Operation Manual

Figure 3: Quickstarter menu in Windows
Disabling Quickstarter
To close Quickstarter, right-click on the icon in the system tray, and then click Exit Quickstarter in
the pop-up menu. The next time the computer is restarted, Quickstarter will be loaded again.
To prevent LibreOffice from loading Quickstarter during system startup, deselect the Load
LibreOffice during system start-up item on the pop-up menu. You might want to do this if your
computer has insufficient memory, for example.
Reactivating Quickstarter
If Quickstarter has been disabled, you can reactivate it by selecting the Load LibreOffice during
system start-up check box in Tools > Options > LibreOffice > Memory.
Linux and Mac OS X
Computers operating Linux and Mac OS X do not have a Quickstarter module. To launch
LibreOffice you have to click on the LibreOffice icon in Applications. This opens the LibreOffice
startup screen (Figure 2) from where you can select the various LibreOffice components or select
to open an existing file or use a template.
Parts of the main window
The main window is similar for each component of LibreOffice, although some details vary. See the
relevant chapters in this guide about Writer, Calc, Draw, and Impress for descriptions of those
details.
Common features include the main menu bar, standard toolbar, and formatting toolbar at the top of
the window and the status bar at the bottom.
Main menu bar
The Main menu bar is located across the top of the LibreOffice window, just below the Title bar.
When you select one of the menus listed below, a sub-menu drops down to show commands.
• File – contains commands that apply to the entire document such as Open, Save, and
Export as PDF.
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