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Formatting Apply Style Font Name Font Size Italic Align Le Numbering Increase Highlighting
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Bold Underline Justi ed Bullets Font Background
Centered Color Color
Ruler: It shows measurements of the page of a document. The scales are displayed vertically (length-wise)
and horizontally (breadth-wise).
Status Bar: It lies at the bottom of the application window. It displays information that includes the Page
number, Page style, anguage and Type of view (magnification percentage), etc.
Scroll Bars (Horizontal & Vertical): Scroll Bars are located at the bottom and at the right side of the
document window respectively. These bars help to view the hidden area of the active document by moving
the scroll button Up/Down or Left/Right.
Previous Page/Next Page Buttons: These buttons are positioned below the vertical scroll bar, and are
used to quickly navigate between pages.
WORKING WITH ‘WRITER’
Document is a file that contains text and graphics. ‘Writer’ opens with a blank document. A user can start
typing in the document, or otherwise.
Creating a New Document
Following are the steps to create a new document:
Step 1: Select the ‘New’ option from the ‘File’ menu. The ‘New’ submenu appears on the screen.
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Step 2: Select the option ‘Text Document’.
The layout for the new document appears on the screen.
Opening an Existing Document
Following are the steps to open an existing document:
Step 1: Select the ‘Open’ option from the ‘File’ menu.
Step 2: In the Open dialog box specify the document name which is to be opened. Click on the file/document
or type the file name from the drive and /or folder where it is located.
Step 3: Click on the ‘Open’ button.
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