Operation Manual

1) Go to Tools > Customize on the main menu bar to open the Customize dialog and select
the Events tab (Figure 341). The events in the Customize dialog are related to the entire
application and specific documents.
2) In Save In, select LibreOffice, or a specific document from the drop down menu to save
your event.
3) A common use is to assign the Open Document event to call a specific macro. The macro
then performs certain setup tasks for the document. Select the desired event and click
Macro to open the Macro Selector dialog (Figure 335 on page 345).
4) Select the desired macro and click OK to assign the macro to the event. The Events page
shows that the event has been assigned to a macro.
Figure 341: Events page in Customize dialog
Many objects in a document can be set to call macros when events occur. The most common use
is to add a control, such as a button, into a document. Even double-clicking on a graphic opens a
dialog with a Macros tab that allows you to assign a macro to an event.
Extensions
An extension is a package that can be installed into LibreOffice to add new functionality.
Extensions can be written in almost any programming language and may be simple or
sophisticated. Extensions can be grouped into types:
• Calc Add-Ins, which provide new functionality for Calc, including new functions that act like
normal built-in functions
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