1) Language - By default Open Office spell checks as American Spelling.

2) File Types (When Saving) - By default Open Office saves word, excel and power point documents as it’s own format.

What you want to do is to save the file types appropriately so they are compatible with Microsoft Office.

Setting up the Language

The first step is to open Writer then click > Tools > Options and refer to the diagram below…

Once you configured the language, click on Load/Save > General.

The next step is to set the file types for each application. I.E: You want Word Documents to save as .doc not .odt - Microsoft Word does not support .odt, etc. Now once you set these file types, Open Office will save all documents to support Microsoft Office by default.

For each application, change the format. Refer to the diagrams below…

For Word

For Excel

For Powerpoint

When you have configured everything, hit Ok, restart Open Office and you’re done!

DO NOT plug your printer or web cam into the computer
By doing so, Windows will start searching automatically for the drivers and this can cause a lot of problems in the long run.

Insert the Printer / WebCam driver CD
Once the CD is put it, a wizard should automatically start and take you through some steps.

Follow the steps until it asks you to plug in your printer or webcam. When it is safe to do so, plug it in and follow the steps until completion.

By doing so, this will ensure your Printer / WebCam is completely setup and working fine.

Check the back of your computer box to see the layout.

You should get a similar layout to the diagram above.

In order to get your computer up and running simply follow the diagram as to where each cable plugs into and your computer should work accordingly.

At various points during the writing process you need to wait while the disc is being accessed, so don’t worry if it seems to be doing nothing.

Creating a Backup Disc (one you want to keep updating)

By default, Nero creates a disc that you can keep updating - a multi-session CD.

Before you start, we recommend you close all other applications.

Start Nero

If you are using a PC that has a DVD re-writable drive, select either DVD or CD from the drop-down menu titled Which recorder would you like to use?

• Insert a blank CD or DVD (whichever is applicable) into the drive.

• From the Start > Programs menu, navigate from Nero to Nero Express.

Create a Data Disc

• Select Data, then Data Disc.

Select the files that you want to copy to the CD.

• Select Add to choose which files to copy to the CD, or drag and drop files into this window.

• If you choose Add, a window opens, where you select the files to add to the CD.

• Select Add after each one, and then Finished when you’ve selected them all.

• You can select multiple files/folders using the standard Windows commands.

• The file(s) that you added will appear in the Disc Content window. The blue progress bar shows you how much space you are using on the CD.

• Select Next.

• Record (burn) your files on the CD.

• Make sure that the ‘Current recorder’ is set to D: (if necessary, select it from the drop-down list).
• Change the disc name if you want, to make identification easier.
• Check that ‘Allow files to be added later‘ is ticked.
• Then select Burn.

• Wait while your data is recorded

• While the data is being recorded, you will see a status screen, showing progress.

• The CD writing process is very sensitive to interruption so don’t do anything else on the computer until writing is complete.

• Finish and Exit

• A dialogue box will appear when it has completed successfully. Select OK .

• On the following screen, select Next.

• The disc will now be ejected.

• Select Exit, then answer No to the final question - Do you want to save your project?

• Check your CD

• Finally, check your CD using Windows Explorer or My Computer to make sure you can read the files on it.

Create an Archive Disc - a read only disc

This creates a read only disc, that you will not be able to update again. But, if it is a CD-RW disc, you can erase everything on the disc if necessary.

You can also turn a multi-session disc into a read only disc by following these instructions. It is also known as closing or finishing the disc.

• Follow exactly the same procedure for creating a backup disc until you get to Step 4. At this point, remove the tick from the box that says ‘Allow files to be added later’.

• Then select Burn, and continue from step 5 above.

Adding to an Existing CD

(This functionality may only be present on earlier PCs)

When you insert a multi-session CD that you have previously recorded on, Nero will check for changes, and automatically notify you of files you have changed or added since your last backup.

• Check for updates since the last recording

• Insert your disc, then start Nero.
• Select Data > Data Disc
• Now wait while your disc is checked.
• If you have changed anything since your last recording, you see a screen similar to this one:

• Decide if you want the updates to be recorded on the disc

• When you click on OK, you will see the disc content window with any folders or files that have changed highlighted in black.

• If you don’t want these to be updates to be applied to your disc, close Nero down, and use another CD.

• Add more files, and Record the data

• If you want the updates to be added, you can now add any other files to the Disc content window.

• Continue with the Burn process, as in step 5 above.

Reading / Restoring files from CD.

Your disc will appear in Windows Explorer or My Computer, and the files on it can be accessed in exactly the same way as any other files. If you need to restore files from the CD, simply copy your files back from the disc.

Troubleshooting Tips

• If you have problems creating or reading a multi-session disc, then create read only archive discs instead. CDs are inexpensive now, and the archive method of creating discs can be more reliable.
• If you have problems copying files from your personal file store, (the ‘My Documents’ folder on a standard University Windows computer), try the following:
  

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  • Copy the folders/files you want to burn to the CD to the T:drive. (This is a temporary folder on the hard disk. All the files in it are deleted when you log off).
  • Select your files from this drive when you use Nero.
  • Delete your files from the T: drive when the files have been burned.

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  • Create a temporary directory on your hard disk.
  • Copy the files you want to burn to the CD to this directory.
  • Select your files from this folder when you use Nero.
  • Delete the temporary directory when the files have been burned.

