Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 - GNOME 19-06-2006 Manual

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Getting Started with the GNOME Desktop 29novdocx (ENU) 01 February 20061.5 Opening or Creating Documents withOpenOffice.orgFor creating and editing documents, SLED includes OpenOffice.org, a complete set of office toolsthat can both read and save Microsoft Office file formats. OpenOffice.org has a word processor, aspreadsheet, a data base, a drawing tool, and a presentation program. To get started, click Computer> OpenOffice.org Writer or select an OpenOffice.org module by clicking Computer > MoreApplications > Office, then select the module you want to open.A number of sample documents and templates are included with OpenOffice.org. You can access thetemplates by clicking File > New > Templates and Documents. In addition, you can use AutoPilot, afeature which guides you through the creation of letters and other typical documents.For a more in-depth introduction to OpenOffice.org, see Chapter 3, “The OpenOffice.org OfficeSuite,” on page 65 or view the help in any OpenOffice.org program.1.6 Exploring the InternetSLED includes Firefox, a Mozilla* based Web browser. You can start it by clicking Computer >Firefox.You can type an address into the location bar at the top or click links in a page to move to differentpages, just like in any other Web browser.For more information, see Chapter 9, “Browsing with Firefox,” on page 125.1.7 E-mail and CalenderingNovell Evolution seamlessly combines e-mail, a calendar, an address book, and a task list in oneeasy-to-use application. With its extensive support for communications and data interchangestandards, Evolution can work with existing corporate networks and applications, includingMicrosoft Exchange.To start Evolution, click Computer > More Applications > Communicate > Evolution E-Mail orComputer > More Applications > Office > Evolution Calendar.The first time you start it, Evolution prompts you with a few questions as it sets up a mail accountand helps you import mail from your old mail client. Then it shows you how many new messagesyou have and lists upcoming appointments and tasks, as well as the current weather and news fromnews feeds. The calendar, address book, and mail tools are available in the shortcut bar on the left.For more information, see Chapter 4, “Evolution: E-Mail and Calendaring,” on page 85 and Chapter5, “GroupWise Linux Client: E-Mailing and Calendaring,” on page 99.1.8 Moving Text between ApplicationsTo copy text between applications, select the text and then move the mouse cursor to the positionwhere you want the text copied. Click the center button on the mouse or the scroll wheel to copy thetext.When copying information between programs, you must keep the source program open and pastethe text before closing it. When a program closes, any content from that application that is on theclipboard is lost.