Text Documents

General Information and User Interface Usage

Welcome to the %PRODUCTNAME Writer Help
%PRODUCTNAME Writer Features
Instructions for Using %PRODUCTNAME Writer
Docking and Resizing Windows
Shortcut Keys for %PRODUCTNAME Writer
Counting Words
Using Shortcut Keys (%PRODUCTNAME Writer Accessibility)

Command and Menu Reference

Menus

Menus
File
Edit
View
Insert
Format
Tools
Window

Toolbars

Toolbars
Formatting Bar
Picture Bar
Table Bar
Drawing Object Properties Bar
Bullets and Numbering Bar
Status Bar
Page Preview
Rulers
Formula Bar
Frame Bar
OLE-Object Bar
Text Object Bar
Standard Bar
Hyperlink Bar
Table Data Bar
Form Navigation Bar
Query Design Bar
Form Design Toolbar

Creating Text Documents

Navigating and Selecting With the Keyboard
Using the Direct Cursor

Graphics in Text Documents

Inserting Graphics
Inserting a Graphic From a File
Inserting Graphics From the Gallery With Drag-and-Drop
Inserting a Scanned Image
Inserting a Calc Chart into a Text Document
Inserting Graphics From %PRODUCTNAME Draw or Impress
Inserting a Horizontal Line

Tables in Text Documents

Turning Number Recognition On or Off in Tables
Modifying Rows and Columns by Keyboard
Deleting Tables or the Contents of a Table
Inserting Tables
Repeating a Table Header on a New Page
Resizing Rows and Columns in a Text Table
Adding or Deleting a Row or Column to a Table Using the Keyboard

Objects in Text Documents

Positioning Objects
Wrapping Text Around Objects

Sections and Frames in Text Documents

Using Sections
Inserting, Editing, and Linking Text Frames
Editing Sections
Inserting Sections

Tables of Content and Indexes

Outline Numbering
User-Defined Indexes
Creating a Table of Contents
Creating Alphabetical Indexes
Indexes Covering Several Documents
Creating a Bibliography
Editing or Deleting Index and Table Entries
Updating, Editing and Deleting Indexes and Tables of Contents
Defining Index or Table of Contents Entries
Formatting an Index or a Table of Contents

Fields in Text Documents

About Fields
Inserting a Fixed or Variable Date Field
Converting a Field into Text

Navigating Text Documents

Moving and Copying Text in Documents
Rearranging a Document by Using the Navigator
Inserting Hyperlinks With the Navigator
Navigator for Text Documents

Calculating in Text Documents

Calculating Across Tables
Calculating in Text Documents
Calculating and Pasting the Result of a Formula in a Text Document
Calculating Cell Totals in Tables
Calculating Complex Formulas in Text Documents
Displaying the Result of a Table Calculation in a Different Table

Formatting Text Documents

Templates and Styles

Templates and Styles
Alternating Page Styles on Odd and Even Pages
Creating a Page Style Based on the Current Page
Using Styles From Another Document or Template
Creating New Styles From Selections
Updating Styles From Selections
Creating a Document Template
Changing the Default Template
Changing the Case of Text
Hiding Text
Defining Different Headers and Footers
Inserting a Chapter Name and Number in a Header or a Footer
Applying Text Formatting While You Type
Resetting Font Attributes
Applying Styles in Fill Format Mode
Wrapping Text Around Objects
Using a Frame to Center Text on a Page
Emphasizing Text
Rotating Text
Inserting and Deleting Page Breaks
Creating and Applying Page Styles
Making Text Superscript or Subscript

Special Text Elements

Using Captions
Conditional Text
Conditional Text for Page Counts
Inserting a Fixed or Variable Date Field
Adding Input Fields
Inserting Page Numbers of Continuation Pages
Inserting Page Numbers in Footers
Hiding Text
Defining Different Headers and Footers
Inserting a Chapter Name and Number in a Header or a Footer
Querying User Data in Fields or Conditions
Inserting and Editing Footnotes or Endnotes
Spacing Between Footnotes
About Headers and Footers
Formatting Headers or Footers
Animating Text
Creating a Form Letter

Automatic Functions

Adding Exceptions to the AutoCorrect List
Using AutoText
Creating Numbered or Bulleted Lists as You Type
Turning Off AutoCorrect
Automatically Check Spelling
Turning Number Recognition On or Off in Tables
Checking Spelling in Other Languages
Hyphenation

Numbering and Lists

Adding Chapter Numbers to Captions
Creating Numbered or Bulleted Lists as You Type
Outline Numbering
Changing the Outline Level of Numbered and Bulleted Lists
Combining Numbered Lists
Adding Line Numbers
Modifying Numbering in a Numbered List
Defining Number Ranges
Adding Numbering
Numbering and Numbering Styles
Adding Bullets

Spellchecking, Thesaurus, and Languages

Automatically Check Spelling
Removing Words From a User-Defined Dictionary
Thesaurus
Checking Spelling in Other Languages
Checking Spelling Manually

Troubleshooting Tips

Inserting Text Before a Table at the Top of Page
Going to Specific Bookmark

Loading, Saving, Importing, and Exporting

Saving Text Documents in HTML Format
Inserting an Entire Text Document

Master Documents

Master Documents and Subdocuments

Links and References

Inserting Cross-References
Inserting Hyperlinks With the Navigator

Printing

Selecting printer paper trays
Previewing a Page Before Printing
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet
Creating and Applying Page Styles

Searching and Replacing

Using Wildcards in Text Searches
List of Regular Expressions

HTML Documents

Web Pages
HTML Filters and Forms
Saving Text Documents in HTML Format