Operation Manual

• Edit – contains commands for editing the document such as Undo: xxx (where xxx is the
command to undo) and Find & Replace. It also contains commands to cut, copy, and paste
selected parts of your document.
• View – contains commands for controlling the display of the document such as Zoom and
Web Layout.
• Insert – contains commands for inserting elements into your document such as Header,
Footer, and Picture.
• Format – contains commands, such as Styles and Formatting and AutoCorrect, for
formatting the layout of your document.
• Table – contains all commands to insert and edit a table in a text document.
• Tools – contains functions such as Spelling and Grammar, Customize, and Options.
• Window – contains commands for the display window.
• Help – contains links to the LibreOffice Help file, What’s This?, and information about the
program.
Toolbars
LibreOffice has two types of toolbars: docked (fixed in place) and floating. Docked toolbars can be
moved to different locations or made to float, and floating toolbars can be docked.
In a default LibreOffice installation, the top docked toolbar, just under the Main menu bar, is called
the Standard toolbar. It is consistent across the LibreOffice applications.
The second toolbar at the top, in a default LibreOffice installation, is the Formatting bar. It is
context-sensitive; that is, it shows the tools relevant to the current position of the cursor or the
object selected. For example, when the cursor is on a graphic, the Formatting bar provides tools
for formatting graphics; when the cursor is in text, the tools are for formatting text.
Displaying or hiding toolbars
To display or hide toolbars, go to View > Toolbars on the main menu bar, then click on the name
of a toolbar from the drop-down list. An active toolbar shows a check-mark beside its name.
Toolbars created from tool palettes are not listed in the View menu.
To close a toolbar, click on the X on the right of the toolbar title or go to View > Toolbars on the
main menu bar and deselect the toolbar.
Figure 4: Example of tearing off a tool palette
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