Operation Manual

Load user-specific settings with the document
A LibreOffice document contains certain settings that are read from the user’s system. When
you save a document, these settings are saved with it.
Select this option so that when a document loads, it ignores the stored settings in favor of the
settings on your computer.
Even if you do not select this option, some settings are taken from your LibreOffice installation:
• Settings available in File > Print > Options
• Name of Fax
• Spacing options for paragraphs before text tables
• Information about automatic updating for links, field functions and charts
• Information about working with Asian character formats.
The following settings are always loaded with a document, whether or not this option is
marked:
• Data source linked to the document and its view.
If you deselect this option, the user’s personal settings do not overrule the settings in the
document. For example, your choice (in the options for LibreOffice Writer) of how to update
links is affected by the Load user-specific settings option.
Load printer settings with the document
If enabled, the printer settings will be loaded with the document. This can cause a document to
be printed on a distant printer (perhaps in an office setting), if you do not change the printer
manually in the Print dialog. If disabled, your standard printer will be used to print this
document. The current printer settings will be stored with the document whether or not this
option is selected.
Edit document properties before saving
If you select this option, the Document Properties dialog pops up to prompt you to enter
relevant information the first time you save a new document (or whenever you use Save As).
Always create backup copy
Saves the previous version of a document as a backup copy whenever you save a document.
Every time LibreOffice creates a backup copy, the previous backup copy is replaced. The
backup copy gets the extension BAK. Authors whose work may be very lengthy should always
consider using this option.
Save AutoRecovery information every __ Minutes
Choose whether to enable AutoRecovery and how often to save the information used by the
AutoRecovery process.
AutoRecovery in LibreOffice saves the information needed to restore all open documents in
case of a crash. If you have this option set, recovering your document after a system crash will
be easier.
Save URLs relative to file system / internet
Use this option to select the default for relative addressing of URLs in the file system and on
the Internet. Relative addressing is only possible if the source document and the referenced
document are both on the same drive.
A relative address always starts from the directory in which the current document is located. In
contrast, absolute addressing always starts from a root directory. The following table
demonstrates the difference in syntax between relative and absolute referencing:
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