Documentation/OOoAuthors User Manual/Getting Started/Creating new files

Getting Started with OpenOffice.org 2.x

Chapter 3: File Management

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• Starting a new file
• Opening an existing file
• Saving files
• Exporting files
• E-mailing files
• Renaming and deleting files
• Using the Open and Save As dialogs
• File associations
• Digital signing of documents
• File formats

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Different ways of creating a new document:

• Use File > New and choose the type of document.
• Use the arrow next to the New button on the main toolbar. A menu of choices (Figure 10) drops down; select the type of document to be created.

Figure 10. The New menu from the toolbar

• Use a "Quick start" program. For example, the Microsoft Windows version of OpenOffice.org has a Quickstart icon in the system tray. See Chapter 2 (Starting OpenOffice.org) for more information on the Quickstart icon.
• Press Control+'N on the keyboard.
• Use File > Wizards for some types of documents. (See Figure 11.)

Figure 11. Creating a file using a Wizard