Operation Manual

Renaming and deleting files
You can rename or delete files within the LibreOffice dialogs, just as you can in a file manager.
Select a file and then right click to open a context menu. Select either Delete or Rename, as
appropriate. However, you cannot copy or paste files within the dialogs.
Open and Save As dialogs
You can choose whether to use the LibreOffice Open and Save As dialogs or the ones provided by
your operating system.
• To use LibreOffice dialogs for saving or opening files, go to Tools > Options > LibreOffice
> General and check the option Use LibreOffice dialog boxes. An example of a
LibreOffice dialog is shown in Figure 8 on page 28.
• To use the operating system dialogs for saving or opening files, go to Tools > Options >
LibreOffice > General and uncheck the option Use LibreOffice dialog boxes. An
example of an operating system dialog is shown in Figure 9 on page 29.
The three icons in the top right of the LibreOffice Open and Save As dialogs are as follows:
• Connect To Server – a dialog opens allowing you to connect to a network server if
the file you want is not located on your computer.
• Up One Level – moves up one folder in the folder hierarchy. Click and hold the
mouse button on this icon to display a drop down a list of higher level folders. Move the
cursor over a higher level folder and release the mouse button to navigate to that folder
• Create New Folder – creates a new sub-folder in the folder that is displayed in the
dialog.
Use the File type field to specify the type of file to be opened or the format of the file to be saved.
The Read-only option on the Open dialog opens the file for reading and printing only. Most of the
icons and most menu options are disabled on the toolbars. The Edit File icon becomes active
on the Standard toolbar. Click on this icon to open the file for editing.
Using the Navigator
The LibreOffice Navigator lists objects contained within a document, collected into categories. For
example, in Writer it shows Headings, Tables, Text frames, Comments, Graphics, Bookmarks, and
other items, as shown in Figure 11. In Calc it shows Sheets, Range Names, Database Ranges,
Graphics, Drawing Objects, and other items. In Impress and Draw it shows Slides, Pictures, and
other items. An example of the Navigator used in Calc is shown in Figure 11.
To open the Navigator, click the Navigator icon on the Standard toolbar, or press the F5 key,
or go to View > Navigator on the main menu bar.
You can dock the Navigator to either side of the main LibreOffice window or leave it floating (see
“Docking/floating dialogs“ on page 25 for more information).
Click the marker (+ or triangle) by any of the categories to display the list of objects in that
category.
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