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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How to make a brochure from a pdf file in ubuntu?
Say that I have a 16-page pdf file, A4 sized. I have A4 paper and printer. I want to shrink it to halves, and print them on 4 sheets of paper, double side, fold them in halves, and staple it in the ...
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Is there a markdown "rich text" editor?
I have become fed up with writing down markdown tables scratch,
I need some "rich text editor like" program to automate creation of markdown for me and hence of tables.
The only rich text editor I ...
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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
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I see that the ...
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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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Libreoffice SDK
Please anyone help me to install and correctly configure libreoffice sdk in Ubuntu 13.04.
I have installed sdk using sudo apt-get install libreoffice-dev
and then configured it by /usr/lib/...
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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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How to uninstall LibreOffice?
Which package should I remove to completely remove libreoffice? I have no need for office tools.
That's the one gripe I have with package managers like apt, there's no simple way to perform the ...
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How can I edit existing documents in my $HOME when using LibreOffice snap?
Is there some specific way of granting LibreOffice - specifically calc in my case - access to write to my home directory or does that go completely against the point of using snaps in the first place?
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Samba share (cifs utils) and Libreoffice: Files get deleted under particular circumstances
Our company has experienced a terrible bug when dealing with Libreoffice and samba shared documents and we can reproduce it every time.
What we've got:
Samba share on a windows PC (we tried with linux ...
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Is there a grammar checking tool for Ubuntu (not only for LibreOffice)?
I know this, let's assume to be a duplicate question and an answer was already posted here, but my question is entirely different.
I want to know if there is a grammar (not only spell) checking tool (...
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Where can I download pretty extra templates for LibreOffice Impress?
Where can I download pretty extra templates for LibreOffice Impress or OpenOffice.org?
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Does LibreOffice have an "Outline View" similar to Microsoft 2010?
I need to know where to find and how to use something similar to the outline view like in Microsoft Word?
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Libreoffice 5.4.5.1 gets access denied on NFS mounted filesystem
Using Ubuntu 17.10 and Libreoffice I've updated everything today.
Trying to open .od_ documents from my /Documents folder now yields "Access denied"
(see also question [Access to *.doc was denied | ...
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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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How do I digitally sign PDFs in 2019?
This older post is either pointing to mostly dead software or the answers are not fully applicable.
I want to take a PDF document, stick in an image of my signature and have this be digitally signed ...
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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 Calc: Wrapping text while not expanding the cell's height in just 1 row
I have a large document in Libre Calc. All the rows and columns have "wrap text" option selected and all the cells' height is automatically adjusted to the text... BUT I found one row which, even ...
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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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How do I password protect a pdf document?
I have been sent one of those dreadful .pdf documents. I need to save it as 'password protected' how do I do that in LibreOffice?
There's lots of information on creating a password protected pdf ...
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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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Change mouse pointer to a laser in LibreOffice Impress
I have seen in Microsoft presentation software that the mouse pointer turns into a laser pointer and is very impressive. How can I do this is LibreOffice Impress on Ubuntu 18.04?
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LibreOffice Calc goes grey takes lots of CPU cycles
When working on the Calc (spreadsheet) many time the screen goes grey and CPU cycle shoots up to 100% for a very long time and the app is not responsive. Also slows down other open apps etc due to CPU ...
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Searching through ODT documents without opening them?
Let's say I have 2000 .ODT files. Their names are random numbers. How do I go about searching for, let's say, "pricing list"? How do I find the document I need without opening all of them one by one ...
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How can I prevent LibreOffice Calc from removing the plus (+) sign?
The following GIF animation demonstrates the problem.
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Firefox can't open files
I just updated from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 and it looks since then Firefox can't open a file. When I download a file from a website, I get the dialog box "Open with... System Handler (default)&...
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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
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How can you install new fonts to LibreOffice snap?
can anybody tell me how to install new fonts in LibreOffice snap? Is there any font manager for this?
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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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LibreOffice 6.4.4.2 can't open file under symbolic link
I installed LibreOffice 6.4.4.2 from Software center (Ubuntu 20.04).
I tried to open file under a symbolic link, but I can't open it because symbolic link directory looks like a file.
How do I open a ...
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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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Ubuntu w/ LibreOffice on a Tablet PC - does it have inking capabilities?
Ubuntu w/ LibreOffice on a Tablet PC - does it have inking capabilities?
i use mt Tablet PC (TPC) solely for it's inking capabilities. Micro$oft Word actually has inking capabilties, so i use it all ...
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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
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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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Does Libre Office have an equivalent of OneNote, or is there another alternative?
I know that LibreOffice is a bit like Microsoft Office, but I can't find the equivalent of OneNote, something that I used a lot before I moved over to Ubuntu, and I do miss the features that it had. ...
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Windows of an application have minimum size and I can't find the window anymore
I had an application (in case it matters: LibreOffice Calc] in full-size mode. I then clicked the middle of the three buttons of the top right to adjust the size. When I did that, the window became ...
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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 ...