Operation Manual

Figure 2: LibreOffice Start Center
Opening an existing document before starting LibreOffice
You can start LibreOffice by double-clicking the filename of an ODF document on the desktop, or in
a file manager such as Windows Explorer or the Mac’s Finder. The appropriate component of
LibreOffice will start and the document will be loaded.
If you do not have Microsoft Office installed on your computer, or if Microsoft Office is installed and
you have associated Microsoft Office file types with LibreOffice, then when you double-click on the
following files, they open in LibreOffice:
• A Word file (*.doc or *.docx) opens in Writer.
• An Excel file (*.xls or *.xlsx) opens in Calc.
• A PowerPoint file (*.ppt or *.pptx) opens in Impress.
If you did not associate the file types and Microsoft Office is installed on your computer, then when
you double-click on a Microsoft Office file, it opens using the appropriate Microsoft Office
component.
For more information on opening files, see “Opening existing documents” on page 27.
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