How-To: Open Text Document - OpenOffice.org Writer
- OpenOffice.org Writer looks like this if no text document is open.
- To open an existing text document, click on the "File" menu.
- Select the "Open" item from the menu.
- The "Open" dialog appears.
- Navigate to the text document that you want to open.
- Click on the file to open, for example "1Write-up.odt".
- Click on the "Open" button.
- The file "1Write-up.odt" is available for editing in OpenOffice.org Writer.
- The document text is shown in the main window.
- To start editing, click anywhere in the main window.
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Open text document
This screencast demonstrates how to open an existing text document in OpenOffice.org Writer. You learn:
- The appearance of OpenOffice.org Writer when no document is open.
- How to open a text document using the menu.
- How to identify which text document is opened.
Advanced topics
For advanced functionality with similar results see:
- How to open a recently edited text document.
- Open a text document directly from its file
- How to open a text document using the toolbar.
- How create a new text document in OpenOffice.org Writer.
- How to close a text document in OpenOffice.org Writer.
- How to save a text document in OpenOffice.org Writer.
- How to print a text document in OpenOffice.org Writer.
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