The Atrium

Solveig Haugland started using StarOffice and OpenOffice.org in 1999. She discovered that she loved teaching and has authored three books on the subject. She says:

"Here's the bottom line. If you're using Microsoft but not happy with the product/price/security issues, or if you're switching to OpenOffice.org and finding it confusing, I'm here to help. I think OpenOffice.org, for the most part, is by far the best choice for an office suite, and I want to help everyone else using it or considering using it to understand it. Whether you just want some nice simple documents, complex charts and calculations, technical illustrations, or some, frankly, fabulous graphic art, you can do it with OpenOffice.org."

Solveig's blog is dedicated to helping OO users be more efficient and comfortable with the software package. As well as providing tips on using the software, she also lists tons of other resources for getting help with OO and finding other free software packages, like GIMP, a Photoshop alternative. Her blog is divided into categories for each OO component, as well as a ton of other related topics. If you're looking for specific help with Writer, just click on that subject under the category listing on the right. Her blog is at openoffice.blogs.com.

Solveig's website is GetOpenOffice.org.