OpenOffice.org Writer

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OpenOffice.org Writer
OpenOffice.org Writer 2.2
Developer:	Sun Microsystems
Latest release:	2.2 / March 28, 2007
OS:	Cross platform
Use:	Word processor
License:	LGPL
Website:	www.openoffice.org

OpenOffice.org Writer is an open source/free software word processor which is a component of the OpenOffice.org software package.

Writer is a word processor similar to Microsoft Word, with a roughly equivalent range of features. It provides a number of features not present in Word, including being able to export to the PDF format natively.

Writer is capable of opening and saving documents in a number of various formats, including Microsoft Word's DOC, RTF, XHTML, and the OASIS Open Document Format (its default format as of version 2.0).

As with the entire OpenOffice.org suite, Writer can be used across a variety of platforms, including Mac OS X, Windows, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris.

Also a Portable version of OpenOffice Writer exists (as part of OpenOffice Portable) Which can be run off of a USB thumbdrive

Contents 1 Criticism 2 See also 3 External links 3.1 Guides, resources and templates 3.2 Tutorials and articles 3.2.1 Tutorials 3.2.2 Comparisons with competitors 3.2.3 MS Word compatibility issue

[edit] Criticism

OpenOffice.org Writer has been criticized for lacking a grammar checker, which Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Abiword, and other word processors have. Writer's mail merge functions, drastically rewritten with 2.0, are still less flexible and less stable then other word processors.

[edit] See also

• List of word processors
• Comparison of word processors

[edit] External links

• Writer information page
  • Word Processing Project
  • Word Processor Writer FAQ
• User resources at OOo Wiki

• OpenOffice Portable Homepage (Package consists of the whole OpenOffice Suite.)[1]

[edit] Guides, resources and templates

• OpenOffice.org 2.0 Writer Guide
• OpenOffice.org 2 Guidebook
• OpenOffice.org templates for making Labels with OOo Writer

• • Full download at Sourceforge.net

[edit] Tutorials and articles

[edit] Tutorials

• Styles in OpenOffice.org Writer
• Lists in OpenOffice.org Writer
• Master Documents in OpenOffice.org Writer
• Text Formatting with OpenOffice.org Writer
• Page Numbering in OpenOffice.org (a tutorial)

[edit] Comparisons with competitors

• OpenOffice.org Writer vs. Microsoft Word
• FOSS word processors compared: OOo Writer, AbiWord, and KWord

[edit] MS Word compatibility issue

• Differences In Use Between Writer and Word
• Sharing files between OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office
• Comparison of ways to do things using Microsoft Word and OOoWriter

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