Tuesday 20 September 2011

Free Software Options: LibreOffice Calc Pivot table tutorial

Pivot table is an extremely helpful way of manipulating data in Excel. It's open source/free alternative also has this option. It's called DataPilot. I found this video tutorial/introduction on youtube that would help people get familiar with the basic functions. I understand that switching to this software may not be for everyone, especially if you have developed habits or procedures that are complex and are dependent on many Microsoft Office features. The main concern being, it may take up plenty of time to figure out in the new software. This is an option for people that are not too deeply involved with the mainstream king of the office.
Here's part 2
If you want to find out more about this great free alternative to Microsoft Office, here's the link to their website: http://www.libreoffice.org/features/

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