How to Change OpenOffice Default Settings
The open source OpenOffice productivity suite has programs for word processing, spreadsheets, databases and presentations. To assist you in formatting your documents, the programs have default settings. For example, the word processor, Writer, has defaults for fonts, line spacing and margins. You can change many of Writer's default formatting options to suit your commonly used formats.
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Instructions
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Start OpenOffice Writer.
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Click the "Format" menu and select "Styles and Formatting" to open a formatting dialog box.
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Right-click "Default" then click "Modify."
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Click through the tabs and make the changes to the default settings that you want. Click "OK" when you are finished.
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Tips & Warnings
You can make other changes to the default settings in Writer and other OpenOffice programs by clicking the "Tools" menu and selecting "Options" from the list.
