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<title
>Office and Productivity</title>
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<abstract>
<para
>This document contains information on the installed and available Office applications for &kubuntu;. </para>
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<sect1 id="introduction">
<title
>Introduction</title>
<para
>The default office application in &kubuntu; is LibreOffice. This office suite includes Writer, Calc, Draw, Impress and Math. This suite is the open source equivalent of the Microsoft Office suite, and each application corresponds to a similar product in that line. Calc is similar to Excel, Writer is like Word, Impress is similar to PowerPoint, Base and Access have similar functions. LibreOffice applications work well with the files created by their Microsoft counterparts, with the exception of Microsoft Access files.</para>
<para
>All of these applications are installed by default. &kubuntu; has renamed the titles listed in the <application
>Kickoff Application Launcher</application
> to reflect how the applications are used. For more information, visit the LibreOffice suite, found at <ulink url="http://www.libreoffice.org"
>LibreOffice</ulink
>. </para>
<orderedlist>
<listitem>
<para
>LibreOffice Impress (Presentation) can be used to create presentations. Most PowerPoint files may be opened flawlessly in Impress. LibreOffice Impress can be launched by going to &menuooimpress;.</para>
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<listitem>
<para
>LibreOffice Calc (Spreadsheets) is a full-featured spreadsheet program. Calc supports multiple spreadsheets, built-in functions, and can read and write most Microsoft Excel formats. LibreOffice Calc can be launched by going to &menuoocalc;.</para>
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<listitem>
<para
>LibreOffice Writer (Word Processor) is a full-featured word processor that can create simple or complex documents. Writer can be launched by going to &menuoowriter;.</para>
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<listitem>
<para
>LibreOffice Draw provides complex functionality to create drawings, diagrams, charts and other business graphics. The application is object-oriented and allows for layering of various panes of work. Draw can be launched from within any other LibreOffice application or by pressing <keycombo
><keycap
>Alt</keycap
><keycap
>F2</keycap
></keycombo
> and typing <userinput
>oodraw</userinput
> and pressing the <guibutton
>Ok</guibutton
> button. </para>
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>Database Application</title>
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>&kubuntu; does not ship with a default database application. However there are options to choose from. <itemizedlist
> <listitem
> <para
><application
>LibreOffice Base</application
> is the database that is a part of the LibreOffice suite. <application
>Base</application
> is in the <emphasis
>Main</emphasis
> repository. Please refer to the <ulink type="help" url="help:kubuntu/add-applications"
>Adding Applications</ulink
> documentation for help on installation.</para
> </listitem
> <listitem
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><application
>Kexi</application
> is another choice for a database application. Kexi is part of the KDE <application
>KOffice</application
> suite and tends to integrate better within KDE. <application
>Kexi</application
> is in the <emphasis
>Main</emphasis
> repository. Please refer to the <ulink type="help" url="help:/kubuntu/add-applications"
>Adding Applications</ulink
> documentation for help on installation.</para
> </listitem
> </itemizedlist
> It is recommended to try both database applications in order to see which works best in a given situation.</para>
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