Changes

* When no document is open:

* When no document is open:

# Click Open File or Remote files in the Start Center.

# Click Open File or Remote files in the Start Center.

# Choose File > Open or File > Open Remote File on the Menu bar.

# Choose '''File > Open''' or '''File > Open Remote File''' on the Menu bar.

# Press Ctrl+O on the keyboard.

# Press '''Ctrl+O''' on the keyboard.

# Click the Open icon on the Standard toolbar.

# Click the Open icon on the Standard toolbar.

# Double-click a thumbnail of recently opened documents displayed in the Start Center. You can scroll up or down in the Start Center to locate a recently opened document.

# Double-click a thumbnail of recently opened documents displayed in the Start Center. You can scroll up or down in the Start Center to locate a recently opened document.

* The second toolbar at the top is the Formatting toolbar. It is context-sensitive; that is, it shows the tools relevant to the current position of the cursor or the selected object. For example, when the cursor is in text, the Formatting toolbar provides tools for formatting text. When the cursor is on a graphic (image), the tools are for formatting images.

* The second toolbar at the top is the Formatting toolbar. It is context-sensitive; that is, it shows the tools relevant to the current position of the cursor or the selected object. For example, when the cursor is in text, the Formatting toolbar provides tools for formatting text. When the cursor is on a graphic (image), the tools are for formatting images.

* To free more space for the document, you can choose a single-toolbar alternative containing the most-used commands. To activate it, enable View > Toolbars > Standard (Single Mode) and also disable View > Toolbars > Standard and View > Toolbars > Formatting.

* To free more space for the document, you can choose a single-toolbar alternative containing the most-used commands. To activate it, '''enable View > Toolbars > Standard (Single Mode) and also disable View > Toolbars > Standard and View > Toolbars > Formatting'''.

* Other toolbars are available at View > Toolbars.  

* Other toolbars are available at '''View > Toolbars'''.  

'''Rulers'''

'''Rulers'''

* The horizontal ruler across the top of the workspace is visible by default but the vertical ruler on the left is hidden by default.  

* The horizontal ruler across the top of the workspace is visible by default but the vertical ruler on the left is hidden by default.  

* Cutting and copying text in Writer is similar to cutting and copying text in other applications. You can copy or move text within a document, or between documents, by dragging or by using menu selections, icons, or keyboard shortcuts. You can also copy text from other sources such as Web pages and paste it into a Writer document.

* Cutting and copying text in Writer is similar to cutting and copying text in other applications. You can copy or move text within a document, or between documents, by dragging or by using menu selections, icons, or keyboard shortcuts. You can also copy text from other sources such as Web pages and paste it into a Writer document.

* To move (drag and drop) selected text using the mouse, drag it to the new location and release it; the cursor changes shape while dragging. To copy selected text, hold down the Ctrl key while dragging. The text retains the formatting it had before dragging.

* To move (drag and drop) selected text using the mouse, drag it to the new location and release it; the cursor changes shape while dragging. To copy selected text, hold down the '''Ctrl''' key while dragging. The text retains the formatting it had before dragging.

* To move (cut and paste) selected text, use Ctrl+X to cut the text, insert the cursor at the paste-in point and use Ctrl+V to paste. Alternatively, use the buttons on the Standard toolbar.

* To move (cut and paste) selected text, use '''Ctrl+X''' to cut the text, insert the cursor at the paste-in point and use '''Ctrl+V''' to paste. Alternatively, use the buttons on the Standard toolbar.

* When you paste text, the result depends on the source of the text and how you paste it. If you click the Paste button, then the pasted text keeps its original formatting (such as bold or italics). Text pasted from Web sites and other sources may be placed automatically into frames or tables as part of the format when you paste. If you do not like the results, click the Undo button or press Ctrl+Z.

* When you paste text, the result depends on the source of the text and how you paste it. If you click the Paste button, then the pasted text keeps its original formatting (such as bold or italics). Text pasted from Web sites and other sources may be placed automatically into frames or tables as part of the format when you paste. If you do not like the results, click the Undo button or press '''Ctrl+Z'''.

To make the pasted text inherit the paragraph style at the insertion point:

To make the pasted text inherit the paragraph style at the insertion point:

# Choose Edit > Paste Special, or

# Choose '''Edit > Paste Special''', or

# Click the arrow on the combination Paste button, or

# Click the arrow on the combination Paste button, or

# Click the Paste button without releasing the left mouse button.

# Click the Paste button without releasing the left mouse button.