How 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…
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