User:EGM6341.S11.team5.cavalcanti/Table Walkthrough


 * 1) Instructions for installing OpenOffice 3.3 in Linux

Open the terminal and type:

wget http://. . . Ooo.3.3.0.tar.gz

Uninstall the original OpenOffice from the computer (even though this is not required, it is helpful).

Unpack the software and install.


 * 1) Making tables in OpenOffice

It is quite simple to make tables on OpenOffice. Click on Table → Insert → Table.



Once Table is selected, the following window will pop up:



To make a table similar to the contributing members table, we set the columns to 1 and leave the rows as 2.


 * 1) Equations

To input equations, just click the following: Insert → Object → Formula

To write a very simple formula, for example, the Pythagorean Theorem, one should enter:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

This will yield:

$${a}^{2}+{b}^{2}={c}^{2}$$


 * 1) Saving as a Wiki file

To save an OpenOffice document as a Wiki file, click File → Export. Click on Save File as MediaWiki (.txt)

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