Hi, as a hobby, I write. I use OpenOffice, it's great, but a behemot that takes a lifetime to open. Which is a great FREE and LIGHT word processor? It should have page break, paragraph options (spacing), open and operate with great speed. Any suggestion is appreciated.
Give this a try. I use it on my laptop USB stick for writing documentation. Its tiny, so opens quickly, and is pretty good for the average work. http://www.abisource.com/ This is OpenOffice, but shrunk down so it fits on a USB stick. As you'd expect, it opens much faster. This might be worth a shot if you already use it. http://portableapps.com/apps/office/suites/portable_openoffice
Strange. I use the Open Office Suite and doesn't take longer than M$ Office in my box. Yes, great and free!
One word: Notepad. Actually scratch that. I wouldn't really go so far as to call it 'great.' But it is free
Yep OpenOffice Writer is great, it's stable and fast, once opened. But in my old laptop takes about 30-45 secs to open, and for me it's a bit long every time I want to write. I discovered that Abiword opens in 4-5 secs, and it has everything I need! Then, I'll revise the final draft on OpenOffice, but for now (fast typing) Abiword is better!
Glad you like it. I think its a neat application. I was using it when I was working on a project to have a certain application suite running off a USB stick. I decided to put that on there and write the documentation on it too.