How to Layout a Book with OpenOffice.org: Part 1 | Linux Today

How to Layout a Book with OpenOffice.org: Part 1

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 14, 2009

“1. Start OpenOffice.org Writer with a regular blank document
template.

“The first thing you will need to do is set the size of your
book. In my personal experience, it helped me tremendously with
writing to be able to see each page at a normal book size rather
than the 8.5″x11″ college essay size. Suddenly, writing
one hundred or two hundred pages will not take so long or seem so
daunting.

“2. Click “Format” in the menu and then click
“Page…”

“3. Enter in your custom width and height.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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