Archive for September 2011
How to Configure the Web Settings of your MS Word Document
Did you know that you can save your MS Word 2010 documents as HTML web pages? TIP: Actually this is one of the ways in which you can easily transform your Word document into Amazon Kindle documents. For that purpose, save your Word file as “Web Page, Filtered” before importing it as an HTML file…
Read MoreHow to Navigate an OpenOffice Writer Master Document by Headings
© Ugur Akinci You can navigate an OpenOffice Writer Master Document by jumping from one heading to the next, without scrolling the document or searching for heading keywords. (1) Open your OO Master Document to display the Navigator dialog box. (2) Click the Toggle button (first from left) to display the Heading navigation view: (3)…
Read MoreHow to Present a Strategy by Using an OpenOffice Impress Presentation Template
© Ugur Akinci OpenOffice Impress presentation application is the free equivalent of MS PowerPoint. You can create a very smart and engaging strategy presentation easily by using OO’s built-in template. All you need to do to impress your boss or clients is to fill in the blanks. Launch OO Impress. For Type, select the From…
Read MoreHow to Add Comments to an OpenOffice Writer Document
© Ugur Akinci Adding comments to an OpenOffice Writer document is very easy. First, place your cursor to where you’d lşke to make a comment. Then either select Insert > Comment from the main menu or press Ctrl + Alt + N (Windows). This will insert a comment box, ready for your text entry. Repeat…
Read MoreHow to Create and Print an Envelope with OpenOffice Writer
© Ugur Akinci You can create and print perfect envelopes with OpenOffice Writer, the free alternative to MS Word (http://www.openoffice.org). Launch a new OpenOffice Writer document. Select Insert > Envelope to display the Envelope dialog box: Enter the name and address of the Addressee (the RECEIVER) and the SENDER. If you not want a return…
Read MoreHow to Create a PDF Form with OpenOffice Writer
© Ugur Akinci Think of OpenOffice Writer as the free equivalent of MS Word (free download at http://www.openoffice.org). Did you know that you can create perfect PDF forms by using nothing else but OO Writer? Here are the basic steps: (1) Launch your OO Writer and create a new document. (2) Select View > Toolbars…
Read MoreHow to Use OpenOffice Writer's Powerful "Find & Replace" Function
© Ugur Akinci Imagine you have a 1,000 page document using Arial font in 50 of those one thousand pages. And again imagine that you’d like to use Arial Narrow in those pages. You can make the necessary font changes in a singşe move by using OpenOffice Writer’s (a free program) powerful FIND & REPLACE…
Read MoreTechnical Editing: Eliminate Passive Voice and Secondary Verbs for Clear Technical Writing
© Ugur Akinci You can eliminate a lot of deadwood from your technical writing by eliminating the passive voice and secondary verbs. Here is an example: ORIGINAL: “A decision was made at the Project Management level that the product should be released by the first of the new year.” “A decision was made” is…
Read MoreHow to Edit and Update the Subdocument Files in an OpenOffice Writer Master Document
© Ugur Akinci Editing and updating the subdocument files that make up an OpenOffice Writer Master Document is so easy. (1) Open your Master Document and its Navigator: (2) In the NAVIGATOR screen, select the subdocument you’d like to edit (Document 2 in the above example). Click the Edit button (second from left). This will…
Read MoreHow to Insert FIELDS into an OpenOffice Writer Technical Document
© Ugur Akinci OpenOffice Writer is the free equivalent of MS Word. Unless you have very particular needs, you can do a lot with OpenOffıce. One sophisticated feature OpenOffice shares with MS Word is the ability to insert FIELDS (variables) into your technical documents. Here are the basic steps: 1) Launch your OpenOffice Write document.…
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