Instructions for Using OpenOffice.org Writer
On the help page for OpenOffice.org general you can find instructions that are applicable to all modules, such as working with windows and menus, customizing OpenOffice.org, data sources, Gallery, and drag and drop.
If you want help with another module, switch to the help for that module with the combo box in the navigation area.
Entering and Formatting Text
Switching Between Insert Mode and Overwrite Mode
Using the Direct Cursor
Navigating and Selecting With the Keyboard
Inserting Special Characters
Word Completion for Text Documents
Inserting Protected Spaces, Hyphens and Conditional Separators
Applying Text Formatting While You Type
Emphasizing Text
Changing the Color of Text
Rotating Text
Using a Frame to Center Text on a Page
Defining Borders for Pages
Defining Borders for Paragraphs
Defining Borders for Tables and Table Cells
Defining Borders for Objects
Making Text Superscript or Subscript
Changing the Case of Text
Moving and Copying Text in Documents
Resetting Font Attributes
Outline Numbering
Arranging Chapters in the Navigator
Quickly Applying Paragraph Styles
Going to Specific Bookmark
Using Sections
Inserting Sections
Editing Sections
Copying Formatting With the Format Paintbrush
Templates and Styles
Creating New Styles From Selections
Applying Styles in Fill Format Mode
Updating Styles From Selections
Using Styles From Another Document or Template
Creating a Document Template
Changing the Default Template
Printing Register-true
Recording and Displaying Changes
Automatically Entering and Formatting Text
Turning Off AutoFormat and AutoCorrect
Creating Numbered or Bulleted Lists as You Type
Automatically Check Spelling
Using AutoText
Adding Exceptions to the AutoCorrect List
Alternating Page Styles on Odd and Even Pages
Turning off Bullets and Numbering for Individual Paragraphs
Removing Line Breaks
Using Styles, Numbering Pages, Using Fields
Page Numbers
Changing Page Orientation
Changing Page Background
Applying Styles in Fill Format Mode
Creating New Styles From Selections
Updating Styles From Selections
Undoing Direct Formatting for a Document
Formatting Headers or Footers
Inserting Hyperlinks
Editing Hyperlinks
Defining Number Ranges
Inserting and Deleting Page Breaks
Creating and Applying Page Styles
Quickly Applying Paragraph Styles
About Fields
Adding Input Fields
Querying User Data in Fields or Conditions
Converting a Field into Text
Inserting a Fixed or Variable Date Field
Editing Tables in Text
Selecting Tables, Rows, and Columns
Inserting Tables
Deleting Tables or the Contents of a Table
Calculating in Text Documents
Calculating Complex Formulas in Text Documents
Calculating and Pasting the Result of a Formula in a Text Document
Displaying the Result of a Table Calculation in a Different Table
Calculating Across Tables
Calculating the sum of a series of table cells
Inserting Text Before a Table at the Top of Page
Merging and Splitting Cells
Adding or Deleting a Row or Column to a Table Using the Keyboard
Repeating a Table Heading on a New Page
Resizing Rows and Columns in a Table
Modifying Rows and Columns by Keyboard
Copying Spreadsheet Areas to Text Documents
Inserting Line Breaks in Cells
Images, Drawings, ClipArt, Fontwork
Positioning Objects
Using Captions
Adding Chapter Numbers to Captions
Fontwork For Graphical Text Art
Inserting Graphics
Inserting, Editing, Saving Bitmaps
Inserting a Graphic From a File
Inserting Graphics From OpenOffice.org Draw or Impress
Inserting Graphics From the Gallery With Drag-and-Drop
Inserting a Scanned Image
Inserting a Calc Chart into a Text Document
Inserting a Horizontal Line
Animating Text
Rotating Text
Defining Background Colors or Background Graphics
Table of Contents, Index
Using Master Documents and Subdocuments
Defining Index or Table of Contents Entries
Updating, Editing and Deleting Indexes and Tables of Contents
Editing or Deleting Index and Table Entries
Formatting an Index or a Table of Contents
Creating a Table of Contents
Creating Alphabetical Indexes
Creating a Bibliography
User-Defined Indexes
Indexes Covering Several Documents
Navigator for Text Documents
Headings, Types of Numbering
Numbering and Numbering Styles
Adding Bullets
Adding Numbering
Outline Numbering
Creating Numbered or Bulleted Lists as You Type
Using Captions
Adding Chapter Numbers to Captions
Defining Number Ranges
Using Master Documents and Subdocuments
Changing the Outline Level of Numbered and Bulleted Lists
Combining Numbered Lists
Modifying Numbering in a Numbered List
Turning off Bullets and Numbering for Individual Paragraphs
Adding Line Numbers
Headers, Footers, Footnotes
About Headers and Footers
Inserting Page Numbers in Footers
Inserting a Chapter Name and Number in a Header or a Footer
Defining Different Headers and Footers
Formatting Headers or Footers
Inserting and Editing Footnotes or Endnotes
Spacing Between Footnotes
Editing Other Objects in Text
Positioning Objects
Creating Numbered or Bulleted Lists as You Type
Using Captions
Adding Chapter Numbers to Captions
Drawing Lines in Text
Applying Line Styles Using the Toolbar
Defining Line Ends
Defining Line Styles
Editing Hyperlinks
Inserting, Editing, and Linking Text Frames
Spelling, Dictionaries, Hyphenation
Checking Spelling Manually
Automatically Check Spelling
Adding Exceptions to the AutoCorrect List
Removing Words From a User-Defined Dictionary
Hyphenation
Thesaurus
Form Letters, Labels and Business Cards
Creating a Form Letter
Creating and Printing Labels and Business Cards
Printing Address Labels
Conditional Text
Conditional Text for Page Counts
Working with Documents
Printing a Brochure
Using Master Documents and Subdocuments
Previewing a Page Before Printing
Printing faster with Reduced Data
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet
Printing in Reverse Order
Selecting Printer Paper Trays
Saving Text Documents in HTML Format
Inserting an Entire Text Document
Saving Documents in Other Formats
Opening documents saved in other formats
Sending Documents as E-mail
Changing Your Work Directory
Miscellaneous
Using Shortcut Keys (OpenOffice.org Writer Accessibility)
Using AutoText
Sending Faxes and Configuring OpenOffice.org for Faxing
Pasting Contents in Special Formats
Creating a Page Style Based on the Current Page
Conditional Text
Conditional Text for Page Counts
Moving and Copying Text in Documents
Hiding Text
Inserting Hyperlinks With the Navigator
Inserting a Horizontal Line
Navigator for Text Documents
Docking and Resizing Windows
Turning Number Recognition On or Off in Tables
Previewing a Page Before Printing
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet
Selecting Printer Paper Trays
Inserting Cross-References
Using Wildcards in Text Searches
Checking Spelling in Other Languages
Saving Text Documents in HTML Format
Applying Text Formatting While You Type
Using the Direct Cursor
Inserting, Editing, and Linking Text Frames
Inserting an Entire Text Document
Counting Words
Wrapping Text Around Objects
Recording a Macro
Index
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