Documentation and "workbook" feature?
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 12:14 pm
Hello
Before I ask my question I wanted to thank all of those involved in the creation, development and support of the Open Office Suite of Products!!! I know that this was and is a formidable undertaking and at times overwhelming and I for one applaud your efforts and dedication.
I have taken note that new documentation is underway, is that for 4.x.x and is there a targeted completion date or time frame? I was also wondering if there is any documentation that explain in detail the Integration of OpenOffice. Specifically, I am looking for documentation and tutorials that explore and explain how each of the elements of the Suite can be used together to create a master document. There are time that I have to create complex reports, proposals and even a thesis, where I need to integrate pages (documents, worksheets, drawings, charts, presentations, data, etc.. into a master document. Currently, I have to do this by copy&paste and that has its limitations. The concept of the "workbook" with some spreadsheet software address some of this need, but not all. BTW - is there a workbook type feature within Calc, so far I have not found it?
What I would like to be able to do is to create a master document (a master folder / workbook) where I could pull all of the associated data from each of OpenOffice applications together. I need the ability to actively embed and link spreadsheet tables into a "Writer" document, as well as Charts, Drawings, Database Reports or data elements, mathematical formulae and presentation slides. The ability to embed and link would allow for the master document to be updated dynamically or manually if any of the supporting (associated) sources were modified. This then becomes a "living document". What I have not yet been able to figure out yet is any of this possible with OpenOffice today, Ver, 4.0.1?
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
Best regards,
Doug
Before I ask my question I wanted to thank all of those involved in the creation, development and support of the Open Office Suite of Products!!! I know that this was and is a formidable undertaking and at times overwhelming and I for one applaud your efforts and dedication.
I have taken note that new documentation is underway, is that for 4.x.x and is there a targeted completion date or time frame? I was also wondering if there is any documentation that explain in detail the Integration of OpenOffice. Specifically, I am looking for documentation and tutorials that explore and explain how each of the elements of the Suite can be used together to create a master document. There are time that I have to create complex reports, proposals and even a thesis, where I need to integrate pages (documents, worksheets, drawings, charts, presentations, data, etc.. into a master document. Currently, I have to do this by copy&paste and that has its limitations. The concept of the "workbook" with some spreadsheet software address some of this need, but not all. BTW - is there a workbook type feature within Calc, so far I have not found it?
What I would like to be able to do is to create a master document (a master folder / workbook) where I could pull all of the associated data from each of OpenOffice applications together. I need the ability to actively embed and link spreadsheet tables into a "Writer" document, as well as Charts, Drawings, Database Reports or data elements, mathematical formulae and presentation slides. The ability to embed and link would allow for the master document to be updated dynamically or manually if any of the supporting (associated) sources were modified. This then becomes a "living document". What I have not yet been able to figure out yet is any of this possible with OpenOffice today, Ver, 4.0.1?
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
Best regards,
Doug