Your First Linux Desktop

Using Discovery for Office Applications

Discovery carries OpenOffice.org, a full-featured office suite you can use to create any type of documents, from business letters to slideshows. OpenOffice.org is compatible with Microsoft Office : you can exchange documents with Microsoft Office users! Discovery also lets you manage your finances and has software that will help you get organized.

Word Processing

If you have to write a letter to your aunt, a report, a newsletter or even a whole book simply fire up Writer. It has everything you can expect from a modern word processor, as well as some very advanced features. You can create PDFs in one click! It's easy to learn : Writer's familiar interface will get you started in no time. Look at a screenshot.

Spreadsheets

Calc is a powerful spreadsheet program. Use it to make calculations, work out a balance sheet or plot sales data. User-friendly assistants will help you along the way.
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Presentations

Impress will help you make presentations to remember. Spice up your slides with graphics and sound in a few clicks. Save it to a mobile device such as GlobeTrotter, and on you go to success!
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Personal Finances

Gnucash helps you manage your personal finances. It allows you to track bank accounts, stocks, income and expenses. As quick and intuitive to use as a checkbook register, it is based on professional accounting principles to ensure balanced books and accurate reports. It can import QIF (Intuit Quicken QIF) files.
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Organizer and Address Book

Kontact is a Personal Information Manager. It can be used as an address book and to manage schedules and meetings. Kontact is also a powerful and intuitive E-mail and Groupware client.
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Discovery also has great tools for Internet and Multimedia.

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