Operation Manual

Previewing pages/sheets before printing
You can use the previewing options in Writer and Calc to view the document as it will be printed.
Different viewing options are available.
Writer
The normal page view in Writer shows you what each page will look like when printed and you can
edit the pages in that view. If you are designing a document to be printed double-sided, you may
want to see what facing pages look like. Writer provides two ways to do this:
• View Layout (editable view): use the Facing Pages (Book view) button on the status bar.
• Print Preview (read-only view).
To use Print Preview:
1) Choose File > Print Preview, click the Print Preview button ( ) on the Standard toolbar
or press Ctrl+Shift+O.
Writer now displays the Print Preview toolbar instead of the Formatting toolbar.
Figure 288: Print Preview toolbar (Writer)
2) Select the required preview icon: Two Pages ( ), Multiple Pages ( ) or Book
Preview ( ).
3) To print the document from this view, click the Print icon ( ) to open the Print dialog.
Choose the print options and click the OK button.
Calc
To preview the sheets in Calc before printing:
1) Choose File > Print Preview.
The Calc window now displays the Print Preview toolbar instead of the Formatting toolbar.
Figure 289: Print Preview toolbar (Calc)
2) To print the document from this view, click the Print icon ( ) to open the Print dialog.
3) Choose the print options and click the Print button.
Exporting to PDF
LibreOffice can export documents to PDF (Portable Document Format). This industry-standard file
format is ideal for sending the file to someone else to view using Adobe Reader or other PDF
viewers.
The process and dialogs are the same for Writer, Calc, Impress, and Draw, with a few minor
differences mentioned in this section.
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