Operation Manual

Selection mode
Click to choose different selection modes. The icon does not change, but when you hover the
mouse pointer over this field, a tooltip indicates which mode is active.
When you click in the field, a context menu displays the available options.
Mode Effect
Standard selection Click in the text where you want to position the cursor; click in a
cell to make it the active cell. Any other selection is deselected.
Extending selection (F8) Clicking in the text extends or crops the current selection.
Adding selection (Shift+F8) A new selection is added to an existing selection. The result is a
multiple selection.
Block selection (Ctrl+Shift+F8) A block of text can be selected.
On Windows systems, you can hold down the Alt key while dragging to select a block of text.
You do not need to enter the block selection mode.
Document changes status
The icon that is displayed here changes from this one if the document has no unsaved
changes, to this one if it has been edited and the changes have not been saved.
Digital signature
If the document has been digitally signed, this icon is displayed here; otherwise, it is blank.
To view the certificate, double-click the icon.
Section or object information
When the cursor is on a section, heading, or list item, or when an object (such as a picture or
table) is selected, information about that item appears in this field. Double-clicking in this area
opens a relevant dialog. For details, consult the Help or the Writer Guide.
View layout
Click an icon to change between single page, side-by-side, and book layout views. The effect
varies with the combination of window width and zoom factor in use. You can edit the document
in any view.
Figure 62: View layouts: single, side-by-side, book.
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