How to Navigate an OpenOffice Writer Master Document by Headings

© Ugur Akinci You can navigate an OpenOffice Writer Master Document by jumping from one heading to the next, without scrolling the document or searching for heading keywords. (1) Open your OO Master Document to display the Navigator dialog box. (2) Click the Toggle button (first from left) to display the Heading navigation view: (3)…

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How to Add Comments to an OpenOffice Writer Document

© Ugur Akinci Adding comments to an OpenOffice Writer document is very easy. First, place your cursor to where you’d lşke to make a comment. Then either select Insert > Comment from the main menu or press Ctrl + Alt + N (Windows). This will insert a comment box, ready for your text entry. Repeat…

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How to Create and Print an Envelope with OpenOffice Writer

© Ugur Akinci You can create and print perfect envelopes with OpenOffice Writer, the free alternative to MS Word (http://www.openoffice.org). Launch a new OpenOffice Writer document. Select Insert > Envelope to display the Envelope dialog box: Enter the name and address of the Addressee (the RECEIVER) and the SENDER. If you not want a return…

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How to Create a PDF Form with OpenOffice Writer

© Ugur Akinci Think of  OpenOffice Writer as the free equivalent of MS Word (free download at http://www.openoffice.org). Did you know that you can create perfect PDF forms by using nothing else but OO Writer? Here are the basic steps: (1) Launch your OO Writer and create a new document. (2) Select View > Toolbars…

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How to Insert FIELDS into an OpenOffice Writer Technical Document

© Ugur Akinci OpenOffice Writer is the free equivalent of MS Word. Unless you have very particular needs, you can do a lot with OpenOffıce. One sophisticated feature OpenOffice shares with MS Word is the ability to insert FIELDS (variables) into your technical documents. Here are the basic steps: 1) Launch your OpenOffice Write document.…

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