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This is Chapter '''1''' of '''Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 2.x''' (Fourth edition), produced by the [http://oooauthors.org/ OOoAuthors group]. A PDF of this chapter is available from the [http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/oooauthors2/ OOoAuthors Guides page] at OpenOffice.org.
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= Introduction =
OpenOffice.org is a freely available, full-featured office suite. This chapter describes:
* The components of OpenOffice.org
* Some of the enhancements and new features in version 2
* How OpenOffice.org compares with other office suites
* How to get help
* How OpenOffice.org is licensed
* Answers to some common questions

{{Documentation/Note|Because someone else owns the trademark ''OpenOffice'', the correct name for both the open-source project and its software is ''OpenOffice.org''.}}

OpenOffice.org (OOo) is both a ''software product'' and a ''community of volunteers'' that produces and supports the software.

Everyone is free to redistribute OOo, thanks to its open source license (see [[Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Getting_Started/How_is_OpenOffice.org_licensed|How is OpenOffice.org licensed?]]).

If you are new to OOo, its open source development, and the community that produces and supports it, you should read this chapter.

OOo 2.0 was a major upgrade of an already feature-rich office suite. If you have used previous versions of OOo, please look over the section [[Documentation/OOoAuthors_User_Manual/Getting_Started/New_features_in_version_2|New features in version 2]].

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