Getting Started with the LibreOffice Suite with Ubuntu 13.04

When using Ubuntu you may find that you are needing to work with documents. As it turns out Ubuntu 13.04 comes preloaded with a full Office Productivity Suite similar to Microsoft Office. This full Office Productivity Suite is called LibreOffice. This Post will give you a brief introduction of LibreOffice

The LibreOffice Suite as stated above includes applications to work with spreadsheets, text documents, and presentations. LibreOffice has the ability to work with many different formats including the Microsoft Office format. This make it easier to work with many different types of documents that come from other users using different applications.

Writer

 

The first LibreOffice application I am going to describe is Writer. Writer  allows you to create and edit text documents. Writer is similar to Microsoft Word on Windows.  Examples of things you can do with Writer is composing a letter, multi-column newsletter, or even a book.

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Calc

 

The second LibreOffice application I am going to describe is Calc. Calc allows you to create and edit spreadsheet documents. Calc is similar to Microsoft Excel on Windows. Calc can help you with analyzing data by manipulating the numbers in a table.

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Impress

 

Impress allows you to create slideshow presentations while utilizing multimedia.  LibreOffice Impress is similar to Microsoft Powerpoint on Windows. Impress can help you with presentations for meetings or projects.

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This post was written to give you a brief understanding of what office suite applications are available by default for Ubuntu 13.04. If you have any questions or comments don’t hesitate to leave a comment below. Also, if you found this post helpful please like and share so that other people can find this post more easily.