You can open the terminal by typing terminal in the app menu to search it, or the more easy way, just press the ctrl+alt+t keys at the same time.
Once terminal is open, enter into it:
soffice -writer
For options, you can enter:
soffice -?
Alternatively, you can press alt+F2 to pull up the Launcher and enter soffice -writer into that and hit enter or the Launch button.
Yes, Zorin OS comes with LibreOffice, not Open Office. Libreoffice launches with:
libreoffice --writer
