Learn OpenOffice.org Spreadsheet Macro Programming: OOoBasic and Calc automation by Dr Mark AlexanderBain

A fast, fun, and friendly tutorial. Full of practical, step-by-step examples and clear explanations of all of the important concepts. You dont need to be a programmer to use this book, but you do need to be familiar with the concept of a program and how simple things like a loop might work. If all you have is a taster of simple programs from high school then you will be fine.