How to Use Open Office As a Web Publisher
Open Office, the free, open-source software suite, includes a variety of common office applications, including a word processor, spreadsheet manager and slide show generator. However, unlike other office suites, Open Office does not include an application dedicated to Web design. Nevertheless, Open Office's word processor, Writer, has the capability to serve as the suite's Web publisher with its Web Wizard and ability to save a document as an HTML file. While Writer may not possess as much WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) capabilities as other dedicated Web publishers, it can be used by Web novices to generate quick Web pages.
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Instructions
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Create a new document or open an existing document you want to convert to a Web page in Writer.
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Design the look and layout of your Web page by using Writer's "AutoPilot" template menu. This wizard will automatically apply layouts, font styles, backgrounds and colors to your documents, as well as generate other common types of pages such as contact forms, photography albums and tables of contents.
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Insert hyperlinks into your document by highlighting the word or words you want to make into a link and choosing "Hyperlink" under the "Insert" menu. In the hyperlink window, you can either supply a Web page link or choose a document from your hard drive. Document links will automatically be converted into proper HTML links when you publish the document as a Web page.
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Preview how the document will look when converted to HTML in your Web browser by opening the "View" menu and choosing "Online Layout." Writer will automatically generate an HTML version of your document and open it in your default browser.
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Publish your document as HTML by opening the "File" menu and choosing the option "Create HTML Document." Writer will convert your document into HTML code, which is the code used to publish Web pages.
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Tips & Warnings
Before your Web page will be visible on the Internet, you must first upload the HTML files to a Web host. Your university or place of work may supply Web space for free on its servers, or you may need to pay a Web host to provide you with Web space.
Save a copy of your Web page in the default Open Office SXW file format so that you can make changes to your original document without having to edit the HTML pages.
