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Writer - Quick Reference Guide and Cheat-sheet.
Writer User Interface
Show a graphic with the User Interface and pointers to all of the parts with explanations on what each part if for.
List all of the optional toolbars that are available Display graphics of the "commonly used" toolbars and what each icon is for.
Supported Document file formats
List all of the file formats that can be Opened, Saved, Exported
Writer Formats
Open | Save | Export | Name of the Format |
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.odt | .odt | ODF Text Document's | |
.ott | .ott | ODF Text Document Template | |
.pdb | .pdb | AportisDoc (Palm) | |
.xml | .xml | DocBook | |
Hangul WP 97 | |||
.html | .html | HTML Document (OpenOffice.org Writer) | |
Lotus WordPro Document | |||
.txt | MediaWiki | ||
.docx | .docx | Microsoft Word 2007/2010 XML | |
Microsoft Word 2007/2010 XML Template | |||
.xml | .xml | Microsoft Word 2003 XML | |
.doc | .doc | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP/2003 | |
Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP/2003 Template | |||
.doc | Microsoft Word 6.0 / 95 | ||
.doc | Microsoft Word 6.0 | ||
.doc | Microsoft Word 95 | ||
Microsoft Word 95 Template | |||
Microsoft WinWord 5 | |||
Microsoft Works Document | |||
.docx | .docx | Office Open XML Text | |
Office Open XML Text Template | |||
.sxw | .sxw | OpenOffice.org 1.0 Text Document | |
.stw | .stw | OpenOffice.org 1.0 Text Document Template | |
.fodt | .fodt | OpenDocument Text(Flat XML) | |
PDF - Portable Document Format (Writer) | |||
.psw | .psw | Pocket Word | |
.rtf | .rtf | Rich Text Format | |
StarWriter 1.0 | |||
StarWriter 2.0 | |||
StarWriter DOS | |||
StarWriter 3.0 - 5.0 | |||
StarWriter 3.0 - 5.0 Templates | |||
T602 Document | |||
.txt | .txt | Text | |
.txt | .txt | Text Encoded | |
.uot | .uot | Unified Office Formatted text | |
WordPerfect Document | |||
.xml | Writer Layout XML | ||
.html | XHTML | ||
.xhtml | XHTML |
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Formatting the Page
List and describe the options in Format>Page option
Formatting the Text
List and describe all of the Character, Text, and Paragraph formatting options
Advanced Document Formatting.
describe some of the advanced document formatting options, like "frames".
Adding / Formatting - Images and other files or objects in a document
describe how to insert images and other files and objects into a document describe the formatting options for images and objects once it is in the document
Using Templates
List all of the standard Templates that are a part of the standard install of LibreOffice. Describe how to use these templates.
Using the Extension Manager
Describe how to use the Extension Manager How to add, remove, enable/disable the extensions Describe what some extensions are "locked".
Working with the Tools - Options Menus.
LibreOffice
User Data
This is the area where the user "can" enter their personal information.
- Company
- First/Last name/Iniitials
- Street
- City/State/Zip
- Country/Region
- Title/Position
- Tel. (Home/Work)
- Fax / E-mail
General
Help
- □ Tips
- □ Help Agent
- □ Extended Tips
Open/Save dialoge
- □ Use LibreOffice dialogs
Print dialogs
- □ Use LibreOffice dialogs
Document status
- □ Print sets "document modified" status
- □ Allow to save document even when the document is not modified
Year (two digits)
- Interpret as years between 1930 and 2029
- □ Enable experimental (unstable) features
Memory
Heading text
View
Paths
Colors
Fonts
Security
Appearance
Accessibility
Java
Online Update
Load Save
- General
- VBA Properties
- Microsoft Office
- HTML Compatibility
Language Settings
- Languages
- Writing Aids
LibreOffice Writer
- General
- View
- Formatting Aids
- Grid
- Basic Fonts (Western)
- Table
- Changes
- Compatibility
- AutoCaption
- Mail Merge E-mail
LibreOffice Writer/Web
- View
- Formatting Aids
- Grid
- Table
- Background
LibreOffice Base
Charts
Internet
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Keyboard Shortcuts
List all the useful keyboard shortcuts.
How to install LibreOffice for Windows using the Custom Install
Describe a Windows Install of LibreOffice - do we still need to have a JRE installed first? Show the options in a Windows Install. Show all of the Custom Install options like languages and dictionaries.
Describe how to install LibreOffice in the other supported OSs.
Linux DEBs Linux RPM macOS Intel and PPC
LibreOffice Web Sites
List the useful web sites Main site Wiki sites Document Sites The download site and how to use it Where to get Help etc.