Operation Manual

Page style or slide design
Shows the current page style or slide design. To edit the current page style or slide design,
double-click on this field. To choose a different page style or slide design, right-click on this
field and select from the list that pops up.
Language
Shows the current language of the text at the current cursor position.
Insert mode
Shows the type of insert mode the program is in. This field is blank if the program is in Insert
mode. Each time the Ins key is pressed, or this field is clicked, the mode toggles between
Insert and Overwrite.
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.
Unsaved changes
The icon shown here is different when changes to the document have not been saved.
Digital signature
If the document has been digitally signed, an icon shows here. You can click the icon to sign
the document, or to view the existing certificate.
Object information
Displays information relevant to the position of the cursor or the selected element of the
document.
View layout
Select between Single-page view, Multiple-page view, and Book view to change how your
document is displayed.
Zoom slider
Drag the Zoom slider, or click on the + and – signs to change the view magnification of your
document.
Zoom percentage
Indicates the magnification level of the document. Right-click on the percentage figure to
open a list of magnification values from which to choose. Double-clicking on this percentage
figure opens the Zoom & View Layout dialog.
Sidebar
To activate the Sidebar, select View > Sidebar from the Menu bar. The sidebar (Figure 8) is
located on the right side of the edit views of Writer, Calc, Impress, and Draw. It contains one or
more panels, based on the current document context. Panels are organized into decks. A tab bar
on the right side of the sidebar allows you to switch between different decks.
All components contain the Properties, Styles and Formatting, Gallery, and Navigator decks. Some
components have additional decks, such as Master Pages, Custom Animation, and Slide Transition
for Impress; Manage Changes for Writer; and Functions for Calc.
A panel is like a combination of a toolbar and a dialog. For example, you can freely mix working in
the main edit window to enter text and use the Properties panel in the sidebar to change text
attributes.
Tool bars and sidebar panels share many functions. For example, the buttons for making text bold
or italic exist in both the Formatting toolbar and the Properties panel.
For more detail, see the Sidebar explanation in the relevant LibreOffice component’s user guide.
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