1*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 2*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<helpdocument version="1.0"> 3*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 4*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<!--*********************************************************** 5*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 6*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one 7*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file 8*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * distributed with this work for additional information 9*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file 10*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the 11*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance 12*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * with the License. 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See the License for the 20*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * specific language governing permissions and limitations 21*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * under the License. 22*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski * 23*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski ***********************************************************--> 24*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 25*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 26*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 27*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski 28*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<meta> 29*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<topic id="textswritermain0503xml" indexer="include"> 30*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">$[officename] Writer Features</title> 31*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<filename>/text/swriter/main0503.xhp</filename> 32*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</topic> 33*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</meta> 34*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<body> 35*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<section id="waskann"> 36*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154243" xml-lang="en-US" level="1" l10n="U" oldref="1"><variable id="main0503"><link href="text/swriter/main0503.xhp" name="$[officename] Writer Features">$[officename] Writer Features</link> 37*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</variable></paragraph> 38*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154263" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="2">$[officename] Writer lets you design and produce text documents that can include graphics, tables, or charts. You can then save the documents in a variety of formats, including the standardized OpenDocument format (ODF), Microsoft Word .doc format, or HTML. And you can easily export your document to the Portable Document Format (PDF).</paragraph> 39*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</section> 40*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147755" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="4">Writing</paragraph> 41*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147768" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="5">$[officename] Writer lets you create both basic documents, such as memos, <link href="text/shared/guide/fax.xhp" name="faxes">faxes</link>, letters , resumes and <link href="text/swriter/01/01150000.xhp" name="merge documents">merge documents</link>, as well as long and complex or multi-part documents, complete with bibliographies, reference tables and indexes.</paragraph> 42*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147797" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="29">$[officename] Writer also includes such useful features as a <link href="text/shared/01/06010000.xhp" name="spellchecker">spellchecker</link>, a <link href="text/swriter/guide/using_thesaurus.xhp" name="thesaurus">thesaurus</link>, <link href="text/shared/01/06040000.xhp" name="AutoCorrect">AutoCorrect</link>, and <link href="text/swriter/01/06030000.xhp" name="Hyphenation">hyphenation</link> as well as a variety of <link href="text/shared/01/01010100.xhp" name="templates">templates</link> for almost every purpose. You can also create your own templates using the wizards.</paragraph> 43*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147225" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="9">Designing and Structuring</paragraph> 44*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147239" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="10">$[officename] offers a wide variety of options to design documents. Use the <link href="text/swriter/01/05140000.xhp" name="Styles">Styles and Formatting window</link> to create, assign and modify styles for paragraphs, individual characters, frames and pages. In addition, the <link href="text/swriter/01/02110000.xhp" name="Navigator">Navigator</link> helps you to quickly move around inside your documents, lets you look at your document in an outline view, and keeps track of the objects that you have inserted into your document.</paragraph> 45*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147272" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="12">You can also create various <link href="text/swriter/01/04120000.xhp" name="indexes and tables">indexes and tables</link> in text documents. You can define the structure and appearance of the indexes and tables according to your individual needs. Live hyperlinks and bookmarks let you jump directly to the corresponding items in the text.</paragraph> 46*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145596" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="30">Desktop Publishing with $[officename] Writer</paragraph> 47*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145610" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="31">$[officename] Writer contains numerous desktop publishing and drawing tools to assist you in creating professionally styled documents, such as brochures, newsletters and invitations. You can format your documents with multi-column layouts, <link href="text/swriter/guide/text_frame.xhp" name="text frames">text frames</link>, <link href="text/swriter/guide/insert_graphic.xhp" name="graphics">graphics</link>, <link href="text/swriter/guide/table_insert.xhp" name="tables">tables</link>, and other objects.</paragraph> 48*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3145649" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="13">Calculations</paragraph> 49*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145663" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">Text documents in $[officename] have an integrated <link href="text/swriter/main0214.xhp" name="calculation function">calculation function</link> that helps you execute sophisticated calculations or logical links. You can easily create a table in a text document in order to perform calculations.</paragraph> 50*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3151192" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="15">Creating Drawings</paragraph> 51*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151206" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="16">The $[officename] Writer <link href="text/shared/02/01140000.xhp" name="drawing tool">drawing tool</link> lets you create drawings, graphics, legends, and other types of drawings directly in text documents.</paragraph> 52*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3151229" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="17">Inserting Graphics</paragraph> 53*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151243" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="18">You can insert pictures with <link href="text/shared/00/00000020.xhp" name="different formats">different formats</link> into a text document, including graphics with a JPG or GIF format. In addition, the <link href="text/shared/01/gallery.xhp" name="Gallery">Gallery</link> provides a collection of clipart graphics, and the <link href="text/shared/guide/fontwork.xhp">Fontwork Gallery</link> creates stunning font effects.</paragraph> 54*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155084" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="21">Flexible Application Interface</paragraph> 55*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155098" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="22">The program interface is designed so that you can configure it according to your preferences, including customizing icons and menus. You can position various program windows, such as the Styles and Formatting window or the Navigator as floating windows anywhere on the screen. You can also <link href="text/shared/guide/autohide.xhp" name="dock">dock</link> some windows to the edge of the workspace.</paragraph> 56*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155123" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="23">Drag&Drop</paragraph> 57*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155137" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="24">The <link href="text/shared/guide/dragdrop.xhp" name="drag-and-drop">drag-and-drop</link> feature enables you to work quickly and efficiently with text documents in $[officename]. For example, you can drag-and-drop objects, such as graphics from the Gallery, from one location to another in the same document, or between open $[officename] documents.</paragraph> 58*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155162" xml-lang="en-US" level="2" l10n="CHG" oldref="27">Help Functions</paragraph> 59*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145675" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="CHG" oldref="28">You can use the <link href="text/shared/05/00000110.xhp" name="Help system">Help system</link> as a complete reference for $[officename] applications, including <link href="text/swriter/guide/main.xhp" name="instructions">instructions</link> for simple and complex tasks.</paragraph> 60*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</body> 61*b1cdbd2cSJim Jagielski</helpdocument> 62