Operation Manual

You can also start a new document in one of the following ways:
• Use File > New on the Menu bar and select the type of document from the context menu.
• Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+N to create a new document. The type of document created
depends on which LibreOffice component is open and active. For example, if Calc is open
and active, a new spreadsheet is created.
• Use File > Wizards on the Menu bar and select the type of document from the context
menu.
• If a document is already open in LibreOffice, click the New icon on the Standard toolbar
and a new document of the same type is created in a new window. For example, if Calc is
open and active, a new spreadsheet is created. The New icon changes depending on
which component of LibreOffice is open.
• If a document is already open in LibreOffice, click on the small triangle to the right of the
New icon on the Standard toolbar and select the type of document from the context menu
that opens.
• On Windows or Linux, use the Quickstarter feature included with LibreOffice. See
“Quickstarter” on page 20 for more information.
Note
If all documents are closed without closing LibreOffice, then the Start Center will be
displayed.
Opening existing documents
You can also open an existing document in one of the following ways:
• When no document is open, click Open File in the Start Center to reach the Open dialog.
• Go to File > Open on the Menu bar the reach the Open dialog.
• Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+O to reach the Open dialog.
• If a document is already open, click the Open icon on the Standard toolbar and select from
a list of available documents from the Open dialog.
• Click the small triangle to the right of the Open icon and select from a list of recently
opened documents.
• When no document is open, double-click on a thumbnail of recently opened documents
displayed in the Start Center. You can scroll up or down in the Start Center to locate a
recently opened document.
When using the Open dialog, navigate to the folder you want and select the file you want, and then
click Open. If a document is already open in LibreOffice, the second document opens in a new
window.
In the Open dialog, you can reduce the list of files by selecting the type of file you are looking for.
For example, if you choose Text documents as the file type, you will only see documents Writer
can open (including .odt, .doc, .txt); if you choose Spreadsheets, you will see .ods, .xls,
and other files that Calc opens.
You can also open an existing document that is in a format that LibreOffice recognizes by double-
clicking on the file icon on the desktop or in a file manager such as Windows Explorer. LibreOffice
has to be associated with file types that are not ODF files for the appropriate LibreOffice
component to open.
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