Notes

A multi-session CD

Instead of writing the unchanged data again with every session (i.e. every time you do a backup), Nero only writes cross-references to a previous CD track which contains the unchanged file. This saves time and space on the disc.

When you look at a multi-session disc using My Computer, it may tell you that there is no free space on the disc, even though you have only used a small part of it. You will still be able to add more data to it if necessary, up to the capacity of the disc.

A list of all available DVD drives on your computer will be shown. Select the one containing the movie.

Once you’ve selected the source disc, or IFO file, DVD Shrink will perform a quick analyzation pass over all the video items. Just let it do its job, it won’t take very long.

Once analysis has completed it’s time to get to know the different parts of DVD Shrink, starting with the size bar.

This bar indicates the size of your project. If it contains a red part, your project is too large and won’t fit onto a DVD+R disc. By default, DVD Shrink automatically selects a compression ratio to make your movie fit onto the allocated space (the output size you set up in the preferences).

In the upper left side of the window, the general structure of the DVD will be shown. As you can see there are 3 top categories, Menus, Main Movie and Extras. The folders react just like in Windows Explorer so you can click on those having a + sign and they’ll open, displaying their contents.
To the right of the structure you have the individual streams contained in the item selected on the left side. Below you’ll see how the main movie item looks like. It has a large video stream, 6 audio streams and two subtitle streams. The DVD Structure and the Streams part of the window are where you configure your project. You select the item you want to configure on the left, then you configure it on the right (set a compression ratio, deselect audio and subtitle streams you don’t need).

Note that if you click on the DVD folder on the left, and the percentage shown on the right is 100%, your movie is small enough to fit onto a DVD+R disc without further processing and you can follow this guide to back it up.

Note that the French audio track is already disabled because I set up my audio preferences to only include English AC3 audio.

Finally, on the lower left we have the preview window. It allows you to preview any title you click on. Simply click on a title, then press the play button. The preview window remembers its state, so if it is playing and you select another title, the title you have just selected will be played. If you stop playback, selecting another title will not start playing until you press play again.
If you right click within the preview window, you can change the audio channel, pause, stop and even switch to fullscreen for a better preview.
Now you have two options: You can either keep the entire DVD intact, or you can choose to only keep certain parts of the original DVD (for instance only the main movie, dropping extras and menus). Obviously, keeping the entire DVD, the video has to be compressed more to fit on a single DVD+R disc, but it allows you to keep all the fancy menus. If you want to keep everything, press the Backup! button and let it do its thing.

A basic PC (Personal Computer) is made up of the following components:

• CPU
• Motherboard
• RAM
• Graphics Card
• Hard Drive
• Case

Here are some common definitions and components that make up your computer.

Central Processing Unit (CPU) - This is a small electronic device that interprets and carries out all the instructions you tell your computer to do.

Motherboard - Also called the “system board,” it is the main printed circuit board in an electronic device, which contains sockets that accept additional boards. In a desktop computer, the motherboard contains the CPU, chipset, PCI bus slots, AGP slot, memory sockets and controller circuits for the keyboard, mouse, disks and printer. It may also have built-in controllers for modem, sound, display and network, obviating the need to plug in a card. A laptop motherboard typically has all peripheral controllers built in.

RAM - Also known as Memory. Your computer’s RAM allows the temporary storage of information that your computer needs to make calculations, run programs, open documents, etc. Your PC can store temporary data on your hard drive (known as virtual memory) when your RAM memory becomes used completely. The problem with this is it takes much more time for your processor to access data on the hard drive as opposed to the stick of RAM.

Graphics Card - The plug-in card (AGP, PCI or PCI Express) in a desktop computer that creates the electronic signals required by the monitor. It determines the maximum resolution, refresh rate and number of colors that can be displayed, which the monitor must also be able to support. On many PC motherboards, the display circuits are built into the chipset, and a card is not required.

Hard Drive - The hard drive is a storage device that holds all the computers data and programs that help your computer to do what it does best.

Case - It’s like a box / case made of metal or plastic that protects the devices inside of your computer.

These are the basic components that make up a computer.

On the E-mail Accounts wizard window, select “Add a new e-mail account” and click Next.

For your server type, select “POP3″ and click Next.

On the Internet E-mail Settings (POP3) window, enter your information as follows:

• Your Name
  Enter your first and last name.
• E-mail Address
  Enter your e-mail address.
• User Name
  Enter your e-mail address, again.
• Password
  Enter the password you set up for your e-mail account.
• Incoming mail server (POP3)
  Depending on your internet service provider (ISP), this option will vary. (If you’re unsure, make sure to contact your ISP)   

  Telstra / Bigpond: - mail.bigpond.com
  Optus - mail.optusnet.com.au
  Dodo - pop.dodo.com.au
  Primus - mail.iprimus.com.au

• Outgoing mail server (SMTP)
  Depending on your internet service provider (ISP), this option will vary. (If you’re unsure, make sure to contact your ISP)
  Telstra / Bigpond: - mail.bigpond.com
  Optus - mail.optusnet.com.au
  Dodo - smtp.dodo.com.au
  Primus - smtp.iprimus.com.au

Click Next.

Click Finish.