Does anyone have knowledge of NeoOffice/J? Its the OpenOffice.org baby with an interface.

I want to change the default text in the windows as its very difficult to read. It appears to me to be a caps font in light grey but I can't find a preference option. I also would like to change the default letter document font from Times to Garamond but the instructions appear to be written for Windows although the program is for OS X.

I thought it was going to be a less bloated writing program than Word but it seems to be full of stuff and seems to have a lot of pre-formatting. Can anyone recommend it or should I stick with Word?

thanks and Best wishes
edward