Operation Manual

Appearance options
Writing, editing, and (especially) page layout are often easier when you can see the page margins
(text boundaries), the boundaries of tables and sections (in Writer documents), page breaks in
Calc, grid lines in Draw or Writer, and other features. In addition, you might prefer to use colors that
are different from LibreOffice’s defaults for such items as comment indicators or field shadings.
On the LibreOffice – Appearance page (Figure 28), you can specify which items are visible and the
colors used to display various items.
• To show or hide items such as text boundaries, select or deselect the options next to the
names of the items.
• To change the default colors for items, click the down-arrow in the Color Setting column by
the name of the item and select a color from the list box. Note that you can change the list
of available colors as described in “Color options” on page 40.
• To save your color changes as a color scheme, click Save, type a name in the Scheme
box, and then click OK.
Figure 28: Showing or hiding text, object, and table boundaries
Accessibility options
Accessibility options include whether to allow animated graphics or text, how long help tips remain
visible, some options for high contrast display, and a way to change the font for the user interface
of the LibreOffice program.
Accessibility support relies on the Java Runtime Environment for communication with assistive
technology tools. The Support assistive technology tools option is not shown on all LibreOffice
installations. See Assistive Tools in LibreOffice in the Help for other requirements and information.
Select or deselect the options as required.
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