsheet
  • Format a spreadsheet by modifying:
  • Margins
  • Layout
  • Background
  • Borders
  • Headers and footers
  • Format cell contents by:
  • Changing the style, size, and color of fonts
  • Changing the alignment
  • Changing the text flow, direction, and alignment
  • Applying formats, including the date, currency, time, and numbers
  • Enter a series with the Fill feature
  • Hide, unhide, merge, and freeze cells
  • Filter data by using the Standard Filter
  • Sort data
  • Compute data
  • Save a spreadsheet in different file formats
  • Organize data by using sheets
  • Depict data graphically
  • Print a spreadsheet
  • Use templates


  • Module 4 - Presenting Information Back To Top

  • Create a StarOffice Impress presentation by using the AutoPilot wizard
  • Identify the changes in StarOffice Desktop when the StarOffice Impress and StarOffice Draw modules are invoked
  • Save a presentation:
  • In default mode
  • In compressed mode
  • As a template
  • In different file formats
  • Use the following views:
  • Drawing view
  • Outline view
  • Slide view
  • Notes view
  • Handout view
  • Print a presentation

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