Writer Guide

Choosing options that affect all of OOo
This section covers some of the settings that apply to all the
components of OOo and are particularly important when using Writer.
Other general options are discussed in Chapter 2 (Setting Up
OpenOffice.org) in the Getting Started guide.
Click Tools > Options. The list in the left-hand box varies depending
on which component of OOo is open. The illustrations in this chapter
show the list as it appears when the category OpenOffice.org or
OpenOffice.org Writer are expanded by clicking on the + symbol.
Click the + sign by OpenOffice.org in the left-hand section of the
Options – OpenOffice.org dialog box. A list of subsections drops down.
Selecting an item of the subsection causes the right-hand side of the
dialog box to display the relevant options.
Figure 19: OpenOffice.org options
Note
The Back button has the same effect on all pages of the
Options dialog box. It resets options to the values that were in
place when you opened OOo.
User Data options
Because Writer’s revision features mark your changes and comments
with the name or initials stored in the User Data page, you will want to
ensure that your name and initials appear there.
In the Options dialog box, click OpenOffice.org > User Data.
Fill in the form (shown in Figure 20) or amend or delete any existing
incorrect information.
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