Questions tagged [libreoffice]
Questions about LibreOffice and the included applications (Writer, Calc, Impress, Base, Draw, Math). Unless the question is a general how-to, user should always tell which version of LibreOffice in use.
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How to align objects using only guide lines in office suite
In google slide and ms power point (actually almost in every application where you can move objects on a canvas) helplines can be used as alignment mechanism. For example I can simply move object to ...
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Is it possible to install only some parts of LibreOffice snap version?
When I run:
$ snap find libreoffice
Name Version Publisher Notes Summary
libreoffice 24.2.2.2 canonical✓ - LibreOffice is a free and open source office suite
[..]
I see that the ...
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Sorry Ubuntu 22.04 has experienced an internal error when using libreoffice
So since some days ago Ubuntu is failing closing libreoffice calc, writter.
I saw many questions, but it seem those are not related with libreoffice. I use ubuntu the whole day and it works fine, it ...
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LibreDraw runs very slowly in Ubuntu 22.04
After upgrading to Lubuntu 22.04, LibreDraw is running very slowly to the extent that it's unusable, from being completely fine on release 18. I'm running it on a laptop with a Pentium P6100 / 8G dram ...
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Can I safely delete .~lock... files for Libreoffice documents that I know are now closed?
I have a situation where a .~lock file exists on my laptop when I know the file was closed.
Here's how:
On my desktop, I edit a Libreoffice Writer file. Once I've finished, I sync the folder (using ...
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libreoffice-calc, draw, and impress (ARM64) were automatically removed and are no longer installable
This is a headless Ubuntu 23.10 (ARM64 architecture) server, originally installed several years ago. Yesterday, as part of a routine software (patch) upgrade, the following was done (from /var/log/apt/...
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LibreOffice: convert Calc spreasheet to pdf without filename and page number
I would like to convert a few Calc spreadsheets to PDF format without having in the output the name of the document and the number of each page. I've looked at the options provided by the GUI "...
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Certificate recognized by the driver is not appearing in OpenOffice
I'm trying to get a token for digital signature working on my Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS.
I've installed its drivers and added the certificates manually in firefox, but when trying to sign a pdf openOffice (v....
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LXQT task bar: non-repo app icons are missing
Lubuntu 22.04
I have installed non-repository applications, in particular Rstudio, LibreOffice and Discord, and they show up as they are supposed to be in the applications menu, but when I run the ...
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auto correct in Libre office writer
After some update I can no longer use --> so get an arrow in texts. Looking in Tools > Autocorrect > options. It is there saying Replace --> With → But nothing happens when I type
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scrolling in LibreOffice Calc feels like it never ends, even though I might not be reaching the last cell.?
I'm having a weird scrolling issue in the new LibreOffice Calc. Whenever I try to scroll through the cells, it just keeps going like it's never going to stop, even though I'm nowhere near the last ...
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Libreoffice update can't find JRE
I just updated snaps (sudo snap refresh) and now have LibreOffice 24.2. Normally, after an update, LibreOffice Base can't find my Java Runtime Environment. This is usually easily remedied by going ...
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How to delete an individual cell of table in libreoffice writer?
I have a table with 2 rows. I would like to delete one empty cell in the row in order that the information in the table matches 1:1 by row.
For example:
In the example, I would like to delete the ...
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can you help me? ubuntu 20.04 sometimes not accepting any keyboard input
The problem occurs when I'm encoding something in Libreoffice Calc, Oracle, and Mozilla firefox. This has happened to me twice this week, and the problem resolves when I click on settings; the ...
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In which way can I transorm pdf file in ms word doc 97 format?
under kubuntu 22.04 I have a pdf file and I need to make a ms word doc 97 file to edit
it under both Libre Office Writer and ms word doc 97.
If I open this file from Libre Office Writer the file is ...
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Making powerpoints for youtube?
When I was running windows 10, I was planning on using its powerpoint program to make youtube videos. And yes, it would be sufficient for my needs, and honestly better than a camera. The windows ...
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How to fix Java Environment on Ubuntu 22.04 for Zotero?
