OpenOffice.org's tools for creating diagrams are easy to ignore. For one thing, their controls are extremely small. For another, they are pitifully under-documented in the online help, which plods ...

How to Insert a Shape in OpenOffice. If you're only using text in your OpenOffice documents, you're not taking advantage of the application's ability to create rich, compelling visual experiences ...

Like most OpenOffice.org extensions, those for Draw are installed via Tools -> Extension Manager. Usually, the easiest way to install them is by selecting My Extensions, and readying them for the ...