Operation Manual

The Navigation toolbar (Figure 65) shows icons for all the object types shown in the Navigator, plus
some extras (for example, the results of a Find command).
Figure 65: Navigation toolbar
Click an icon to select that object type. Now all the Previous and Next icons (in the Navigator
itself, in the Navigation Toolbar, and on the scroll bar) will jump to the next object of the selected
type. This is particularly helpful for finding items like index entries, which can be difficult to see in
the text. The names of the icons (shown in the tooltips) change to match the selected category; for
example, Next Graphic, Next Bookmark, or Continue search forward.
For more uses of the Navigator in Writer, see the Writer Guide.
Working with documents
Chapter 1, Introducing LibreOffice, includes instructions on starting new documents, opening
existing documents, saving documents, and password-protecting documents. Chapter 3, Using
Styles and Templates, covers how to create a document from a template.
Saving as a Microsoft Word file
If you need to exchange documents with users of Microsoft Word who are unwilling or unable to
receive ODT files, you can save a document as a Microsoft Word file.
1) Important—First save your document in the file format used by LibreOffice Writer (ODT). If
you do not, any changes you made since the last time you saved will appear only in the
Microsoft Word version of the document.
2) Then choose File > Save As. On the Save As dialog (Figure 66), in the File type (or Save
as type) drop-down menu, select the type of Word format you need. Files cannot be saved
to the Word version 6.0/95 file format. Click Save.
From this point on, all changes you make to the document will occur only in the new document.
You have changed the name and file type of your document. If you want to go back to working with
the ODT version of your document, you must open it again.
Tip
To have Writer save documents by default in the Microsoft Word file format, go to
Tools > Options > Load/Save > General. In the section named Default file format
and ODF settings, under Document type, select Text document, then under
Always save as, select your preferred file format.
Caution
It is recommended that if you use a Microsoft Word format, you use the DOC and
not the DOCX format.
Saving in ODF format gives you the option to redo the document if the recipient of
your document experiences trouble with the Microsoft format.
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