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Set up LibreOffice/OpenOffice to work like Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word not only rules the roost when it comes to word processing, the software giant has pushed most of its competitors out of the market. However, OpenOffice Writer is a free word processor from Oracle that many home and office users have turned to in order to get the functionality of a high-end word processor without the hefty price tag. If you want Writer to look and function like Word, this article will show you five easy ways to do so.
Microsoft's recent switch from a menu interface to a ribbon interface left many Word users confused. With no way to revert to the menu interface, many users opted to stick with an older version of the word processor or looked to alternatives such as OpenOffice Writer.
There's no way to simulate the ribbon in OpenOffice Writer, but there are other things you can do to make Writer look and function more like Microsoft Word. For example, you can hide text boundaries, turn on spell checking as you type, turn on grammar checking as you type, change the application's background color, and change the appearance of toolbar buttons. By making these five changes, you can get the benefits of Writer without losing the look and feel of Word.
