I can't install open office

I'm a newbie to MAC, I tried to install openoffice for Yosemite, I clicked on the installer, the download icon jiggled and then nothing happens. Where does the ap show if in fact I did download it correctly? Also how do I delete the files in the dowload folder ? Thanks

Your post confuses me (don’t worry, I often find myself in that state). When I first started reading your message I thought you meant you had clicked on the OpenOffice installer in your browser and the jiggle you referred to was the animation Safari uses to indicate a download has begun. Then you asked how to delete files from the download folder so that seemed to indicate you knew that files are downloaded into the Download folder. So I’m not quite sure what you clicked on that jiggled.
In short, when you click on a link in the browser to download a file it will be placed in the Downloads folder. Once the download is complete you open the Downloads folder and double-click on the file you downloaded. Mac programs can appear in the Downloads folder a couple different ways. Probably the most common today is the disk image (this file ends in .DMG which you can see if you have your computer configured to show extenders). Clicking on a disk images opens a virtual disk and a window will appear. From there you’ll either be instructed to drag the program icon to the Applications folder or to double click an installer to install the program. Some applications are delivered as compressed files (ending in ZIP) and double clicking on them will either reveal the application or a folder holding the application. Drag either to the Applications folder. In a few rare instances the applications installer will be directly downloaded. This usually shows up as a file ending in PKG. Double click it to start the installation.

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