Operation Manual

Changing the password
When a document is password-protected, you can change the password while the document is
open. Go to File > Properties > General on the Menu bar and click the Change Password
button. This opens the Set Password dialog where you can enter a new password.
Saving documents automatically
LibreOffice can save files automatically as part of the AutoRecovery feature. Automatic saving,
like manual saving, overwrites the last saved state of the file.
To set up automatic file saving:
1) Go to Tools > Options > Load/Save > General on the Menu bar.
2) Select Save AutoRecovery information every and set the time interval.
3) Click OK.
Renaming and deleting files
You can rename or delete files within the LibreOffice dialogs, just as you can in a file manager.
Select a file and then right click to open a context menu. Select either Delete or Rename, as
appropriate. However, you cannot copy or paste files within the dialogs.
Open and Save As dialogs
You can choose whether to use the LibreOffice Open and Save As dialogs or the ones provided by
your operating system. This book uses the LibreOffice dialogs in illustrations.
• To use the operating system dialogs for saving or opening files, go to Tools > Options >
LibreOffice > General and uncheck the option Use LibreOffice dialogs.
• To use LibreOffice dialogs for saving or opening files, go to Tools > Options > LibreOffice
> General and check the option Use LibreOffice dialogs.
An example of a LibreOffice dialog is shown in Figure 10 on page 28. The three icons in the top
right of these dialogs are as follows:
• Server – a dialog opens allowing you to connect to a network server if the file you want is
not located on your computer.
• Up One Level – moves up one folder in the folder hierarchy. Click and hold the mouse
button on this icon to display a drop down a list of higher level folders. Move the cursor over
a higher level folder and release the mouse button to navigate to that folder
• Create New Folder – creates a new sub-folder in the folder that is displayed in the dialog.
Use the File type field to specify the type of file to be opened or the format of the file to be saved.
The Read-only option on the Open dialog opens the file for reading and printing only. Most of the
icons and most menu options are disabled on the toolbars. The Edit File icon becomes active on
the Standard toolbar. Click on this icon to open the file for editing.
Using the Navigator
The LibreOffice Navigator lists objects contained within a document, collected into categories. For
example, in Writer it shows Headings, Tables, Text frames, Comments, Graphics, Bookmarks, and
other items, as shown in Figure 12. In Calc it shows Sheets, Range Names, Database Ranges,
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