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OpenOffice.org Viewer 

        The OpenOffice.org Viewer can open files written in the OpenOffice.org Writer, OpenOffice.org Calc, and OpenOffice.org Impress applications. The files must have a .swx, a .sxc, or a .sxi extension respectively. There is no limit as to the numbers of pages or slides the viewer can display, however the displayed documents are not editable.

        Opening Files

        Using the File Menu:

1. Click on File, then click on Open

2. Choose the file you want to view

3. Press the Open button to display the contents

4. To cancel, press on the Cancel button

        Using the Toolbar:

1. Click on the Open button

2. Choose the file you want to view

3. Press the Open button to display the contents

4. To cancel, press on the Cancel button

        Saving Files

        Using the File Menu:

1. Click on File, then Save-as

2. Enter the new path or new filename

3. Press the Save button to save the file

4. To cancel, press Cancel

         Using the Toolbar:

1. Click on the Save-as button

2. Enter the new path or new filename

3. Press the Save button to save the file

4. To cancel, press Cancel

     Printing Files

        Using the File Menu:

1. Press File, then Print

2. Press the Print button on the printer dialog to start the print job

        Using the Toolbar:

1. Press the Print button

2. Press the Print button on the printer dialog to start the print job

        For Impress documents, specify that the page layout is landscape.

    Writing to Text Files

        Using the Options Menu:

1. Press Options, then Save-as Text File

2. Enter the path and filename for the text file

3. Press the Save button to create the file

4. To cancel, press the Cancel button

OpenOffice.org Writer Viewer

    Searching for Words

        Using the Toolbar:

1. Click on the Search button

2. Enter the word you wish to find in the document

3. Press the Find Next button to start searching

4. To cancel, press the Cancel button

    Copying Text to Clipboard

Using the Edit Menu:

1. After highlighting the text, click on the Edit Menu and choose Copy

2. You may also click on the Edit Menu and choose Select-All to highlight all the text

3. You may also use the Ctrl-C combination to copy the text

Using the Toolbar:

1. After highlighting the text, click on the Copy button.

2. You may also use the Ctrl-C combination to copy the text

Using the Pop-up Menu:

1. After highlighting the text, right click on the text pane.

2. Choose copy from the pop-up menu.

3. You may also use the Ctrl-C combination to copy the text

    Changing View Percentages

1. Enter the view percentage  of your choice on the combo box and press the enter key

2. You may also choose pre-defined view percentages from the drop down list.

OpenOffice.org Calc Viewer

        The Calc viewer displays the 3 default spreadsheets associated with a .sxc document.

    Using the Navigation Buttons

        To view the sheets, use the navigation buttons on the toolbar. You may also click the associated tabs for the sheet

    Copying Text to Clipboard

1. Highlight the cells containing the contents you wish to copy.

2. Press ctrl-C to copy contents to clipboard.

    Resizing the Cells

        To view contents which do not fit inside the cell's width, resize the column by dragging on the cells edge.

OpenOffice.org Impress Viewer

Using the Navigation Buttons

                To view the slides, use the navigation buttons on the toolbar. You may also click the associated tabs for the slides

Performing Slide Show Presentations

                Click on the Full Screen button located on the toolbar. Use the arrow keys to move between slides. Left and Up keys to view the next slide. Right and Down keys to view the previous slides.

        You may also click the left mouse button to view the next slide and right mouse button to view the previous slide.