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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Open swriter password protected file from command line?
Is there a way to open a password protected swriter file(.odt) from the command line? Using LibreOffice.
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Batch Libreoffice Writer file modification
When a family member started using Libreoffice Writer on Ubuntu they used a particular document over and over as a starting point for new documents. Subsequently these documents were themselves used ...
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ctrl+shift not working in kubuntu 17.10 in this last days
Only in my user session in LibreOffice and in any other apps "shift+ctrl+[some key]" does not work: e.g. "shift+ctrl+left" does not select the word on the left. I can select the word lettere per ...
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LibreOffice Draw project file size fluctuates hugely
I am designing books into Draw and I noticed something very strange. Same project today is 1.8GB and a save later (same project) takes 200MB. Then I save again (no or little changes) and takes 2GB. ...
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How to add new fonts to gimp?
With this question I refer to the one, where to add fonts to libreoffice :
Why I can't install new fonts in LibreOffice?
How can I add new fonts to gimp ?
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Several applications no longer show dropdowns
After a recent update of my Kubuntu 16.04 box, some applications are crippled in terms of no longer showing essential dropdowns.
Not working:
Firefox Menu (3 bars)
All combo boxes in Firefox ...
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Dollar Value To Word In LibreOffice Calc
I am wondering if there a way to convert a dollar value into words within LibreOffice Calc version 6.0.3.2
$1932.19
Would Become
One Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty Two Dollars And Nineteen Cents
I'...
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LibreOffice Command Line Conversion - No Output File?
I am using LibreOffice installed on my Linux box and I seem to be having a weird problem in that the conversion seems to be taking place, and there seem to be no errors, but there is no output file in ...
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Is it possible to show all found results together in the LibreOffice Writer?
In MS Word you can Ctrl+F to search a typographical object (sign(s), letter(s), word(s)). A full list of the results is displayed in the left pane (search-engine style: enumerated, with context, and ...
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How to change the default installed fonts-liberation-1.07.4-5 fonts-liberation2-2.00.1-5 on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic
system: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
LibreOffice (LO), Writer: 6.0.3 default version
On Ubuntu we have installed by default those packages.
In order to fix a problem about wrong font height in formula equation ...
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How to fix LibreOffice after running `sudo libreoffice`?
Is my first question here because Ubuntu never gives me any problems but yesterday I did a very stupid thing.
Any time LibreOffice starts, it says that is impossible to recover a file on a mounted ...
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Run LibreOffice as snap application
I've installed LibreOffice 5.2.3 from snap on my notebook
sudo snap install libreoffice
libreoffice (stable) 5.2.3.2 from 'canonical' installed
Now, I'd like to run it. However, calling it from the ...
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Can't access truetype fonts on Libreoffice
In libreoffice I can't get arial or times new roman I have installed microsoft core fonts it may be a permissions issue Ubuntu 14.04
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Extension manager command line in libreoffice snap
With traditional install of LibreOffice (using apt), unopkg is available to install extensions using command line. ¿How to install extensions using command line in libreoffice snap?
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Are there alternatives to LibreOffice?
Is there any alternative to LibreOffice? It seems to unfamiliar to MS office users.
I found while running certain presentations in .ppt or .pptx it is not fully compatible.
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Why can't I update Ubuntu anymore or log into launchpad to report it?
I'm unable to update Ubuntu anymore. My computer keeps asking me to file a bug for libre-office-common, because it isn't able to update to the newest version for some reason. Software Updater tells me ...
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How do I change the language on Kubuntu 18.04?
Actually I didn't quite know how to phrase this question. I already successfully changed the language of the OS through system settings (to Japanese in this case).
I logged out then logged back in ...
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Is there an Android remote app compatible with LibreOffice Impress under Ubuntu?
I have an upcoming presentation I want to make in LibreOffice Impress on my Ubuntu 12.10 laptop. I was wondering if I could get ahold of an Android app which would act like a remote control, allowing ...
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LibreOffice Draw tries to download 27.9 MB data when I try to remove it
I'm trying to uninstall libreoffice on Ubuntu Software Center. But it says it will also remove Impress as well. When I confirm, it starts downloading some 27.9 MB data. Why is this so?
Update:
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Writing numbered headings in Writer
In Libreoffice Writer, I am trying to make all my numbered headings in the following form:
1. First title
1.1 Subtitle
1.2 Subtitle
2. Second title
2.1 Subtitle
2.2 Subtitle
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Libreoffice Nested pie charts
In libreoffice I want to be able to do a pie chart similar to the one that image shows:
I tried to do it via providing 2 tables in my calc:
For the "NO" answers from the right part I want to display ...
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How do I count the number of times a number satisfies a range (bigger than x, smaller than y) in LibreOffice Calc?
I have this spreadsheet in LibreOffice. I need to know how show the number of times a number, in Columns D and E, satisfies a certain range. For example, how many times a number is bigger than 3 and ...
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How to split an ODS spreadsheet file into csv files per sheet on the terminal?
I would like to split a spreadsheet (ods or xlsx) into multiple csv files, one for each sheet in the spreadsheet.
I would like to do this without launching a graphical app and preferably in a one ...
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Is it possible to covert multiple sheet excel into one?
Is it possible to covert a multiple sheet excel file into one sheet, and have the original sheet name as a column in the final sheet?
So if you have multiple sheet excel A and B where all sheets have ...
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How to convert .tex into .odt?
I wish to convert a .tex file into an .odt file.
Can you suggest a good step-by-step solution?
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LibreOffice: See reason for broken images
I guess most users of libreoffice know the icon for a missing image:
Unfortunately right-click on the icon does not reveal details.
I guess the image is missing because it was not embedded.
