Office Software

[linda661]

I downloaded software called Open Office to use for letter writing. Whenever I open a new text document it is using tables and all of my writing goes into columns. I can't figure out how to make it just a blank page for letter writing.

Can anyone tell me about using it the way I need to or suggest a different suite that is free.

thanks

Linda

 

[Mashed1316]

Hello there, Linda.

For text documents in Open Office you should use "Writer", those simptoms suggest that you're using "Calc" ¿? :huh:

Try that and see what happens.

 

[linda661]

The application is called Open Office Writer. I click on the box that says it will be a text document. Then I get tables. Maybe that's a default. I can't see how to change the default of change to a plain piece of paper.

 

[DeaconFrost]

What if you try a better "document" format, as opposed to a text document? As another suggestion for free, GoogleDocs and MS OfficeLive are both free, and even give you plenty of online storage to go with your account.

 

[pparks1]

Linda,

Go into Writer, click on Format and choose Page. From in there, click on the Columns tab. Check to ensure that columns is set to 1.

Open Office is a great, (free) alternative to Microsoft Office. Generally speaking, it's what I use at home.

Edit: And when she says that she is creating a Text document, the doesn't mean text..like file.txt. When you launch Open Office, you are presented with a startup screen and it presents you with a listing of the applications in the suite. You click on Text document for Writer, Spreadsheet for Calc, etc.

 

[linda661]

Well, that's seems to work pretty good. Thanks to all.