Apache OpenOffice Community Forum

Here are some links to the official documentation, including old version:

• The Apache OpenOffice Documentation Project

OpenOffice.org 3.x and Apache OpenOffice 3.4

• Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 3
• Text Documents with OpenOffice.org 3.x Writer
• Spreadsheets with OpenOffice.org 3.x Calc
• Presentations with OpenOffice.org 3.x Impress
• OpenOffice.org 3.x Draw Guide
• Using OpenOffice.org Math
• User Guides chapter by chapter in PDF

OpenOffice.org 2.x

• Getting Started Guide
• Writer Guide
• Calc Guide
• Impress Guide
• Draw Guide
• Base Guide
• Migration Guide

AOO 4.0 user guide is being drafted here.

If someone want to help on the process, contact us on the the documentation mailing list at doc@openoffice.apache.org

link to AOO 4.0 user guide is broken

Working OK for me. One of the sites was being maintained; it's back online now. You might need to clear your browser cache.

Thank you for these links. This may help me with my other question (and future questions!) specifically related to Calc. Thanks for the help guys.

Though not "official documentation" I'd like to mention a relatively recent book (March 2016) on desktop publishing I stumbled across - Designing with LibreOffice. While essentially on that subject it seems a good general introduction to using styles and templates and so on. The book was written for LibreOffice but the author states it is also applicable to Apache OpenOffice and NeoOffice. http://designingwithlibreoffice.com It is free to download but a donation would make the author happy and that helps the world go round. If you want a hardcopy book you can purchase that - details at the website.

The author is interviewed here: http://designingwithlibreoffice.com/interview and gives some good general background information on the development of OpenOffice and its DTP capabilities.

Is doc@openoffice.apache.org still working? I tried sending an issue but not going through.