How to make OpenOffice run faster in Ubuntu

Some simple steps make OpenOffice snappier.

• Go to Applications > Office > OpenOffice.org Word Processor
  

• The OpenOffice.org Word Processor is launched. Go to the Tools menu and select Options.
  

• The Options window is opened.
  
• Highlight Memory on the left panel, change the setting as shown below.

• • Reduce the number of Undo steps to a figure lower than 100. Adelstein suggests 20 or 30 steps.
  • Under Graphics cache, set Use for OpenOffice.org to 128 MB (up from the original 6MB).
  • Set Memory per object to 20MB (up from the default .5MB).
  • Set the number of objects under Cache for inserted objects at 20.
  • Check OpenOffice.org Quickstarter.

• Now highlight Java on the left panel, uncheck Use a Java runtime environment
  

• Click the OK button and close OpenOffice.org. Start it up again to experience the change in speed!

Source: zolved.com

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