Introduction To OpenOffice Writer
Introduction To OpenOffice Writer
❖ And it can also read and write files from other common office software
packages.
• Editing and Formatting: Users can edit text, apply formatting such as font styles,
sizes, colors, and paragraph alignments, and insert images, tables, and other objects to
enhance the appearance of their documents.
• Templates: The writer provides templates for various documents, such as resumes,
letters, and flyers, to help users get started quickly with their document creation
process.
• PDF Creation: Users can easily export their documents to PDF format directly from
Writer, making it simple to share documents in a universally accessible format.
FEATURES OF OPENOFFICE WRITER
Some features of OpenOffice Writer are below:-
❖ Fast speed: The speed of typing in this software is very fast compared to
any conventional typewriter.
❖ Easy editing: This allows us to perform all types of editing tasks in a text
document, such as insertion, deletion, and modification.
❖ Mail merge: This feature enables us to type or print more than one
document with similar text. For example:- in invitation letters, we just
need to change the names and addresses of the people and the rest of the
information remains the same.
Step 3: Click Insert - Fields - Other option to insert fields in the main
document.
The Fields dialog box opens
Step 4: Select the Database tab from the Fields dialog box
Step 5: Select the Mail merge fields option from the Type list box of the
Fields dialog box.
Step 6: Expand the New Database node by double-clicking it. Then, expand the
Company Employee table by double-clicking on it.
After expanding the table, you can drag the fields to the desired location in
your main document.
Step 7: Close the Fields dialog box after dragging all the fields.
Step 10: Select the Letter radio button and click the Next button.
In the next three steps, click the Next button in the Mail Merge Wizard. When
you reach the page, click the Edit Document button to modify your main
document.
Step 11: Click the Next button in the Edit document step.
Step 12: Click the Save Documents button in the Save merged document
section.
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