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  • Pub. Date: 22-May-2018
  • Publisher: APress
  • ISBN-10: 1484230744
  • ISBN-13: 9781484230749
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Get all the things done you're used to doing with pricey software at a fraction of the cost. There are hundreds of free programs out there that work just as well as the commercial programs people pay hundreds of dollars for. This book tells you how to find and use the most popular and useful of these.

The Open Source movement is a system where programmers can share code and collectively improve programs.  As a result they can produce programs that are just as good, if not better than their commercial alternatives.  For example, LibreOffice comes with a database, Microsoft Office does not. 

This book shows you where to get and how to use the best Open Source programs giving you not only access to high quality software, but saving you money as well. Add Practical Free Alternatives to Commercial Software to your library today.

What You'll Learn

  • Use the free spreadsheet program Libreoffice-calc to balance your checkbook, do an expense account, and other tasks
  • Perform presentations with Libreoffice-impress instead of Powerpoint
  • Photo edit with The Gimp, a high powered image editor
  • Edit videos with Openshot
  • Create video DVDs with DVDStyler

Who This Book Is For

Home or small business PC users who want to save money on software

About the Authors ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1 Web Browsing with Firefox
1(26)
Getting Firefox
2(1)
Using Mute Tabs
2(1)
Browsing Privately
3(2)
Starting Private Browsing
4(1)
Synchronizing Tabs and Bookmarks
5(9)
Setting Up an Account
6(6)
Performing the Synchronization
12(2)
Using Reading Mode in Firefox
14(2)
Blocking Ads
16(6)
Getting the Ad Blocker
17(5)
Using Video DownloadHelper
22(4)
Getting Video DownloadHelper
22(4)
Using Other Firefox Features
26(1)
Summary
26(1)
Part I LibreOffice
27(138)
Chapter 2 Getting Started with LibreOffice Writer
29(22)
Starting LibreOffice
30(2)
Creating a Party Invite
32(4)
Adding the "No Good Reason" Paragraph
36(1)
Indenting and Justifying a Paragraph
37(4)
Indention Method 1 Moving the Indicator
38(1)
Indention Method 2 Increasing the Indent
39(1)
Indention Method 3 Setting the Before Text Indent
39(2)
Creating the "Where" Section
41(2)
Adding Graphics
43(7)
Summary
50(1)
Chapter 3 Writing Business Letters with LibreOffice Writer
51(14)
Creating a Business Letter
51(8)
Creating the "From" Section
52(4)
Creating the "To" Section
56(1)
Completing the "Dear" Line and Text Body
56(3)
Creating an Envelope
59(4)
Summary
63(2)
Chapter 4 Writing a Report with LibreOffice Writer
65(24)
Starting the Report
65(3)
Adding Footnotes
68(1)
Adding Quotes: Styles and Custom Styles
69(5)
Adding End Notes
74(2)
Formatting Footnotes and Endnotes
76(1)
Adding Tables
77(5)
Inserting Graphics
82(5)
Summary
87(2)
Chapter 5 Working with Spreadsheets in LibreOffice Calc
89(30)
Balancing Your Checkbook
90(7)
Creating a Double-Entry Checkbook
97(3)
Creating a Budget
100(13)
Creating a Basic Budget
100(3)
Computing Totals
103(4)
Setting Up Multiple Sheets
107(6)
Creating Charts
113(4)
Summary
117(2)
Chapter 6 Creating Presentations with LibreOffice Impress
119(20)
Creating a Presentation
119(3)
Adding Graphics
122(6)
Adding Animation
128(4)
Adding Slide Transitions
132(2)
Adding Sound
134(3)
Working in the Presenter's Console
137(1)
Summary
138(1)
