The KOffice package has the basic applications you would expect in an integrated office
suite: a word processor (KWord), a spreadsheet program (KSpread), a presentation creator
(KPresenter), and a diagram-drawing program (KChart).
Start by opening the KOffice Workspace (usually from a KDE panel menu). In the workspace window
that opens, you can select from the different office applications presented in the left column.
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Open multiple documents in any of the applications, and then click Documents in the left column
to choose which one to display at the moment.
Figure 21-2 shows the KOffice Workspace, displaying a KWord document.
FIGURE 21-2
The KOffice Workspace enables you to work with multiple KDE office applications at once.
You can work with a variety of document, spreadsheet, and image types. Not many commercial
document types are supported yet, so you may need to import documents using other tools before
you can read them into KWord. KSpread, however, can open several different spreadsheet styles,
including Microsoft Excel and GNUmeric spreadsheets.
Getting Away from Windows
For casual home users, small-office workers, and large corporation personnel alike, moving away
from Microsoft Office to another Office suite is an experience that can range from simple to harrowing.
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