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Numerous resources are available that provide help with writing macros. Use Help > OpenOffice.org Help to open the OOo help pages. The upper left corner of the OOo help system contains a drop-down list that determines which help set is displayed. To view the help for Basic, choose OpenOffice.org Basic from this list.

Included material

Many excellent macros are included with OOo. Use Tools > Macros > Organize Macros > OpenOffice.org Basic to open the Macro dialog. Expand the Tools library in the OpenOffice.org library container. Inspect the Debug module—some good examples include WritedbgInfo(document) and printdbgInfo(sheet).

Online resources

The following links and references contain information regarding macro programming:

Printed and eBook materials

The following books are available for purchase in both printed and eBook form from their publishers.

Andrew Pitonyak's OpenOffice.org Macros Explained. See http://www.hentzenwerke.com/catalog/oome.htm.

Dr. Mark Alexander Bain's Learn OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet Macro Programming. See http://www.packtpub.com/openoffice-ooobasic-calc-automation/book.

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