Getting Started Guide

OpenDocument filename extensions
The most common filename extensions used for OpenDocument documents are:
*.odt for word processing (text) documents
*.ods for spreadsheets
*.odp for presentations
*.odb for databases
*.odg for graphics (vector drawings)
*.odf for formulas (mathematical equations)
Frequently asked questions
May I distribute OOo to
anyone?
Yes.
How many computers may I
install it on?
As many as you like.
May I sell it? Yes.
May I use OpenOffice.org in a
business?
Yes.
Is OpenOffice available in my
language?
OpenOffice.org has been translated (localized) into
over 40 languages, so your language probably is
supported. Additionally, there are over 70 spelling,
hyphenation, and thesaurus dictionaries available
for languages, and dialects that do not have a
localized program interface. The dictionaries are
available from the OpenOffice.org website at:
http://lingucomponent.openoffice.org/download_dict
ionary.html
How can you make it for free? A large share of the development, and much of the
support for the project, is currently supplied or
sponsored by Oracle Corp. There are also many
other people who work on OOo as volunteers.
What if I need technical
support?
Read the section titled “How to get help” in Chapter
1 (Introducting OpenOffice.org).
Who owns the software? The copyright is shared by Oracle Corp and all the
volunteers who have contributed.
Does that mean that they can
take away the software?
No. The licenses under which OOo is developed and
distributed can never be revoked, so it cannot be
taken away.
I am writing a software
application. May I use
programming code from
OpenOffice.org in my
program?
You may, within the parameters set in the LGPL.
Read the license:
http://www.openoffice.org/license.html
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