Operation Manual

Status bar
The Status bar is located at the bottom of the workspace in all LibreOffice components. It includes
several Draw-specific fields. For details on the contents and use of these fields, see Chapter 1
Introducing LibreOffice in this guide and in the Draw Guide Chapter 1 Introducing Draw.
Figure 166: Draw status bar
Note
The sizes are given in the current measurement unit. They might not be the same as
the ruler units. The measurement unit on the Status bar is defined in Tools > Options
> LibreOffice Draw > General, where you can also change the scale of the page.
Toolbars
To display or hide the various Draw toolbars, go to View > Toolbars on the Menu bar. On the
menu that appears, select which toolbars you want to display. For more about working with
toolbars, see Chapter 1 Introducing LibreOffice in this guide.
The tools available in the Draw toolbars are explained in the following sections. The appearance of
the toolbar icons may vary depending on your operating system and the selection of icon size and
style in Tools > Options > LibreOffice > View.
Standard toolbar
The Standard toolbar is the same for all LibreOffice components and is not described in detail in
this chapter. By default, it is located just under the Menu bar.
Drawing toolbar
The Drawing toolbar is the most important toolbar in Draw. It contains all the necessary functions
for drawing various geometric and freehand shapes and for organizing them on the page. By
default, it is docked vertically on the left side of the Draw window.
Line and Filling toolbar
The Line and Filling toolbar lets you modify the main properties of a drawing object. The icons
and pull-down lists vary according to the type of object selected. For example, to change the style
of a line, click on the up and down arrows for Line Style and select the required style.
The functions on this toolbar are also provided in the Properties pane of the sidebar when a
drawing object is selected. By default, the Line and Filling toolbar is not shown, but you can display
it from the View > Toolbars menu.
Text Formatting toolbar
If the selected object is text, the Sidebar shows relevant formatting choices in the Properties pane.
By default, the Text Formatting toolbar is not shown, but you can display it from the View >
Toolbars menu. If you have enabled both the Line and Filling toolbar and the Text Formatting
toolbar, Draw switches between them depending on what object is selected.
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