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File:LO Writer Menu Bar window.png|LibreOffice Writer (Parts of the window)
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'''Title bar'''
'''1. Title bar'''
* The Title bar is located at the top of the Writer window. It shows the file name of the current document. When the document is not yet named, the document name will appear as Untitled X, where X is a number. Untitled documents are numbered in the order in which they are created.
* The Title bar is located at the top of the Writer window. It shows the file name of the current document. When the document is not yet named, the document name will appear as Untitled X, where X is a number. Untitled documents are numbered in the order in which they are created.
'''Menu bar'''
'''2. Menu bar'''
* The Menu bar is located just below the Title bar in Windows and Linux and at the top of the screen in macOS. When you select one of the menus, a submenu drops down to show further options,including:
* The Menu bar is located just below the Title bar in Windows and Linux and at the top of the screen in macOS. When you select one of the menus, a submenu drops down to show further options,including:
# Commands that directly cause an action, such as Close or Save, in the File menu.
# Commands that directly cause an action, such as Close or Save, in the File menu.
# Commands that open further sub menus.
# Commands that open further sub menus.
* These are indicated by a right-pointing arrow following a command, such as Toolbars and Zoom, in the View menu. Moving the cursor onto one of these items causes its submenu to open.
* These are indicated by a right-pointing arrow following a command, such as Toolbars and Zoom, in the View menu. Moving the cursor onto one of these items causes its submenu to open.
'''Standard toolbar & Formatting toolbar'''
'''3. Standard toolbar'''
* In a default LibreOffice installation , the top toolbar, just under the Menu bar, is called the Standard toolbar.
* In a default LibreOffice installation , the top toolbar, just under the Menu bar, is called the Standard toolbar.
'''4. Formatting toolbar'''
* The second toolbar at the top is the Formatting toolbar. It is context-sensitive; that is, it shows the tools relevant to the current position of the cursor or the selected object. For example, when the cursor is in text, the Formatting toolbar provides tools for formatting text. When the cursor is on a graphic (image), the tools are for formatting images.
* The second toolbar at the top is the Formatting toolbar. It is context-sensitive; that is, it shows the tools relevant to the current position of the cursor or the selected object. For example, when the cursor is in text, the Formatting toolbar provides tools for formatting text. When the cursor is on a graphic (image), the tools are for formatting images.
* To free more space for the document, you can choose a single-toolbar alternative containing the most-used commands. To activate it, '''enable View > Toolbars > Standard (Single Mode) and also disable View > Toolbars > Standard and View > Toolbars > Formatting'''.
* To free more space for the document, you can choose a single-toolbar alternative containing the most-used commands. To activate it, '''enable View > Toolbars > Standard (Single Mode) and also disable View > Toolbars > Standard and View > Toolbars > Formatting'''.
* Other toolbars are available at '''View > Toolbars'''.
* Other toolbars are available at '''View > Toolbars'''.
'''Rulers'''
'''5. Rulers'''
* The horizontal ruler across the top of the workspace is visible by default but the vertical ruler on the left is hidden by default.
* The horizontal ruler across the top of the workspace is visible by default but the vertical ruler on the left is hidden by default.
* To enable the vertical ruler, choose View > Rulers > Vertical Ruler from the Menu bar, or choose Tools > Options > LibreOffice Writer > View. To quickly show or hide both rulers, use the key combination Ctrl+Shift+R.
* To enable the vertical ruler, choose View > Rulers > Vertical Ruler from the Menu bar, or choose Tools > Options > LibreOffice Writer > View. To quickly show or hide both rulers, use the key combination Ctrl+Shift+R.