How can I ...
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LibreOffice Writer: How to give a colored background to a table?
I want to color the background of a table (all its columns and rows) in a certain background color.
In Microsoft Word (which I basically no longer use) there's a bucket icon for that but I don't have ...
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How to autostart programs (Chrome, LibreOffice) with a system, but in background?
I guess I cannot do that with every program, but I expect that Chrome and LibreOffice can be "preloded" when the system starts. How to do that?
I have checked in Chrome settings Google Cloud Print ...
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Preload for LibreOffice? [duplicate]
I have noticed that the first start of any LibreOffice program takes much longer than later starts, so I suppose that parts of LibreOffice stay loaded when I exit the program. Is there a possibility ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 : Libreoffice : Fontconfig error: failed reading config file
Libreoffice stopped working on Ubuntu 16.04 ! I get this error :
Fontconfig error: failed reading config file
Application Error
Please any idea about this ? thanks!
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Libreoffice private tmp folder
I am running a very common scenario in my opinion. I run Firefox on Ubuntu 18.04, choose to open a LibreOffice document (instead of downloading it) but I get this error:
/tmp/mozilla_cip1/***.odt ...
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How to switch language spellingcheck on the fly when changing keyboard with alt-shift?
i just recently installed ubuntu 11.04, english version that comes with libreoffice.
I also installed Greek language.
Is there some way to make Writer recognize my input language (English - Greek) ...
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How to change page in libreoffice by terminal?
To open a document in the terminal, simply carry out the following command in the terminal:
libreoffice -show filename.odp
In this example, in addition to opening the .odp file it will also open ...
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How to type Sinhala in LibreOffice Writer?
I need to type my documents in Sinhala language using LibreOffice writer. Are there any software that will enable typing and reading in Sinhala language?
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How to download a .deb package?
This server has a .deb package that I want to download. The issue is, it only lets me download one file at a time from within the package. How can I download just the .deb file to install?
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Using Libre Office Draw to draw UML class diagrams
I have been using "Dia" to draw UML class diagrams in Linux environments. However, it seems that Dia is not under active development, and its UI is not as good as LibreOffice Draw.
Could I also use ...
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LibreOffice 4.0's menu bar is not integrated with Unity
One of the most interesting features of the new LibreOffice 4 is the direct compatibility with Unity's Panel and HUD.
So I've just installed this wonderful new release. Everything works fine... ...
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How can I force a page break in LibreOffice, avoiding the last line of the previous page being pulled onto the next when writing a formula
I prefer LibreOffice to LaTeX. However, I am missing a feature in LibreOffice. When I write an equation almost at the end of a page and I want to add another equation in that case, when I enter a ...
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How can I write this equation with Libreoffice formula?
How can I write this equation with LibreOffice formula? At first, I do not know how to write this symbol of Hilbert space, another thing is, I do not see the option to put a limit in the symbol of ...
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May I use LibreOffice Writer 5.1.0.3 in Ubuntu 18.04?
May I use LibreOffice Writer 5.1.0.3 in Ubuntu 18.04?
The point is that I'm trying to avoid a bug (Bug 105913) which is there with LibreOffice 5.3 (in Ubuntu 17.10) and LibreOffice 6.0.4.2 (in Ubuntu ...
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Graphics problems with applications
For some reason, I've got some graphical issues sometimes. Mostly with AbiWord, LibreOffice (and OpenOffice.org), and Wine applications. I've added some screenshots below t oclarify a bit.
This is not ...
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Install libreoffice in custom directory and setup
I'm running Kubuntu 18.04 (minimal install). I have my /home directory on a different (bigger) partition. I would like to install Libreoffice in a custom directory in /home. I followed this guide and ...
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LibreOffice touch screen scrolling on Ubuntu 18.04
I use LibreOffice on Ubuntu 18.04. Touch screen scrolling doesn't seem to work in the app (I have it working outside the app and in other apps such as Firefox). In LibreOffice it just highlights text (...
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18.04 super key window placement
I have upgraded from 17.10 to 18.04, and the super key + arrows works inconsistently.
Nautilus File windows, Settings and some Libre Office programs no longer respond to any of these placement ...
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Libre Office Display more visible icons on dark-breeze Kde theme
On Kubuntu 16.04 I use the dark-breeze theme, but that results into having non-visible icons on libreoffice as the image shows bellow:
I like dark-breeze desktop theme but I do not like that I am ...
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LibreOffice Writer 5.4.6.2: Bengali language paragraph alignment isn't properly Justified
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I'm using LibreOffice 5.4.6.2 in Ubuntu 17.10 operating system. Both of my Locale setting and the Complex text layout setting are set to Bengali (Bangladesh). I use IBus m17n as the ...
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LibreOffice Calc freezes with cpu usage at 33% when saving file (profile reset doesn't help)
That happens when saving in .xls. When saving in LibreOffice native format it just crashes without CPU usage, and when I reopen the file the changes have been not saved. In both cases I can't save new ...
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LibreOffice Impress goes grey when I save the file
I use LibreOffice Impress to edit a pptx (Microsoft Powerpoint) file. Whenever I save the file or edit on the slide, the screen turns grey and the CPU usage shoots to 100% (with soffice.bin). I have ...
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How do I produce a neat Presentation from the Command Line?
I created a script for Ubuntu terminal that generates answers. The answers are copied to a LibreOffice Writer document. There are tables and a desired format for it. All the format will be lost if I ...
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Installing a Libreoffice extension for all users
I want to install a LibreOffice extension for all users on my computer.
(Ubuntu 16.04, LibreOffice 5.1)
I click on the extension, select "Install for all users" and "Install for current user". ...