On Thu, 2005-07-14 at 02:13 -0500, Robert Shaver wrote: > Part of acquiring facility with this technical stuff is learning the > jargon. That is the biggest stumbling block to using any help system. > You have to know a lot of things before the help is much help. So the > first hurdle is knowing that the little "text box" that "pops up" when > you "hover" over an "icon" is called a "tool tip" or "help tip" or just > "tip" (jargon in quotes). > > When I'm learning a new application I like to skim through the manuals > or help files and look for new terms, new concepts or old terms used in > a new way. Then when I'm stumped by the app I sometimes think back and > remember that at least I saw something about that subject somewhere in > the docs.
That is a good idea. For other new users, Help > Contents where Contents is the Contents tab in help provides a good introduction to OOo. For example contents includes the following: How to Work With OpenOffice.org Writer Instructions for Using OpenOffice.org Writer OpenOffice.org Writer Features Charts in OpenOffice.org Data Source Overview OpenOffice.org Writer Menus, Toolbars, and Keys Menus Toolbars Shortcut Keys for OpenOffice.org Writer Help about the Help The OpenOffice.org Help Window Help Agent, Tips and Extended Tips Index - Keyword Search in the Help Find - The Full-Text Search Managing Bookmarks Contents - The Main Help Topics Getting Support Plus there is much documentation available from http://documentation.openoffice.org/ that is not available elsewhere such as HOW-TOs and access to documentation for Other Projects. -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
