Getting Started Guide 6.4 - MundoLibre

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• Writer (word processing)
• Calc (spreadsheets)
• Impress (presentations)
• Draw (vector graphics)
• Base (database)
• Math (equation editor)

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• What's This? For quick tips when a toolbar is visible, place the mouse pointer over any of the icons to see a small box (“tooltip”) with a brief explanation of the icon’s function. For a more detailed explanation, select Help > What's This? and hold the pointer over the icon. In addition, you can choose whether to activate Extended Tips using Tools > Options > LibreOffice > General.
• User Guides ‡ Opens your default browser at the Documentation page of the LibreOffice website, https://documentation.libreoffice.org/en/english-documentation/. There you will find copies of User Guides and other useful information.
• Show Tip-of-the-Day Opens a small window with a random tip on how to use LibreOffice.
• Get Help Online ‡ Opens your default browser at the Ask LibreOffice forum of questions and answers from the LibreOffice community, https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/questions/.
• Send Feedback ‡ Opens your default browser at the Feedback page of the LibreOffice website, https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/feedback/. From there you can report bugs, suggest new features and communicate with others in the LibreOffice community.
• Restart in Safe Mode Opens a dialog window where you will have the option to restart LibreOffice and reset the software to its default settings.
• Get Involved ‡ Opens your default browser at the Get Involved page of the LibreOffice website, https://www.libreoffice.org/community/get-involved/. There you can choose a topic of interest to help improve the program.
• Donate to LibreOffice ‡ Opens your default browser at the Donation page of the LibreOffice website, https://donate.libreoffice.org/. There you can choose to make a donation to support LibreOffice.
• License Information Outlines the licenses under which LibreOffice is made available.
• Check for Updates ‡ Opens a dialog window and checks the LibreOffice website for updates to your version of the software.
• About LibreOffice Opens a dialog window and displays information about the version of LibreOffice and the operating system you are using. This information will often be requested if you ask the community for help or assistance with the software. (On macOS this item is under the LibreOffice menu.)

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1. Tabbed page (not strictly speaking a control).
2. Radio buttons (only one can be selected at a time).
3. Checkbox (more than one can be selected at a time).
4. Spin box (click the up and down arrows to change the number shown in the adjacent text box, or type in the text box).
5. Thumbnail or preview.
6. Drop-down list from which to select an item.
7. Push buttons.

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• No licensing fees. LibreOffice is free for anyone to use and distribute at no cost. Many features that are available as extra cost add-ins in other office suites (like PDF export) are free with LibreOffice. There are no hidden charges now or in the future.
• Open source. You can distribute, copy, and modify the software as much as you wish, in accordance with the LibreOffice Open Source licenses.
• Cross-platform. LibreOffice runs on several hardware architectures and under multiple operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Extensive language support. The LibreOffice user interface, including spelling, hyphenation, and thesaurus dictionaries, is available in over 100 languages and dialects. LibreOffice also provides support for both Complex Text Layout (CTL) and Right to Left (RTL) layout languages (such as Urdu, Hebrew, and Arabic).
• Consistent user interface. All the components have a similar “look and feel”, making them easy to use and master.
• Integration. The components of LibreOffice are well integrated with one another.

• All the components share a common spelling checker and other tools, which are used consistently across the suite. For example, the drawing tools available in Writer are also found in Calc, with similar but enhanced versions in Impress and Draw.
• You do not need to know which application was used to create a particular file. For example, you can open a Draw file from Writer; it will open automatically in Draw.

• Granularity. Usually, if you change an option, it affects all components. However, LibreOffice options can be set at a component level or even at document level.
• File compatibility. In addition to its native OpenDocument formats, LibreOffice includes support for opening and saving files in many common formats including Microsoft Office, HTML, XML, WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, and PDF.
• No vendor lock-in. LibreOffice uses OpenDocument, an XML (eXtensible Markup Language) file format developed as an industry standard by OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards). These files can easily be unzipped and read by any text editor, and their framework is open and published.
• You have a voice. Enhancements, software fixes, and release dates are community-driven. You can join the community and affect the course of the product you use.

• Microsoft Windows: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, or Windows 10; Administrator rights are needed for the installation process.
• GNU/Linux: Kernel version 3.10 or higher and glibc2 v2.17 or higher.
• macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) or higher.

