Practical free alternatives to commercial software. (2018)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Practical free alternatives to commercial software. (2018)
- Main Title:
- Practical free alternatives to commercial software
- 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; CreatingIntro; 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 … (more)
- 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)
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- 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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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.359870
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