OpenOffice.org already has a note tool, of course, but, in its current incarnation, it is difficult to read (that will change in September, though, when OpenOffice.org 3.0 is due for release). By ...

Select these options in OpenOffice.org Writer to preserve Word features the open-source word processor doesn't support. To make Word's .doc file format the default in OOo Writer, click General ...

Content: OpenOffice Writer is a good alternative to Microsoft Word for scientific work. It can be downloaded free of charge from the Internet and is in no way inferior to other word processing ...