Chapter 7 Using LibreOffice Base for Database Management
139(26)
Importing Data into Calc
139(12)
Creating the Form Letter
142(9)
Using LibreOffice Base
151(1)
Java
151(1)
Creating a Database
152(12)
First Column
161(1)
Second Column
161(1)
Third Column
161(1)
Fourth Column
161(3)
Summary
164(1)
Part II Graphics and Multimedia
165(180)
Chapter 8 Getting Started with GIMP
167(20)
Using GIMP
167(8)
Rotating Images
169(3)
Managing Files
172(3)
Cropping an Image
175(4)
Fixing the Color
179(4)
Using Filters
183(3)
Summary
186(1)
Chapter 9 Drawing with Inkscape
187(34)
Getting Started with Inkscape
187(1)
Drawing a Rose
188(31)
Drawing the First Shapes
189(5)
Tweaking the Shape
194(9)
Cleaning It Up
203(3)
Drawing the Body of the Rose
206(4)
Adding Color
210(6)
Adding a Detail Line
216(1)
Adding a Stem
217(2)
Summary
219(2)
Chapter 10 Using Dia Diagram Editor
221(26)
Creating a Flowchart
221(13)
Creating an Electrical Diagram
234(12)
Summary
246(1)
Chapter 11 Using GnuCash
247(28)
Creating a Checking Account
248(10)
Writing Checks
258(1)
Working with a Memo Line
259(1)
Printing Checks
260(2)
Creating a Savings Account
262(5)
Reconciling Checks
267(2)
Scheduling Checks
269(4)
Summary
273(2)
Chapter 12 Editing Audio with Audacity
275(28)
A Half-Hour of Hell for
60(215)
Seconds of Air Time
275(2)
Getting Started with Audacity
277(11)
Adding a Musical Introduction
288(9)
Adding Background Music
297(4)
Summary
301(2)
Chapter 13 Editing Videos with OpenShot
303(30)
Converting Video Files
303(11)
Importing the Media
314(13)
Lessons Learned
327(1)
Adding a Title
327(3)
Creating Titles
330(1)
Creating Stills and Transitions
330(2)
Looking at Advanced Features
332(1)
Summary
332(1)
Chapter 14 Creating DVDs with DVDStyler
333(12)
Getting Started with DVDStyler
333(1)
Preparing the Video Clips
334(1)
Using DVDStyler
335(9)
Summary
344(1)
Part III Cloud-Based Services
345(72)
Chapter 15 Using Gmail
347(12)
Getting Started with Gmail
347(5)
Tagging Messages
352(2)
Making Sure Your Email Is Secure
354(3)
Authentication Icon for Verified Senders
355(2)
Summary
357(2)
Chapter 16 Using Google Docs
359(30)
Getting Started with Google Docs
359(1)
Writing a Simple Letter
360(3)
Printing
363(2)
Finishing the Document
365(1)
Voice Typing
366(4)
Sharing Documents
370(3)
Summary
373(2)
Chapter 17 Using Google Backup and Sync
375(1)
Installing Google Backup and Sync
376(10)
Sharing Files
386(2)
Using the Backup and Sync Controls
388(1)
Summary
388(1)
Chapter 18 Using Google Sheets
389(16)
Getting Started with Google Sheets
389(1)
Creating a Spreadsheet
390(14)
Creating Titles
392(10)
Creating a Chart
402(2)
Summary
404(1)
Chapter 19 Playing Games
405(12)
Who Is Tux, and Why Is He Everywhere?
406(1)
SuperTuxKart
407(1)
Xonotic
408(1)
2048
409(1)
Tores
410(1)
FlightGear
410(1)
Neverball
411(1)
Teeworlds
412(1)
0 A.D.
413(1)
OpenTTD
414(1)
SuperTux
415(1)
Summary
416(1)
Index 417
Steve Oualline is the author of many books concerning Linux, C++, and Open Source Software.  He is an expert Linux programmer, currently living in San Diego. His hobbies include volunteering at the Orange Empire Railroad Museum, where he restored their Acme Traffic signal, one of thirteen which are known to exist.









Grace Oualline is currently a freshman in high school and lives in San Diego, California with her father, Steve, and his wife Chi. Grace is known by her peers as an art and math prodigy, with a love for learning. She aspires to work in the field of mathematics and design as she plans out her future.