I have installed the program Zotero on /opt. I have problems with the Java environment (JRE). On this post, it is said that one needs to run sudo apt install default-jre and sudo apt install ...
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LO 7.6.3.2 runs really slow..what to do?
This is my system
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 23.10
Release: 23.10
Codename: mantic
LibreOffice LibreOffice 7.6.3.2
I upgraded to 7.6.3.2 recently (from the Ubuntu Software ...
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font not working in svg on ubuntu 20.04
on ubuntu 18.04, if I download a font .ttf file and copy it to the ~/.fonts directory, the font appears in libreoffice; then I can save an .svg file with text using that font, and then loading the ....
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Difference between system printers and app printers
Is there a difference between the system printers within Ubuntu and the printers listed in applications such as LibreOffice or Gnome Text Editor?
I have 3 printers within my network. Three are ...
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LibreOffice fails to start
I'm on Ubuntu 23.10. I installed LibreOffice without errors.
However, when I try to start it, it doesn't. I've used LibreOffice on other Linux systems, CentOS and Rocky, without issues.
How do I fix ...
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Ubuntu Impress image
My Impress program used to have an image percentage control down in the lower right corner of the window. How do I get that back using Ubuntu 20.4.6lts
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Libreoffice on GPD Pocket 3 (7 inch laptop). How to navigate to the bottom of options dialogue?
I have a GPD Pocket 3. This device has a rather small screen. Under ubuntu 23.10 when running Libreoffice and entering tools options, I get the following screen:
On my bigger laptop (albeit on ...
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why does LibreOffice 7.6 Writer take a long time to load?
I'm running LibreOffice writer 7.6.3.2 (x86_64)
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Ubuntu 23.10 on Intel i5-8350U x 8
with 32 GB of memory.
Gnome Version 45.1
Wayland windowing system.
This one application seems to take a long ...
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Libre Office is lagging every ~7 seconds
I have Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS and Libre Office there which is lagging every ~7 seconds and stun for 2-3 seconds.
Absolutely unreal working with office.
I suppose the issue linked with nvidia drivers but ...
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LO Macro editor alway opens with a collapsed window
I am having a problem with LibreOffice Macro. Whenever I open the macro editor (from Calc, Writer, or any other), the macro editor window appears collapsed, like a very thin and short vertical line ...
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LibreOffice 7.5.9.2 LibreOffice/Help file not found
Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS; Firefox 120.0.1 snap; LibreOffice 7.5.9.2 (and helppack)
Invoking Help/LibreOffice Help (or F1) results in:
Firefox can’t find the file at /tmp/lu156338ojxf.tmp/NewHelp0.html
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Closing LibreOffice causes logout 22.04 LTS
When closing any LibreOffice application, it causes an automatic logout, taking me to a black screen first then to the login page again. I've already tried uninstalling LibreOffice, both using these ...
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Copy and paste text with image. Specifically, paste to the browser
When I copy and paste a text from libreoffice, if the text contains images, images do not show up.
I am copying from libreoffice writer and pasting in various webpages, such is this site, gmail, ...
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Why does "sudo apt upgrade" install LibreOffice?
I've just installed a fresh Jammy Jellyfish, and I chose "minimal installation" during the install procedure - explicitly without LibreOffice. Now, running sudo apt update && sudo ...
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libreoffice suddenly stopped working in Ubuntu MATE 22.04.03 LTS
Hello I have Ubuntu MATE 22.04.03 LTS on a desktop computer.
Today, suddenly, I cannot run any libreoffice program anymore. I get this error:
$ lowriter
/usr/lib/libreoffice/program/javaldx: error ...
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Manually install Zotero plugin libre office extension fails
Due to the not working reinstallation procedure from Zotero preferences, I followed these instructions to install manually the Zotero plugin for LibreOffice. I am able to find the oxt file of the ...
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LibreOffice confined by Firejail ignores all keystrokes
This is going to sound crazy, but today LibreOffice ignores all keystrokes. It was working a few days ago. I opened a spreadsheet to make a modification, but couldn't change any cells. Then I make a ...
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Wayland : Window positionning fails with PyQt and Libroffice ? How to fix this issue?
I use LibreOffice and PyQt for small applications.
