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I hope this doesn't sound too stupid but...how do I get OpenOffice Writer? I have a laptop. When I google it, it just gives me links to open office (which I have 4.1.13).

It is to be considered as a single product with all its modules (Writer, Calc...). Disk space is not a problem anymore so don't bother removing the other modules. They weight few MB only, most of the suite is made of shared files.

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Webster1963 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:51 pm How do I get OpenOffice Writer?

If you installed OpenOffice 4.1.13 then you already have it. OpenOffice has multiple components, Writer (text documents), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (drawings), etc. When you install OpenOffice (use that link), you get them all. If you only want to use Writer, just ignore the others. Here is a link to OpenOffice documentation. Even though you are installing OpenOffice version 4, the documentation for that is not complete but you can use the version 3 documentation because the two versions are very similar in usage. I mostly use PDFs of OpenOffice.org 3.3 User Guides. The Writer for Students guide will answer many of the questions that beginners have.

OpenOffice doesn't have an upgrade feature. You will just install a new release of OpenOffice and doing that will overwrite the old release.

You should indicate what operating system you use in your forum signature because we may need to know that if you have a question later.

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Ok thanks. I wonder why people call it that.

You might want to think about installing LibreOffice instead of OpenOffice. There are several good reasons to do so some of which are detailed here: [Tutorial] Considering a Switch from OpenOffice to LibreOffice? Some Useful Information

This forum deals with LibreOffice too.

Okay downloaded it looks good, thanks.