Questions tagged [libreoffice-writer]
Word-processor component of the LibreOffice office suite
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How to set printing page size in LibreOffice application-wide?
Seems LibreOffice saves the paper size in a per-document manner. Can I override this and tell LO to print all documents in an A4 size?
Note: I know I can set a default print size for newly created ...
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Installing spell-checking extension in portable LibreOffice fails
I had an issue with a German document being opened in portable LibreOffice using Windows 10:
Writer complained that the spelling module was missing, but when I tried to install the extension, it ...
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Set Different Margin Color in Libreoffice Writer
Is it possible to set different margin color and leave the workspace white ?? Because some text and pictures need to add there..
I look up and haven't found anything related to this except for this ...
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How to save a polygon shape in LibreOffice Writer's Contour Editor?
I'm presently in the Contour Editor, where I've successfully created a polygon shape around my image, by adding one point after the other. Now I have a shape that is satisfactory, but pressing escape ...
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Merge two ODT-files with the same style names
I have two text documents with formatted text. I want to merge these: I need to insert document B into document A as a chapter.
Unfortunately they define the same styles.
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Document A:
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Cross reference to external file
I use cross references inside the same LibreOffice document a lot and find it nice and easy to use.
But I now have a document that is so big, that I want to split it into two files: One with my text (...
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Long enumerations with roman alphabet. Get aa, ab, ac instead of aa, bb, cc after x, y, z
Similar to this unanswered question about footnotes in MS Word.
When using an ordered list in LibreOffice Writer, the counter is incremented as:
a, b, c, ..., z, aa, bb, cc, ..., zz, aaa, bbb, ccc, ......
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How do I kill libre writer from the cmd prompt? I tried killing swriter.exe but libre writer is still there
How do I kill libre writer from the cmd prompt? I tried killing swriter.exe but libre writer is still there
I've noticed that libre writer has a tendency to crash when I have quite a bit open on my ...
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LibreOffice Writer: how to have table cell-text visible over horisontal adjacent cells
LibreOffice Writer: for example, 3x3 table, with text in cell "A1".
How can I allow for a text, longer than the table cell it is placed in, to be visible on one line, so adjacent cell does ...
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How do you turn off autocorrect in Libre Office Writer?
How do you turn off autocorrect in Libre Office Writer?
Sometimes I think i've turned it off then it turns out there's some feature of it that appears and wasn't turned off.
I'm wondering if there's ...
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LIbreoffice Writer: How to convert absolute paths to relative paths?
Someone sent me a few massive LibreOffice Writer document and hundreds of image files spread across several directories. The main document contains several figures with paths that should point to the ...
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Can Libre Office Writer set alternate page identifiers in an exported PDF?
Some PDF documents I use show a variety of identifiers in the "Page" widget for the PDF. For example, I'm looking at a mass-media college textbook right now, and the Page widget shows:
&...
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All same-level lists linked in LibreOffice Writer?
In LibreOffice Writer, setting one numbered list to bold or italics causes any other list in my document to also be set to bold or italics, given that it is the same increment level. For example, if I ...
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Can I create multi-paragraph footnotes in LibreOffice Writer?
For a writing project I need to be able to do slightly complex footnotes, with multiple paragraphs that are justified and images that are centered.
While typing the text of, say, footnote 13, pressing ...
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How to move formatting dialog?
Must be something stupid, but my Character format dialog obscures my main window, so I cannot see what I'm doing, and if I move the dialog, the window moves along. What is going on here?
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Libre office formatting find & replace
I need to insert a tag at the begginning of each line in for every combination of bold/italic, which I though I could easily accomplish using the find and replace tool, but the formatting check on it ...
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LibreOffice Windows Horizontal Ruler
I'm running Windows 10 21H2 and LibreOffice 7.3.4.2. I love LO for creating documents but when trying to reformat some existing document, not so much. I do everything I can to eliminate pre-existing ...
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How to style Bibliography codes
Consider inline bibliography in a document, created by Insert > Bibliography Entry > New. This way, I can insert a short code for each bibliography at a place in the document as i chose. See ...
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How to format paragraphs in all table cells in LibreOffice Writer? Selecting doesn't work
I am trying to set spacing above and below paragraph
in all cells of a table. Unfortunately, if affects only first cell of a selection. Is it possible to make bulk formatting?
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Adjusting lines of text around a drop cap?
I am using a drop cap that spans two lines of text in a paragraph, and would like to adjust the text of the paragraph rows around it.
For example, if the drop cap is an "A", I'd like to move ...
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Keeping paragraphs justified when spilt between two page styles via a manual page break?
In attempting to have separate topic headers within a chapter, I have used manual page breaks to change the page style. There are mirrored pages; and on the left-hand page is the Chapter number and ...
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How to save same ODT file with different styles in libre office writer
I have this odt document. I need to save it with two different styles. One for reading (which includes sans font, bigger size ..) and one for printing(with smaller serif font). I created two templates ...
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Inline keywords in LibreOffice
In drafting legal documents, in many cases, key words are defined in a particular section, and reused throughout the document. What would be useful and may already exist, is a way of keeping track of ...
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How do I prevent bold from affecting superscript?
I want to write the matrix “A^-1” in a formula in LibreOffice Writer.
“A” is a matrix and needs to be bold but the “-1” doesn't.
The superscript is still bold even when I place the closing bracket ...
