Duration: 1 day | Book this courseÂ
Cost: $275.00 + GST
Course Description
Writer is the word processing program of the free, open-source, multi-platform OpenOffice.org suite. First time users (or even users of Microsoft® Word®) will find Writer as having everything one would expect from a modern and fully-packed word processor or desktop publisher. It is equipped with features such as AutoCorrect, AutoComplete, Styles Formatting, Themes, Spell Checker, Hyperlinking, Tables, and many more!
This one day essential training will teach participants how to create and manage documents, get help, make simple editing changes, format characters and paragraphs, set up pages, incorporate page numbers, custom headers and footers, and lastly, print documents.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Microsoft® Windows® or Linux® operating system
Who Should Take This Course
New users of OpenOffice.org Writer
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, you will have learned how to:
- Manage documents, get help, and make simple editing changes.
- Edit and check text.
- Format text.
- Change the page layout and view, and use page numbers, headers and footers.
- Change paragraph formatting.
- Preview and print your document.
Course Outline
Getting Started with the Writer Interface
Starting Writer
Getting Help
Entering information
Editing and clearing information
Creating a Document
Using Context-sensitive Help
Saving, Opening, and Closing Document
Moving Around in a Document (Navigation Options)
Exiting Writer
Editing Documents
Selecting text
Inserting or typing over text
Undoing and redoing an action
Copying and moving text
Pasting multiple items
Finding and replacing text
Automatic spelling and grammar checking
Correcting spelling errors
Correcting grammar in a document
Using Writer's automatic features, e.g. AutoCorrect
Formatting Text
Formatting text using the Formatting Toolbar
Formatting text using the Font Dialog Box
Copying text formatting
Clearing formats
Formatting Paragraphs
Aligning and Indenting Paragraphs
Adding Bullets or Numbering
Changing Spacing and Setting Tabs
Formatting paragraph using Styles
Setting Up Pages
Changing the View
Changing the Page Layout options
Incorporating page numbers, cutom headers and footers
Previewing and Printing a Document
Export entire document directly as PDF