> Does anyone on this list know how to create _presentable_ charts in
> OpenOffice or StarOffice?
>
> The only chart that I am able to create is one that is embedded in the
> spreadsheet - which is virtually useless, if I want to present it a
> professional way. Excel has the capacity of creating charts as a
> separate spreadsheet, which can then be edit to a presentable form.
> Thus far, I have been unable to figure out how to do it in
> OPenOffice/StarOffice, and I wonder if such capacity even exist. It
> would be really disappointing if it did not. Any suggestions?
>
You can insert an oocalc chart into an ooimpress presentation, the Insert->Object->OLE Object->OpenOffice.org Chart menu option is what you want, if I understand the question.