Surely, the name OpenOffice is familiar to all of us. Especially since it is free software. A great alternative to Word, according to many of us. And we are right. But OpenOffice is not just a great office tool. It is a program to create spreadsheets, vector graphics, PowerPoint presentations, and more.
And all this variety of programs appears as soon as OpenOffice is opened. This is the screen we see.
![OpenOffice welcome screen](https://imag.malavida.com/qa-fs/openoffice-welcome-screen-590.jpg)
In this step, the user decides what program to open to start working. Therefore, OpenOffice is not a single program but a set of programs, all of them focused on office automation.
There are 8 icons that we see in the presentation screen corresponding to:
- Text Document: If we want to make a text document fully compatible with Microsoft Word.
- Spreadsheet: Make spreadsheets. Similar to Excel.
- Presentation: Slide presentation, similar to PowerPoint.
- Drawing: vector drawing, graphics, etc.
- Database: creating databases in a practical way
- Templates: direct access to the templates we have downloaded and installed in Openoffice
- Open: directly open a file compatible with any of the available programs.
On the same screen, there are three icons at the bottom. From left to right:
Get more templates for OpenOffice: a shortcut to the web from where you can download templates with the default design.
![How to download OpenOffice templates](https://imag.malavida.com/qa-fs/how-to-download-openoffice-templates-590.jpg)
Add new features for OpenOffice: download add-ons that enhance the application and offer additional features.
![How to download OpenOffice extensions](https://imag.malavida.com/qa-fs/how-to-download-openoffice-extensions-590.jpg)
Get more information about OpenOffice: OpenOffice help page in several languages. On this website, you can learn everything you need to become a true OpenOffice expert in several languages.
![How to learn how to use OpenOffice](https://imag.malavida.com/qa-fs/how-to-learn-how-to-use-openoffice-590.jpg)
By knowing the general operation of the suite, you will know how to streamline your work mechanics in the best possible way.