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Software Packages for Word Processing
              There are various word processors available. Some of them are:


















              In this chapter, we will be using OpenOffice Writer which can be downloaded from www.openoffice.org.



















                               Brainy Fact


                     OpenOffice.org began as StarOffice, a proprietary office suite developed by the German business Star
                     Division beginning in 1985. Sun Microsystems purchased Star Division in August 1999 for $59.5 million,
                     claiming that it was less expensive than licensing Microsoft Office for 42,000 employees.




                      Getting Started

              Once you install OpenOffice, open Writer and you will see a screen as follows:

                           Menu Bar
                                                                                                      Formatting
                    Standard Toolbar
                                                                                                       Toolbar










                                                                           Document Views






                           Status Bar                                                                 Status Bar

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