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Word Processing Applications
Some of the commonly used word processing applications are:
Office 365 Word Microsoft Word OpenOffice Writer WordPad LibreOffice Writer Google Docs
Which was the first word processing software?
OpenOffice and LibreOffice are both free and open-source word processing applications and have a lot of similarities. There
are a few options available in one and not in another, so you have a choice of downloading and using any of the above.
The first version of OpenOffice.org 1.0 was released on 1 May 2002.
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GETTING STARTED WITH OPENOFFICE WRITER
OpenOffice Writer is a free and open-source word processor which is a part of OpenOffice package. It can be used on any
platform like Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris etc. It can be easily downloaded from openoffice.org. The default extension of
the file saved is ODF Text document(.odt) and if needed it can be saved in any format like rtf, doc, html, txt, etc.
After you download OpenOffice, it will get added to your computer's Start Menu. Just click on Start → OpenOffice →
OpenOffice Writer. The following screen will be displayed:
Menu Bar Standard Toolbar Title bar
Formatting Toolbar
Vertical Scroll Bar
Work Area
Horizontal Scroll Bar
Vertical Ruler Horizontal Ruler Status Bar Zoom
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