StarOffice Additional Information

What is StarOffice?

StarOffice is a cross-platform office productivity suite. StarOffice is similar to popular office suites such as Microsoft Office and Corel Suite.

Disclaimer

With most of the components listed below, StarOffice can open files created by other productivity suites, such as Corel Suite and Microsoft Office. However, these files are not guaranteed to keep their previous format when opened with StarOffice. Some components may not be 100% compatible with this package.

Where is StarOffice?

StarOffice 6.0 is available on all of the DECS UNIX machines. Running StarOffice does not require you to add anything to your .cshrc file. However, to run StarOffice, you will need to have about 5 Mb of space in your home directory. The first time you run StarOffice, it will install the necessary files for future use.

Starting/Installing StarOffice

To install/open StarOffice, type:

      soffice

at a UNIX prompt.

Components of StarOffice

Events: A scheduling tool you can use to keep track of important events

Drawing: A simple drawing program, much like the Paint program included with Microsoft Windows

HTML Editor: A what-you-see-is-what-you-get tool for designing web pages

Mail

Presentation: An easy-to-use presentation tool that is very similar to Microsoft Powerpoint. In addition to the default file type of StarImpress, Microsoft Powerpoint presentations can be opened, created, and saved using this program

Spreadsheet: A program used to create spreadsheets. This program can also be used to open, create, and save Microsoft Excel files

Text Editor: A word processor which can open, create, and save documents in many different formats. These include text, html, rich text, Microsoft Word and Corel WordPerfect documents

Change Pathname in StarOffice

To change the pathname on where to store your document, go to:

Tools --> options --> general --> paths --> mydocument

From there you can set the pathname to your home directory.

Adding Printers in StarOffice

If you want to add an additional printer to the selection in Star Office, at the unix prompt type '/opt/staroffice6.0/spadmin'. Then click on the button for New Printer. You will be prompted for the model and command line for printing. You may change the options (tray, default font, etc.) after setup. Now click OK and exit the printer setup. When prompted, make sure you save your settings.