Warnings When you import a spreadsheet into an OpenOffice.org database, you lose any text styling, number formatting, macro scripts or charts that you previously used to enhance the data.

The stand-alone database in OpenOffice.org's latest update is powerful enough to be compared to Microsoft's popular Access database.

However, creating a database and tables are only the beginning of working with Base. You can easily copy and paste information from an open Base table to other OpenOffice.org applications, but to gain ...

After writing a column searching for Linux alternatives to Microsoft’s low-end database, Access, I received some great replies. Many readers pointed out the limitations of Microsoft Access, and ...

Once you have a database set up, sooner or later you will want to edit its tables or add a new record. You have four ways to do so. If you created a database using an existing OpenOffice.org Calc or ...

OpenOffice's spreadsheet will do most of the same things as Excel. In fact, you can even set it up to subtotal columns so it will be easier to figure out your finances and profits and losses.

OpenOffice.org has patched a critical flaw in the free suite's database engine that could allow attackers to grab control of a computer. Users are being urged to update to 2.3.1.

OpenOffice.org released a new version of its productivity suite this week, fixing a flaw that could allow arbitrary code execution attacks.