OpenOffice.org Writer

Contents

2.1. What's New in Writer?
2.2. Creating a New Document
2.3. Sharing Documents with Other Word Processors
2.4. Formatting with Styles
2.5. Working with Large Documents
2.6. Using Writer as an HTML Editor

OpenOffice.org Writer is a full-featured word processor with page and text formatting capabilities. Its interface is similar to interfaces of other major word processors, and it includes some features that are usually found only in expensive desktop publishing applications.

This chapter highlights a few key features of Writer. For more information about these features and for complete instructions for using Writer, look at the OpenOffice.org help or at the sources listed in Section 1.10, “For More Information”.

Much of the information in this chapter can also be applied to other OpenOffice.org modules. For example, other modules use styles similarly to how they are used in Writer.

What's New in Writer?

Find some major enhancements listed below.

Displaying Multiple Pages in Editing Mode

OpenOffice.org now includes a set of icons at the right corner of the status bar that allows you to display multiple pages in the editing mode. With the slide bar, zoom seamlessly in and out of the document. When zooming out, OpenOffice.org displays more pages of your document.

Display and Usability of Notes

When editing or reviewing a document, users can add notes to the text. In contrast to earlier versions of OpenOffice.org where notes were only shown as small rectangles within the text, the notes are now displayed on the side of the document. Notes from different users are displayed in different colors and also show editing date and time.

The Novell edition of OpenOffice.org includes additional features available also in Writer, like enhanced fonts, support of certain file formats or GroupWise integration. For more details, refer to Section 1.3, “Novell Edition of OpenOffice.org”.