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Remove extra spacing around formulas
When I make formulas (ctrl + alt + =) in LibreOffice Writer, they have a bit of extra space on either side. How do I remove this?
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LibreOffice Writer: Reset formatting to the current style?
I have a chunk of text that is set to some style "Section Title". I messed with some settings in that chunk of text (e.g. font, line spacing), and now the text no longer matches what is in ...
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Why does nerd-dictation not work in LibreOffice Writer with Ubuntu 21.10?
When I upgrade to Ubuntu 21.10 suddenly nerd-dictation stops working for some windows, particularly LibreOffice Writer. Why is this?
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First character uppercase in date fields in LibreOffice Writer
I have several calculated date fields in a Writer file. I want the date to be displayed with only the first character uppercase.
The dates are shown in Spanish full date.
I tried using paragraph and ...
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Equations in LibreOffice Writer?
I want to use LibreOffice Writer to insert equations (phonological rules) of the following kind:
Here is someone's tutorial on doing this in Microsoft Word.
I've seen tutorials for including Latex in ...
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Why one and the same file have different size when it is run by different apps?
On a Linux PC I saved a plain text file named tt-1.txt with 'xed' text-editor. The size of tt-1.txt is 1.7 MB according file-manager --> properties. Then I copy the content of the tt-1.txt in tt-2....
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PNG image is blurry
The following is the sreenshot from a test document with a png image inserted into it:
And here is the same image opened in the Windows Photo Viewer (the default program to view images on Windows 7):
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Update styles automatically
When you open a document that is based on the template that has been changed since the last time you edited the document, there will be a warning message:
Is there a way to avoid this window and ...
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In LO Writer, how to set Ctrl+6 as keyboard shortcut for the Heading 6 style?
There are shortcuts for headings 1 to 5 styles, but I find no option in the "Customize" dialog to set a keyboard shortcut for the Heading 6 and higher styles. How to do it?
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How can I type in uppercase only in LibreOffice?
I know that I can use Format -> Text -> Case in LibreOffice to change text to uppercase when it is selected afterwards, but I would like to type directly in uppercase all the time, without ...
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Why LanguageTool is not working on LibreOffice?
I am using LibreOffice 7.2.2.2. I have installed LanguageTool 5.4, then 5.5.1, but none of them are working. They only add buttons to the toolbar, though they do not react. What would you suggest?
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LibreOffice Writer: How can portion numbers be automated?
So that when the page is duplicated, the following page will display the next numbers and so on?
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How to paste with quotemarks added using only the mouse?
In Microsoft Windows 10 and Notepad, or LibreOffice, or more generally, is there a way to add to the menu that pops up when right clicking an option to paste with quote marks added, so that I don't ...
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Prevent Writer from splitting line in a footnote
Create a new document, type "see the footnote", insert a footnote, and in the footnote text type the following:
This is a footnote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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LibreOffice Writer: How to set the author document property to an author other than myself?
When exporting a LibreOffice Writer document as PDF, document properties get saved with it and can be displayed in the reader application (e.g. PDF viewer, eBook reader, etc).
I know how to set author,...
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How can I increase letters gap?
How can I increase the gap between two letters in the same word in libreoffice writer (version 7.2 and above)?
For instance, the word "word" would have each letters more spaced between each ...
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Why "Enable word completion" and "Collect words" settings are separated?
What is the purpose to have Enable word completion and Collect words settings separated? (Tools > AutoCorrect > AutoCorrect Options > Word Completion.)
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Keyboard shortcut to move to the end of the document, including endnote pages
To move to the end of the document, I can use Ctrl+End, but it stops before the first page used by Writer for endnotes. Is there a keyboard shortcut to move to the real end of the document?
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"Update Links when Loading" - what exactly it updates?
Tools > Options > LibreOffice Writer > General > Update Links when Loading
What is this setting is actually used for? Which links does it update?
(For example, when I moved my document ...
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Unable to set numbering to paragraph style in LibreOffice Writer
I am editing Heading 1 style wishing to set numbering, but can't due to the strange message
This option is disabled when chapter numbering is assigned to a paragraph styling.
How to enable?
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LibreOffice 7.1.4.2 | Inserting bibliography entry into Figure caption shows `[0]` when using `Number entries` for index type
I am writing a thesis in for which i need to have bibliography at the end.
I am using LibreOffice Writer 7.1.4.2 (OpenSUSE Leap 15.2, not sure if it's relevant)
I have added Bibliography table/index (...
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LibreOffice - Relative link to another .docx on local system not working
I am trying to insert a link on first.docx file pointing into second.docx file, using a relative path on the file system (both files are located on the same directory, named parentfolder).
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How to Change colour of slide number in libre office
I was preparing one PPT in libreoffice impress. I was facing problem with slide number color. It was barely visible to eye (number at bottom-right light-blue). Is there anyway to change color and size ...
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Can't Open Password-Protected Word Document With LibreOffice Writer
I have a .doc document that I can't seem to open properly with LibreOffice. The only content is some text noting that I need to open it with MS Office:
This document has been protected.
Please use ...
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How to auto-format lines in Libre Office Writer
I would like to see all the lines starting with '//' in a grey colour (Like comments in an IDE). Can I do this automatically while typing using the autocorrect feature any other feature available in ...
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Keep screen from moving to cursor when saving in LibreOffice Writer
Whenever you save changes in a document (Ctrl+S, for instance), the screen moves to where the cursor is. Is it possible to disable this? It's quite annoying. I don't see any such option in Tools -> ...
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