OpenOffice.org (OO.o or OOo) is an office application suite available for a number of different computer operating systems. It supports the ISO standard XML OpenDocument Format (ODF) for data interchange as its default file format, as well as Microsoft Office '97-2003 formats, among many others.
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Unravel the OpenOffice File Format
OpenOffice provides a suite of applications whose native file format consists of a set of XML files, compressed into a ZIP archive. This article explores the basics of the OpenOffice file format.
O'Reilly and Associates (2004). Articles>Information Design>XML>OpenOffice
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Writing, Editing, and Reviewing Documents 
OpenOffice.org Writer provides many ways to write, edit, review, and comment on documents. This chapter covers some of those techniques, plus some other tips.
Weber, Jean Hollis. O'Reilly and Associates (2004). Articles>Word Processing>Software>OpenOffice
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Differences in Use Between OpenOffice Writer and Word
This document summarizes the differences in use between OpenOffice.org Writer 1.1.x and Microsoft Word (various versions).
OpenOffice.org (2007). Articles>Documentation>Word Processing>OpenOffice
