OpenOffice.org Training, Tips, and Ideas

I think there are increasing business opportunities for OpenOffice.org programming/macro consultants

I'm not a programmer or an advanced DBA, and I don't plan to become one.  But I get--well, not huge numbers, but definitely significant numbers of jobs I need to turn down because the technical end of the spectrum isn't my field.  Examples include automation of mail merges, for instance -- create a way for users to just click a button to run a pre-set-up mail merge. Who wouldn't want that feature? (Has anyone done this yet?) 

I'd like to be able to refer people to consultants who do what I don't; if you're an OpenOffice.org scripting/database consultant currently doing these types of things, please do leave a comment with your web site.  I know there's a list of consultants on the OpenOffice.org web site, as well, but I'm not sure how current those are or how specifically applicable to these types of jobs.

Question: Novell and Excel Macros?

I have heard various statements or rumors about the Novell version of OpenOffice.org being able to convert Excel macros to OpenOffice.org format. Can anyone comment on this, with personal experience? It is of course a fabulous thing to be able to do, if it's possible.

Solveig

Huge, detailed list of links for using macros in OpenOffice.org

This huge and excellent list was put together by the helpful and brainy folks at www.oooforum.org, including SergeM.

http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=50952

I don't write macros myself, but if there's something you're doing with macros that you can't find help with on that page, I imagine you're doing something with macros that's either very advanced, like gene research, or something that just isn't possible.

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