Using OpenOffice on a SunRay
Launching OpenOffice on a SunRay
OpenOffice is a set of open source/free software programs that have a look
and function very similar to the Microsoft Office applications. The OpenOffice
programs do not require a second log-in to load on the SunRays. They will
open Microsoft documents.
To install OpenOffice on your SunRay account:
- Click on the 'OpenOffice.org 1.1' icon on the left
of your SunRay desktop (highlighted in picture below).
- if this is the first time using the program it will ask you some one-time standard default set-up questions
- click through these prompts and let the program install itself
- after the program is installed you need to click the icon again to open the program
- Once OpenOffice is opened a window like the one below will appear.
Be certain that the 'New Document' icon is highlighted. When it is, the middle window displays a list of applications you can use such as:
- 'Presentation' opens a program similar to Power Point
- 'Spreadsheet' opens a spreadsheet program similar to Excel
- 'Text Document' opens a word processor similar to Word.
- If you save files on the SunRay, they go to your personal directory
and you can retrieve them the next time you log in to any SunRay.
To pull your old files up:
- run OpenOffice and select the 'My Documents' icon from the first window, as shown below
- the menu will display a folder called 'windir' and opening this folder will show all previously saved files
(note: If you have files that were saved with MSOffice, they will be located in the folder called 'My Documents'
within the windir)
- selecting one will open it in the appropriate program.
If you need to get your files onto a disk or PC, check out the 'Moving Files to/from a PC' information section on the main SunRay page.
Printing from OpenOffice is automatically set up to send all print jobs to the UniPrint stations in the Library.
- Don't forget to log out of OpenOffice and the SunRay!