In Libreoffice .setPosSize is inoperative
`With oForm.CurrentController.Frame
.ContainerWindow.isMaximized = False
.ContainerWindow....
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I have tried everything I could find about deleting LibreOffice from my Ubuntu 22.04. Yet it still opens. How can I get it all out?
I have tried all the apt-get methods I could find online to delete LibreOffice from my Ubuntu 22.04. Most are responding that the system couldn't remove the files because they are already removed. Yet,...
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HOW to INSTALL Libre Base in Ubuntu OS?
Why no is there no Libre Base included with Libre applications that came with Ubuntu?
HOW do I INSTALL Libre Base in my Ubuntu OS?
Yes I've tried searching this online. So far found nothing that works ...
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Minimum set of packages for headless LibreOffice install?
I need to install LO on a server, and run headless transforms between various document types. The full LO install is about 1 GB, most of which is useless in a server environment.
There's now a ...
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Ubuntu 22.4 Crashes Every time I start LibreOffice Writer
I have uninstalled and installed again LibreOffice. However every time I start LibreOffice Writer Ubuntu 22 freezes and I cannot move the mouse. Is there anything else I can try? I
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Libreoffice 7.5.6 provided in Ubuntu 23.04 doesnt open CMIS
Libreoffice included in Ubuntu 23.04 version is unable to open CMIS Alfresco 4/5, no repository is recognized, even the previously set old one.
I was upgrading from 22.04 LTS and this feature got lost....
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libreoffice problem while install ubuntu-desktop
when I reinstall ubuntu-desktop, I have libreoffice problem:
Errors were encountered while processing:
libreoffice-common
libreoffice-gnome
libreoffice-impress
python3-uno
libreoffice-script-...
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How do I set the system locale to English (India) rather than English on Ubuntu 23.04?
I want my system locale to be English (India) rather than English. I tried the kernel command line option locale.LANGUAGE=en_IN.UTF-8 when booting. However, the Writer application in the LibreOffice ...
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LibreOffice Display problem
Suddenly, when I open a new spreadsheet in LO, I only get the icon in the margin, showing a spreadsheet is open, but it will not display.
This suddenly started happening. I can click on the icon, but ...
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LibreOffice Writer crashes for a single user on Ubuntu
I use LibreOffice regularly on my Ubuntu 23.04, having installed it from the default repos. Yesterday, I turned on my computer and saw fsck complain something about orphaned segments it fixed ...
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LibreOffice doesn't start without sudo
Trying to convert a .docx file to PDF and I run into problem.
sudo libreoffice is working, but libreoffice throws an error:
javaldx failed!
Warning: failed to read path from javaldx
LibreOffice 7.5 - ...
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how can i add online image in libreoffice write?
Does LibreOffice have its own library of online images to insert into Writer, etc? I’m thinking of how Microsoft Word, when you go to Insert an image, you can directly choose from an online library of ...
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Libreoffice not displaying fonts properly (Ubuntu 22.04 XFCE)
I'm trying to edit a PDF on LibreOffice Draw and the fonts aren't displaying (or exporting) properly in it which makes editing it very difficult. Here's an image showing what I mean.
What do I do?
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LibreOffice calc freezes when saving document
I am using LibreOffice 7.3.7.2 in Ubuntu 22.04. Things have been working fine for over a year now, but today I wanted to use LibreOffice Calc and found that it freezes when I want to save whatever ...
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Repository removal fails
I followed the directions at:
https://www.linuxcapable.com/how-to-remove-or-delete-ppa-on-ubuntu-linux/
to attempt to remove the ppa: "libreoffice-ubuntu-ppa-jammy.list". Pasted below is ...
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Hex characters showing instead of unicode on Ubuntu 22.04 (XFCE)
I was trying to fix an issue I had with Libreoffice not displaying certain fonts properly, and when I tried this solution, every character turned into a square, which a reset fixed.
Since then, ...
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How to stop LibreOffice Draw from converting barcodes to numbers when opening a PDF file?
I am using LibreOffice Draw to edit a PDF document which has a barcode printed in it. Draw decodes the barcode and replaces it with numbers as soon as I open the document. The decoded text is of ...
