A lot of people think that most word-processing applications like Writer and its competition, are just like typewriters, with basic formatting like bold and underlining. This is OK for starting the document, but if it’s something that may require a format change in the future, then it could be a long and painful process.

Fortunately, over at World Label, they’ve put together some basic information on formatting using Styles – for both Calc and Writer.

Check it out at:

OpenOffice.org: The Need for Style

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