tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109316018347560920Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:52:54 +0000OpenOfficeOpenOffice.orgLinuxtutorialWinetemplateFedoraOCRPaint.NETUbuntuWindowscolorsexitformat paintbrushfree softwaremanualsopen-source softwarepalettetesttransitionwelcomewidescreenTips & Tricks for some of your Free and Open-Source Software needs!http://fossilinux.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Chris)Blogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109316018347560920.post-4299167114233325623Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:55:00 +00002009-08-29T14:11:40.852-04:00format paintbrushOpenOfficeI was just creating a spreadsheet in OOCalc that required many of the cells to be split in two, and the only way I know how to do so is by merging the other cells so they each take up the same amount of space as two cells. Confused? Sorry :( Anyway, to keep my mouse work to a minimum, I used the "Format Paintbrush" tool to easily merge cells together. Unfortunately, I had tons of these cells http://fossilinux.blogspot.com/2009/08/format-multiple-cells-in-calc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109316018347560920.post-2809947161337037598Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:38:00 +00002009-07-09T18:43:04.911-04:00OCRSo it's been a really long time since my last post...oops ;p Sorry? There's no single explanation to excuse my absence, nor do I care to waste space to detail them at this time, so I'll just get right on with the main topic of this entry: OCR software. What is OCR? OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition, and what OCR programs do is basically read an image file (like a JPG, PNG, TIF, etc.http://fossilinux.blogspot.com/2009/07/long-time-no-seeand-ocr-software.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109316018347560920.post-7665824733222160786Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:59:00 +00002008-03-28T21:25:04.682-04:00OpenOfficeOpenOffice.orgtutorialSometimes it seems like the best way to highlight data in a spreadsheet is to change its font and/or background color. For instance, the constantly-evolving grade sheet I use to track my school grades has specific cells that tell me whether I'm ahead of, on time, or behind the recommended schedule for a particular class (and by how many weeks I'm ahead or behind). Being ahead is good, so I've http://fossilinux.blogspot.com/2008/03/openofficeorg-colorful-conditional.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109316018347560920.post-4829373569724090086Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:42:00 +00002008-03-28T14:10:18.698-04:00OpenOfficeOpenOffice.orgtutorialI personally have found OpenOffice to be a very competent free and open-source alternative to Microsoft Office. I know that it doesn't have the latest features that MS Office does, necessarily, but it certainly has everything that I'd imagine most people need for basic (and not-so-basic) word processing. Of course, it may have the features you want, but it doesn't always have an intuitive way http://fossilinux.blogspot.com/2008/03/openofficeorg-full-page-backgrounds-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109316018347560920.post-7452759785879008909Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:39:00 +00002008-03-28T14:11:08.167-04:00colorsOpenOfficeOpenOffice.orgpalettetutorialWhen I first started using OpenOffice, I had wanted to change the background of some cells in Calc, but I didn't know how to add my own custom colors to use instead of the standard set of colors that came preinstalled with OpenOffice. Well, if you're in a similar situation, I have good news for you! Yes, you can in fact add your own custom colors to use in OpenOffice :) No longer will you be http://fossilinux.blogspot.com/2008/02/openofficeorg-adding-colors-to-ooos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109316018347560920.post-4521779300052456857Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:45:00 +00002008-03-28T14:17:46.376-04:00OpenOfficeOpenOffice.orgtemplateIf you find yourself frequently using the same or similar layout for new files in OpenOffice Writer, you may find it easier to create a new default template that incorporates the changes you usually do by hand, automatically. This is a simple way to save you time, especially for the more sophisticated layouts you may utilize. To change the default template for text documents in Writer, first http://fossilinux.blogspot.com/2008/03/openofficeorg-creating-and-setting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109316018347560920.post-4928812897963983382Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:26:00 +00002008-02-29T21:27:00.335-05:00Paint.NETWineExpanding on the Wine talk, why don't we discuss why Wine is useful. Well, I personally know that it's making my transition much easier. There are tons of free and open-source programs available for Linux, and in this case, that may be working both for and against me. Given the vast amount of Linux software, I'm bound to find a program that's suitably equivalent to the programs I formerly usedhttp://fossilinux.blogspot.com/2008/02/wine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109316018347560920.post-8151050166791079955Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:16:00 +00002008-03-28T14:15:44.952-04:00LinuxWindowsWineSome people feel that Windows should just die. And its little programs too. Others, however, rely on certain “exclusive” Windows programs, whether it's because of their employer or their own personal taste. While I personally look forward to going completely Linux, there are still a few programs in Windows that I feel are superior to current Linux alternatives. For those, I must run them withhttp://fossilinux.blogspot.com/2008/02/windows-programs-their-extensions-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109316018347560920.post-6941739773801597603Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:09:00 +00002008-02-15T20:09:21.576-05:00templatewidescreen In case you're wondering why my blog template may seem to have different dimensions than the original version of the template (called “No. 897”), it's true. I have a rather large widescreen computer monitor (1680x1050 resolution), and as I was first previewing my blog, I was shocked to find that in this day and age, the template didn't proportionally resize to fit my monitor by default. What http://fossilinux.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-blogs-automatically-resizing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109316018347560920.post-4744782941984108276Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:58:00 +00002008-03-07T22:49:06.408-05:00exitLinuxmanualsOkay, so with all that said, I'll finally get to the first tip :) Have you ever been typing some commands in the terminal and then got to reading Linux manuals (a.k.a. "man" or "man pages"), only to find yourself unable to get back to the previous screen? For instance, many times before I've typed in a few commands and then read a certain command's manual to find out more about it, but when I http://fossilinux.blogspot.com/2008/02/on-to-first-tip-exiting-linux-manuals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109316018347560920.post-5370693069927593766Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:19:00 +00002008-02-03T14:40:21.070-05:00free softwareLinuxopen-source softwaretransitionUbuntu        Before I go off spewing the tips and tricks that will make this blog, you might want to know a little more about me and how I got into FOSS.         As I said before, I'm a college student—community college student, to be exact. Like many of my peers, the only OS I really knew was Windows, back when I was http://fossilinux.blogspot.com/2008/02/little-history.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109316018347560920.post-7424140664343946815Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:30:00 +00002008-02-03T14:39:27.990-05:00welcome        Hello, anyone :) I'm a young college student who as of late has become very interested in Linux and other Free and Open-Source software. It's a completely new, refreshing, and indeed interesting world that I'm glad I happened upon. My experience hasn't always been very easy, but luckily I'm so fascinated by it that I have plenty of motivation to http://fossilinux.blogspot.com/2008/02/welcome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109316018347560920.post-6675769546989674129Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:27:00 +00002008-02-03T12:28:10.197-05:00FedoratestFedora Test This post is merely a test of whether Fedora 8's "Blog Entry Poster" works properly, and if so, in what way.EDIT: Well, it looks like it worked!http://fossilinux.blogspot.com/2008/02/just-test_03.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Chris)0