This book was not only created to provide hands-on experience with using, but has also been designed to teach the fundamental concepts of formatting and editing documents often created by individuals both in an academic and corporate environment. However, this doesn’t mean that individuals who are not pursuing an education would not benefit from this book. Individuals, who are learning the fundamentals of using an office productivity suite, or those who have had prior experience with other office applications and wish to become acquainted with, will gain much from the hands-on exercises and step-by-step instruction provided in this book. Lesson Structure This book was created to give students, faculty and administrators an introduction to 3.0 and its capabilities as an office productivity suite in an academic and business environment. The system requirements for computers to meet in order to use will also be discussed, along with instructions for completing the installation of on a Microsoft Windows-based or Linux-based computer workstation. Upon completion of this lesson, you will become familiar with the new features found in, including accessibility features for users with physical and visual impairments. Before proceeding with the hands-on exercises related to document creation and formatting, we must first discuss the various features and installation process of. This book has been created to provide users in academia a hands-on approach to learning the fundamentals of one of the most popular office productivity suites. 3.0 not only has made many advances in terms of features and capabilities over previous versions, but its convenient licensing terms has brought it to the attention of corporate IT departments, small businesses and individuals alike. Overview The release of 3.0 has been one of the most anticipated software packages among open source advocates and corporate information system specialists.