Practical free alternatives to commercial software. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Steve Oualline, Grace Oualline.
• Other Names: Oualline, Steve; Oualline, Grace
• Contents: Intro; Table of Contents; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Web Browsing with Firefox; Getting Firefox; Using Mute Tabs; Browsing Privately; Starting Private Browsing; Synchronizing Tabs and Bookmarks; Setting Up an Account; Performing the Synchronization; Using Reading Mode in Firefox; Blocking Ads; Getting the Ad Blocker; Using Video DownloadHelper; Getting Video DownloadHelper; Using Other Firefox Features; Summary; Part I: LibreOffice; Chapter 2: Getting Started with LibreOffice Writer; Starting LibreOffice; Creating a Party Invite Adding the "No Good Reason" ParagraphIndenting and Justifying a Paragraph; Indention Method 1: Moving the Indicator; Indention Method 2: Increasing the Indent; Indention Method 3: Setting the Before Text Indent; Creating the "Where" Section; Adding Graphics; Summary; Chapter 3: Writing Business Letters with LibreOffice Writer; Creating a Business Letter; Creating the "From" Section; Creating the "To" Section; Completing the "Dear" Line and Text Body; Creating an Envelope; Summary; Chapter 4: Writing a Report with LibreOffice Writer; Starting the Report; Adding Footnotes Adding Quotes: Styles and Custom StylesAdding End Notes; Formatting Footnotes and Endnotes; Adding Tables; Inserting Graphics; Summary; Chapter 5: Working with Spreadsheets in LibreOffice Calc; Balancing Your Checkbook; Creating a Double-Entry Checkbook; Creating a Budget; Creating a Basic Budget; Computing Totals; Setting Up Multiple Sheets; Creating Charts; Summary; Chapter 6: Creating Presentations with LibreOffice Impress; Creating a Presentation; Adding Graphics; Adding Animation; Adding Slide Transitions; Adding Sound; Working in the Presenter's Console; Summary Chapter 7: Using LibreOffice Base for Database ManagementImporting Data into Calc; Creating the Form Letter; Using LibreOffice Base; Java; Creating a Database; First Column; Second Column; Third Column; Fourth Column; Summary; Part II: Graphics and Multimedia; Chapter 8: Getting Started with GIMP; Using GIMP; Rotating Images; Managing Files; Cropping an Image; Fixing the Color; Using Filters; Summary; Chapter 9: Drawing with Inkscape; Getting Started with Inkscape; Drawing a Rose; Drawing the First Shapes; Tweaking the Shape; Cleaning It Up; Drawing the Body of the Rose; Adding Color Adding a Detail LineAdding a Stem; Summary; Chapter 10: Using Dia Diagram Editor; Creating a Flowchart; Creating an Electrical Diagram; Summary; Chapter 11: Using GnuCash; Creating a Checking Account; Writing Checks; Working with a Memo Line; Printing Checks; Creating a Savings Account; Reconciling Checks; Scheduling Checks; Summary; Chapter 12: Editing Audio with Audacity; A Half-Hour of Hell for 60 Seconds of Air Time; Getting Started with Audacity; Adding a Musical Introduction; Adding Background Music; Summary; Chapter 13: Editing Videos with OpenShot; Converting Video Files
• Publisher Details: Berkeley, CA : Apress
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 005.3; Computer science; Open source software; COMPUTERS / Programming / Open Source; Open source software; Computer Science; Open Source; Computer programming; Computers -- Programming -- Open Source; Computer programming / software development; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484230756; 1484230752
• Related ISBNs: 9781484230749; 1484230744
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 31, 2018)
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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