from any OpenOffice Chapter Application. Ctrl + N keyboard short cut can also be used to open a new text document as shown in the Figure . Figure . A new OpenOffice Writer Window .
. Parts of Writer Window: The Figure . displays the contents of OpenOffice Writer window such as Title bar, Menu bar, Standard Toolbar, Formatting Tool bar, Ruler, Work space and Status bar. The components of a OpenOffice Writer window are explained below in Figure .
. Control buttons Title bar with document name Menu bar Tool bar Insertion Point Ruler Scroll bars Status bar Figure . Components of Writer Window Title Bar The title bar is displayed at the top of the window, which displays the name Control Buttons: of the document and its application. By default, the document is given the name as Untitled1.
At the right corner of title bar the control buttons available: ( ) minimize, ( ) maximize/restore and ( ) close shown in Figure . Figure . Control Buttons ( ) Minimize button: Click here to Minimize Figure . - Window Showing Minimize button When you click minimize button, it shrinks your document window smaller in size and shows it as a small button on the task bar.
To restore it in its original size, place your mouse pointer on the OpenOffice button which is available in the Taskbar, you can view your document as miniature and when you click on the button, your document is restored to its original size. Figure . - Minature Window of Open Office Document Chapter ( ) Maximize button : When you click maximize button, your document window is displayed in full screen. When it is in full screen, the maximize button is changed to “Restore”.
Restore Figure . - Sizing Buttons When you click restore button, the document window regains to its original size. ( ) Close button : This button is called as “Close” button, when you click this button, the application is closed and OpenOffice returns back to the desktop. The red colored close button