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• A Word file (*.doc or *.docx) opens in Writer.
• An Excel file (*.xls or *.xlsx) opens in Calc.
• A PowerPoint file (*.ppt or *.pptx) opens in Impress.

• File – commands that apply to the entire document such as Open, Save, and Export as PDF.
• Edit – commands for editing the document such as Undo, Find & Replace, Cut, Copy, Paste, and Track Changes.
• View – commands for controlling the display of the document such as Toolbars, Text Boundaries, and Zoom.
• Insert – commands for inserting elements into your document such as Header, Footer, and Image.
• Format – commands for formatting the layout of your document.
• Styles – commands for quickly applying common styles; for editing, loading, and creating new styles; and for accessing the Styles deck in the Sidebar.
• Table – commands to insert and edit a table in a text document.
• Form – commands to create fill-in forms.
• Tools – functions such as Spelling, AutoCorrect, Customize, and Options.
• Window – commands for the display window.
• Help – links to the LibreOffice Help file, What’s This?, and information about the program.

1. Move the mouse cursor over the toolbar handle, which is the small vertical bar to the left of a docked toolbar and highlighted in Figure 4.
2. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the toolbar to the new location. The toolbar can be docked in a new position at the top, sides or bottom of the main window, or left as a floating toolbar.
3. Release the mouse button.

• To show or hide icons defined for the selected toolbar, point to Visible Buttons. Visible icons on a toolbar are indicated by an outline around the icon (Figure 5) or by a check mark beside the icon, depending on your operating system. Select or deselect icons to hide or show them on the toolbar.

• Click Customize Toolbar to open the Customize dialog; See Chapter 14, Customizing LibreOffice, for more information.
• Click Dock Toolbar to dock the selected floating toolbar. You can reposition the toolbar to a different docked position. See “Moving toolbars” on page 21.
• Click Dock All Toolbars to dock all floating toolbars. You can reposition the toolbars to different docked positions. See “Moving toolbars” on page 21.
• Click Lock Toolbar Position to lock a docked toolbar into its docked position.
• Click Close Toolbar to close the selected toolbar.

• Use File > New on the Menu bar and select the type of document from the context menu.
• Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+N to create a new document. The type of document created depends on which LibreOffice component is open and active. For example, if Calc is open and active, a new spreadsheet is created.
• Use File > Wizards on the Menu bar and select the type of document from the context menu.
• If a document is already open in LibreOffice, click the New icon on the Standard toolbar and a new document of the same type is created in a new window. For example, if Calc is open and active, a new spreadsheet is created. The New icon changes depending on which component of LibreOffice is open.
• If a document is already open in LibreOffice, click on the small triangle to the right of the New icon on the Standard toolbar and select the type of document from the context menu that opens.

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• When no document is open, click Open File or Remote Files in the Start Center to reach the corresponding open dialog.
• Go to File > Open or File > Open Remote on the Menu bar to reach the corresponding open dialog.
• Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+O to reach the Open dialog.
• If a document is already open, click the Open icon on the Standard toolbar and select from a list of available documents from the Open dialog.
• Click the small triangle to the right of the Open icon and select from a list of recently opened documents, click Open Template to select a template, or click Open Remote File to open a remote file.
• When no document is open, click on a thumbnail of recently opened documents displayed in the Start Center. You can scroll up or down in the Start Center to locate a recently opened document.

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• Save – use if you are keeping the document, its current filename and location.
• Save Remote – use if your document is already stored in a remote server or will be stored in a remote server.
• Save As – use to create a new document, or change the filename and/or file format, or save the file in a different location on your computer.
• Save a Copy – use to save a copy of your current document and keep it open for more editing.
• Save All – use to save all the files open in your current session.

• Use the menu option File > Save.
• Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S.
• Click the Save icon on the Standard toolbar.
• Use the menu option File > Save All.
• Use the menu option File > Save Remote.
• Use the menu option File > Save a Copy (similar to the Save As command).

• Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+S.
• Use the menu option File > Save As.

1. Using the Save As command above, select the Save with password option in the Save As dialog or Save dialog.
2. Click Save and the Set Password dialog opens (Figure 11).
3. In File Encryption Password, enter a password to open the document and then enter the same password as confirmation.
4. To restrict wh