I've seen spreadsheets that are basically interactive tutorials, and many more loaded with what Edward Tufte refers to as "chartjunk" -- embellishments that do nothing to make the presentation of ...

Like other OpenOffice.org applications, Calc has several dozen options in how it is formatted and operates. These options are available from Tools -> Options -> OpenOffice.org Calc. Thanks to ...

Note: This book review was conducted as an audio interview of macros expert John Dukovich, by Phil Shapiro, using Audacity, the free sound recording and editing ...

Making the switch from Microsoft Office to OpenOffice can save you a lot of money on licensing fees, and it isn’t difficult &#151 most people get used to the changes quickly. But if you’ve been using ...

Project the revenues based on previous sales amounts with Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice Calc. Revenue projections allow you to estimate revenues for future time periods based on historical data. To ...

In yesterday's shootout between Open Office Calc 1.1.4 versus Microsoft Office Excel 2003, Open Office Calc suffered a brutal beating at the hands of Microsoft Excel. The talkback section was flooded ...

If you think that you always get what you pay for, the just-released beta of OpenOffice 3.0 should convince you otherwise. This free, open-source software suite provides most of what anyone could want ...