Writer Guide

From this point on, all changes you make to the document will occur
only in the Microsoft Word document. You have changed the name and
file type of your document. If you want to go back to working with the
*.odt version of your document, you must open it again.
Tip
To have Writer save documents by default in the Microsoft Word
file format, go to Tools > Options > Load/Save > General. In
the section named Default file format, under Document type,
select Text document, then under Always save as, select your
preferred file format.
Figure 18. Saving a file in Microsoft Word format
Getting help
Writer provides several forms of help. In addition to a full Help file
(reached by pressing F1 or choosing Help > OpenOffice.org Help
from the menu bar), you can choose whether to activate tooltips,
extended tips, and the Help Agent from Tools > Options >
OpenOffice.org > General.
Placing the mouse pointer over any of the icons displays a small box,
called a tooltip. It gives a brief explanation of the icon’s function. For a
more detailed explanation, select Help > What’s This? and hold the
mouse pointer over the icon you need more help with.
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