Writer Guide

Choosing options for Writer
Settings chosen on the pages in the OpenOffice.org Writer section of
the Options dialog box determine how your Writer documents look and
behave while you are working on them.
If the Options dialog box is not already open, click Tools > Options.
Click the + sign by OpenOffice.org Writer on the left-hand side of the
Options – OpenOffice.org dialog box. A list of pages drops down.
Figure 41: OpenOffice.org Writer options
General options
The choices on the OpenOffice.org Writer – General page affect the
updating of links and fields, the units used for rulers and other
measurements, and the default tab stop positions.
Figure 42: Choosing general options for Writer
Update links when loading
Depending on your work patterns, you may not want links to be
updated when you load a document. For example, if your file links to
other files on a network, you won’t want those links to update when
you are not connected to the network.
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