LibreOffice is free software, As we all know, most software requires a license but LibreOffice is totally free software, anyone can use it without a license. LibreOffice is a open source software. OSS software are those software that distributes the right to modify the source code among programmers. LibreOffice support multiple os such as Linux, Windows, Mac. The special feature of this software is that other software, such as pdf, which is part of the add-ins, does not need to be purchased it is available in LibreOffice. The LibreOffice package includes LibreOffice Writer, LibreOffice Calc, LibreOffice Impress, LibreOffice Draw, LibreOffice Math, and LibreOffice Base. LibreOffice has excellent tools for word processing., databases, spreadsheets, presentations, and formulas.
LibreOffice Writer has rich in tools. Like Ms-word LibreOffice also contains formatting, paragraph, page style, file protection tools etc.
File Menu:-
New: T o create a new document, always
click new or use the shortcut key CTRL +N Alternatively, click New on the
standard tools bar.
Open:
To open an existing document,
click open or use the shortcut key CTRL +O Alternatively, click Open on
the standard tools bar.
Recent Documents:
All the recently created files can be viewed here. Click on the file menu and click Recent Documents.
Save & Save As:
To save the file use save or save as. When saving a file for the first time, select Save As. Otherwise, choose Save. When saving a file, specify the location where the file should be saved. By default, the file will be saved in documents. Select the Save with password checkbox and enter a password to protect the file.
Key Shortcut
Ctrl+S = Save
Ctrl+Shift+S = Save As
Export Directly As PDF
The file can also be saved in pdf format using the tool Export directly as PDF. Choose this tool from the file menu, or alternatively, choose from the standard tool bar.
Send:
The file can also be sent as an email attachment using the send command from the file menu
Print Preview
It is advisable to view the file before printing. Go to the file menu, click print preview or use Ctrl+shift+o.
Print:
ctrl+p
To print the hard copy of the file, click on the file menu, or alternatively choose the Ctrl + P keyboard shortcut.
Note:
For print setting see page setup.
Text Formatting Shortcut:
|
Name |
Shortcut Key |
Text |
Output |
|
Bold |
Ctrl+B |
Computer |
Computer |
|
Italic |
Ctrl+I |
|
Computer |
|
Underline |
Ctrl+U |
|
Computer |
|
Double Underline |
Ctrl+D |
| Computer |
|
Superscript |
Ctrl+shift+P |
2nd |
2nd |
|
Subscript |
Ctrl+shift+B |
H2O |
H2o |
|
Strikethrough |
|
Computer |
|
Outline Font Effect | Ctrl+B | Technology | Technology |
Increase Size | Ctrl+] | Font Size | Font Size |
Decrease Size | Ctrl+[ | Font Size | Font Size |
Cycle case | Shift + F3 | Computer | COMPUTER (upper case) computer (lower case) |
- | - | - | Information Technology (Capitalize every word) |
- | - | - | iNFORMATION tECHNOLOGY (tOGGLE cASE) |
Small capitals | Ctrl+shift+K | Information | Information |
Other Tools:
Clone formatting:
To download LibreOffice follow the step:
1. Go to Google.com.
2. Navigate to LibreOffice.org.
3. Select Download.
4. Click the Download
LibreOffice 7.4.1 button.
5. Click on "Choose your
Operating System":
Windows 32 Bit or Windows 64
Bit, for example.
6. Again, click
download. The exe file will be downloaded.
Click to install the app.
LibreOffice will be installed.
