Openoffice is a productive office suite with a collection of different software packages such as
(i) Openoffice writer - Word processor to create text documents
(ii) Openoffice calc - Spreadsheet to create worksheets
(iii) Openoffice Base - Database
(iv) Openoffice Impress - Presentation Software
(v) Openoffice Draw - Drawing software
(vi) Openofice Forumula - Create formula and equations..

Indent is the distance from the left and right margin of a paragraph. It is used to improve the efficiency and readability of the paragraph and makes the paragraph look more attractive.

(i) Select the entire document by Edit ➝ Select All
(ii) Format ➝ paragraph
(iii) The paragraph dialog box appears, click Indents and spacing tab
(iv) In the line spacing option, select the type and click OK button.

1. Changing the default appearance of the text like changing the font type , size, color, style etc., are called as Text formatting. 
2. Text Formatting means to organize text with font attributes-such as bold, italics, or underlining to enhance data to catch the reader's attention and becomes more attractive and easy to read.

Backspace Key: Deletes the character left of the insertion pointer
Delete Key : Deletes the character right of the insertion pointer

When the text reaches the end of the line, the word is automatically wrapped to the next line. This feature in any word processor is known as Word wrap.

There are two toolbars available by default. They are:
(i) Standard Toolbar
(ii) Formatting Toolbar

A new text document can also be created by selecting File ➝ New ➝ Text Document from any OpenOffice Application. Ctrl + N keyboard short cut can also be used to open a new text document.

To merge a group of cells:
(i) Select the cells to merge.
(ii) Right click and choose Cell ➝ Merge or choose Table ➝ Merge Cells from the menu bar.

AutoText allows you to assign text, tables, grajphics and other items to a key or key combination. For example, rather than typing "TamilNadu" every time you use that phrase, you might just type "tn" and press F3.

Openoffice writer has the ability to insert and edit images in a more simply way.
(i) Place the insertion pointer where you want the image to appear
(ii) Select Insert \(\rightarrow\) Picture \(\rightarrow\) From file 
(iii) The insert picture dialog box appears where the picture gallery opens from which the desired picture can be selected.
(iv) If the picture is not in the gallery, then browse the pictures from the folder, choose the desired picture.
(v) Click on the Open button
(vi) The selected picture is inserted into the document.