Click on start, then control panel, then default programs, and select set your default programs.
The default is portrait.
OpenOffice (ant its forks such as LibreOffice etc.) have a Word processor, a Spreadsheet program a Presentation program, a Database program an equation editor and a whole lot more.
Microsoft Word, OpenOffice are a few to use. They are the best. Microsoft will cost you, but OpenOffice is free.
You either do not have another word processor, or you set that as the default program to pen files of that type.
If you mean can you write something using Microsoft Works word-processor - and open it using OpenOffice - yes you can ! OpenOffice will happily open .wks files.
OpenOffice Writer will perform just as well as 'InDesign' - The Word-processor in OpenOffice is capable of doing such things as columns, indents, text highlighting, different fonts etc.
The default page layout is set at web layout. You can switch to the desired layout on the bottom right of your word processor
You can default your home if you will set the settings to "set as default " after visiting the desired home to be the default one.
Open the document - Slide the bottom slider on the ruler bar to where you want the margin to start. This will affect the whole document.
Microsoft Word 2007 is a single program - a word-processor. OpenOffice is a suite of programsincorporating a word-processor, spreadsheet and database programs (and others).
That depends on your word processor. In Microsoft Word (and I believe OpenOffice Writer) you can set the margins graphically when you show the ruler (View menu). The margins can then be set with the edge of the white area of the ruler.Alternatively you can go to some "Page setup" menu item probably under File and in a dialog set your margins with keyboard entry.Press the F1 key to get help in Windows programs.Google the application name you want help with they are all different.
Things like Microsoft Word, Openoffice Word processor. They're basically anything you can change font, type in, or edit a word document.