Writer Guide
Full book
Writer Guide - full book (third edition, updated December 2007),
ODT,
PDF
Buy a printed copy (third edition, February 2007)
Individual chapters
Individual chapters (latest version) are available in two formats: PDF for online viewing or printing, and ODT for editing in OOo2.x.
1. Introducing Writer - ODT
Introduces the word processor component of OpenOffice.org 2.x.
2. Setting up Writer - ODT
Settings chosen on the pages in the OpenOffice.org Writer section of the Options dialog determine how your Writer documents look and behave while you are working on them.
3. Working with Text - ODT
Covers the basics of working with text in Writer, including selecting text, finding and replacing text, inserting special characters, formatting paragraphs and characters, creating numbered or bulleted lists, using language tools such as the spellchecker, using automatic text features, and tracking changes.
4. Formatting Pages - ODT
Describes ways to format pages in Writer, using page styles, columns, frames, tables, and sections. It also covers the related topics of headers and footers, numbering pages, and changing page margins.
5. Printing, Faxing, Exporting, and E-mailing - ODT
Describes how to select print options for a document, preview pages
before printing, and print brochures, envelopes and labels.
Printing, Faxing, Exporting, and E-mailing - PDF
6. Introduction to Styles - ODT
Styles are one of OpenOffice.org Writer's most powerful features. They are necessary to use OOo Writer to its full potential.
7. Working with Styles - ODT
The five types of styles in Writer are covered in this chapter.
8. Working with Graphics - ODT
Describes how to work with graphic and image files, including photos, drawings, scanned images, and others; and with diagrams created using Writer’s drawing tools.
9. Working with Tables - ODT
Tables are a useful way to organize and present large amounts of information. They often can be used as an alternative to spreadsheets.
Tables are highly customizable in OpenOffice.org 2.0.
10. Working with Templates in Writer - ODT
A template is a model that you use to create other documents. This chapter introduces templates and their management.
Working with Templates in Writer - PDF
11. Using Mail Merge - ODT
Introduces the mail merge feature, used to create or print multiple copies of a document to send to a list of different addresses.
12. Creating Tables of Contents, Indexes, and Bibliographies - ODT
Instructions for creating and maintaining a table of contents, an index
and a bibliography for a text document using OpenOffice.org Writer 2.0.
Creating Tables of Contents, Indexes, and Bibliographies - PDF
13. Working with Master Documents - ODT
Methods for creating master documents are described, along with suggestions on when to use each one.
Working with Master Documents - PDF
14. Working with Fields - ODT
Fields are used for data that changes in a document. This chapter describes how to use a few of them.
15. Using Forms in Writer - ODT
Setting up a basic form, an example for creating a form, linking a form to a data source, and advanced form customization.
16. Math Objects: The Equation Editor - ODT
OOo Math provides mathematical objects which can be embedded in other OOo documents, or saved on their own.
