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INTRODUCTION TO LIBREOFFICE WRITER

              LibreOffice Writer is a GUI-based word processor. It is a free and open-source software with extensive editing
              and formatting features. It can be used on different platforms, including Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Linux,
              etc. Various distributions of the Linux operating system, like Fedora, Ubuntu, etc. have LibreOffice Writer as
              the default word processor.

              Starting LibreOffice Writer
              To start LibreOffice Writer, follow the given steps:

              Step 1:  Click on the Start button from the Menu bar.

              Step 2:  Select the LibreOffice   LibreOffice Writer from the Start menu.
                      OR

              Step 1:  Double-click on the LibreOffice icon (   ) present on the desktop. 2                4
              Step 2:  Click on the File menu from the Menu bar.                          3

              Step 3:  Click on the New option. A submenu appears.
              Step 4:  Click on the Text Document option.

              The Writer application window opens.
                PARTS OF LIBREOFFICE WRITER WINDOW

              The Writer application window has different parts, which are as follows:

              Ð ÐTitle Bar: It is located at the top of the Writer’s window. It displays the name of the current document.
                 The  default  document  name  is Untitled  X,  where  ‘X’  is the  document  number  Untitled  1,  Untitled  2,
                 Untitled 3... etc. At the top-right corner of the Title bar, three buttons named Minimize/Maximize/Restore/
                 Close are present. These are called window control buttons. These buttons are used to minimize, maximize/
                 restore, and close the active document, respectively.
                                                                                                         Control
                                                                                                         Buttons
                   Standard Toolbar                                                                     Close
                       Formatting
                          Toolbar                                                                       Maximize
                                                                                                        /Restore
                                                                                                        Minimize
                                                                                                        Vertical
                        Menu Bar                                                                        Scroll Bar


                                                                                                         Title Bar
                       Document
                        Window/                                                                         Horizontal
                       Work Area                                                                        Ruler



                        Status Bar                                                                      Zoom


              Ð ÐMenu Bar: It is located just below the Title bar. It contains a list of menus like File, Edit, View, Insert, Format,
                 Table, Tools, Window and Help. Each menu has options for executing different functions. The option which
                 shows three dots ‘...’ just after the option name, means, clicking on it will open the dialog box. The option
                 which shows right-hand side arrows ‘►’ just after the option name, means, clicking on it will open a submenu.




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