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elements to make it look just the way you want. Even better, modifying
the form is as simple as editing a document.
OpenOffice.org can access numerous data sources. These include
ODBC, MySQL, Oracle JDBC, spreadsheets and text files. As a general
rule, databases can be accessed for read and write; other data sources
(such as spreadsheets) are read-only.
Tip
To see the full list of supported data source types, select File >
New > Database. Click Connect to an existing database
and then click the triangle next to the list box.
Creating a database
Chapter 8 (Getting Started with Base) in the Getting Started guide
covers in more detail how to create a database. We will give a short
guide here to creating a very simple database with OOo Base.
1) Select File > New > Database to start the Database Wizard
(Figure 409).
Figure 409: Database Wizard
2) Select Create a new database and click Next.
3) On the next page, select Yes, register the database for me and
Open the database for editing. Registering the database just
means that it can be accessed from other OOo components such
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