Writer Videos

Welcome to the Writer Video Series! Below are links to how-to videos for Writer, the OpenOffice.org free word processor.

Getting Started

Introduction

Download Writer

Quickstarter Icon

The Writer User Guide

The Interface

Writer Interface

Title Bar

Menu Bar

Standard Toolbar and Formatting Toolbar

Big and Stylish Toolbar Icons

Status bar

Custom Toolbar

Modifying Documents

View Options

Page Margins

Text Boundaries

Page Numbers

How to Save a Document

Save for Compatibility with Microsoft Word

Working With Text

Select Text

Copy and Paste

Undo and Redo

Drag Text from External Sources

Change The Default Font

Find and Replace

Find and Replace Text

Find and Replace Formatting

Templates

Create a Template

Create a Document from a Template

Edit a Template

Template Icon

Update Template-Based Documents

Change Writer’s Default Template

School Templates

Create an APA Template

Create an MLA Template

Styles

About Writer Styles

Edit and Create Character Styles

Edit and Create Paragraph Styles

Edit and Create Page Styles