Getting started
- Start OpenOffice Writer
- Start OpenOffice Writer using the command line
- Create a new text document
- Open an existing text document
- Save a new text document
- Print a text document
- Close a text document
- Exit OpenOffice.org Writer
- Different Views of Documents
- View a text document in print layout
- View a text document in web layout
- Text Boundaries
- Nonprinting Characters
- Rulers
- Fields
Watch a screencast about "Find using wildcards in regular expressions"
Working with text documents
- Open and save documents
- Open a text document
- Open a text document directly from its file
- Open a text document using the toolbar
- Open text documents from windows explorer with files shown with details
- Open text documents from windows explorer with files shown as icons
- Open text documents from windows explorer with files shown as thumbnails
- Open text documents from windows explorer with files shown as tiles
- Open a Microsoft Word® document (.doc)
- Directly open a Microsoft Word® file with Writer
- Open a Microsoft Word® document using the toolbar
- Open a document in rich text format (.rtf)
- Open a document in rich text format using the toolbar
- Open a Writer html document (.html)
- Open a Writer html document using the toolbar
- Save a text document
- Save a text document under a different name (Save As…)
- Save a text document in Microsoft Word® format (.doc)
- Save a text document in Rich Text format (.rtf)
- Save a text document in Writer html format (.html)
- Set the default save file format to Microsoft Word
- Import, export, filter
- Export a text document to PDF format
- Export a text document to PDF format with notes
- How to export a document directly to PDF using the toolbar
- Export a text document as BibTeX file
- Export a text document as LaTeX file
- Export a text document as MediaWiki text file
- Export a text document as a XHTML file
- Password Protection
- Find and replace text fragments
- Formatting text
- Change font for continuous use
- Change font of selected text
- Change font size of selected text
- Change font size of selected text
- Format selected text in bold
- Format selected text in italics
- Underline text
- Paragraphs
- Change alignment to center
- Change alignment to justified
- Change alignment to left
- Change alignment to right
- Increase paragraph indent
- Decrease paragraph indent
- Define first line indent
- Define spacing above paragraphs
- Define spacing below paragraphs
- Set linespacing to single
- Set linespacing to 1.5
- Set linespacing to double
- Keep paragraphs together
- Keep lines together
- Orphan control …
- Widow control
- Lead with drop cap
- Lead with drop cap word
- Change drop cap character style
- Using tab stops
- Format with default tab stops
- Insert new tab stop
- Move tab stop
- Understand tab stop types
- Change tab stop type of existing tab stop
- Change tab stop type for new tab stops
- Scope of tab stops
- Change tab stop type for new tab stops
- Set multiple tab stops
- Set tab stops in multiple paragraphs
- Insert tab stop fill characters
- Overwrite tab stops of different paragraphs
- Remove tab stop
- Remove tab stop using the ruler
- Remove all tab stops
- Remove tab stops in different paragraphs
- Remove tab stops in multiple paragraphs
- Lists
- Create a numbered list (fast)
- Create bulleted list (fast)
- Change paragraphs into a numbered list
- Change paragraphs into a bulleted list
- Change bulleted list to numbered and vice versa
- Change list into simple paragraphs
- Change the numbering style of a list from bullets to letters
- Change the numbering format of a list from numbers to letters
- Demote list items
- Demote list items with sub-items
- Format a list single spaced
- Promote list items
- Promote list items with sub-items
- Reorder list items
- Reorder list items with sub-items
- Formatting documents
- Sections
- Outline
- Defining page formats
- Defining page footers and headers
- Using styles
- Logical formatting
- Open the styles and formatting window
- Open the styles and formatting window using the toolbar
- Close the styles and formatting window
- Filter the different styles in the styles and formatting window
- Filter or select the character styles in the styles and formatting window
- Filter or select the frame styles in the styles and formatting window
- Filter or select the list styles in the styles and formatting window
- Filter or select the page styles in the styles and formatting window
- Filter or select the paragraph styles in the styles and formatting window
- Assigning styles
- Defining a style
- Create a new style using selected text
- Create a new style using the drag and drop method
- Link styles using the style organizer
- Set the next style using the style organizer
- Update the formatting of a style and apply it
- Overview of character style options
- Overview of frame style options
- Overview of graphic style options
- Overview of list style options
- Overview of page style options
- Overview of paragraph style options
- Overview of presentation style options
- Changing a style
- Modify a style's font and font size
- Modify a style's font color
- Modify a style's line spacing
- Modify a style's paragraph spacing
- Modify a style's paragraph indentations
- Modify a paragraph style's alignment
- Add or Modify a paragraph style's border
- Add or Modify a paragraph style's shadow
- Modify a paragraph style's shadow to merge with next paragraphs
- Change the font of the default paragraph style
- Modify the line options for a graphic style
- Selecting text based on a style
- Print text document
- Page Previews
Working with objects
- Tables
- Lists
- Images
- Captions
- References
- Clip-art
- Word-art
- Spread-sheets
- Drawings
- Graphs
- Media
Working with fields
- View field names
- View field values (hide field names)
- Insert page number
- Insert page count
- Format page numbering
- Calculate document statistics
- Edit document description
- Edit document user fields
References and Notes
- Bookmarks
- Cross Referencing
- Captions
- Notes
- Scripts
Automatic numbering
- Pages
- List items
- Headings
- Formatting numbers
Printing
- Page layout
- Headers & footers
- Page numbering
Creating indeces
- Table of Contents
- Index
- Languages
Working in a team
- Track changes
- Revise changes
- Approve changes
- Manage revisions
Merging data
- Mail merge
- Letter merge
- Envelope merge
Editing HTML documents
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Working with document templates
- Create a new text document from a template
- Save a text document as template
- Change the default template for new text documents
- Reset the default template for new text documents
- Working with variable fields in templates
Writer Options
Customizing OpenOffice.org Writer
- Using Toolbars
- Detach toolbar window
- Dock toolbar window on any border
- Dock toolbar window at recent position
- Resize toolbar window
- Access the excess buttons in the toolbar
- Hide a toolbar button
- Hide a toolbar button using the customize dialog window
- View hidden toolbar buttons
- View hidden toolbar buttons using the customize dialog window
- Change a button's position in the toolbar
- View toolbar buttons as icons only
- View toolbar buttons as text only
- View toolbar buttons as text and icons
- Reset toolbar buttons to default values
- Access the extra buttons in the toolbar (with bug report)
- Save toolbar changes to a document or template (with bug report)
- Other Options
- Enable the first character capitalization auto correct feature
- Disable the first character capitalization auto correct feature
- Enable the auto correction feature for two initial capital characters
- Disable the auto correction feature for two initial capital characters
- Set memory options to improve application performance and responsiveness
- Enable and choose a Java Runtime Environment for OpenOffice.org
- Disable Java Runtime Environment for OpenOffice.org
- Edit the author field value
- Set the default save file format to Microsoft Word
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