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'''2. Menu bar'''

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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:

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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 sub menu drops down to show further options,including:

# Commands that directly cause an action, such as Close or Save, in the File menu.

# Commands that open further sub menus.

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'''4. Formatting toolbar'''

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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. Other toolbars are available at ~~'''~~View > Toolbars~~'''~~.

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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. Other toolbars are available at "View --> Toolbars".

'''5. Rulers'''

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The horizontal ruler across the top of the workspace is visible by default but the vertical ruler on the left is hidden by default.

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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.

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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".

==== Editing document====

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* LibreOffice Writer has some of the fonts set by default which can be customized any point of time.

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* To do this, Go to Tools-->Options.

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* To do this, Go to "Tools-->Options".

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* In the left panel Double click on LibreOffice Writer--> Click on Basic Fonts (Western).

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* In the left panel "Double click on LibreOffice Writer--> Click on Basic Fonts (Western)".

* Right side panel shows you the things that are fonts setup for your software by default. It is further classified as Default, Heading, List, Caption and Index. Based on your requirement you can click the drop down on their respective options and change the Font. Also note that you can customize the font size.

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* Once you are done, Click Apply-->OK.

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* Once you are done, "Click Apply-->OK".

===== Cut, copy, and paste text =====

* Using cut, copy and paste options are similar to any other applications. You can copy or move text, image or any other objects within a document, or between documents. These features can be used by dragging or by using keyboard shortcuts.

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~~'''~~Note~~:'''~~ You can also copy text from other sources such as Web pages and paste it into a text document.

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{{Note}} You can also copy text from other sources such as Web pages and paste it into a text document.

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* To move (drag and drop) selected text using the mouse, drag it to the new location and release it; the cursor changes shape while dragging. To copy selected text, hold down the ~~'''~~Ctrl~~'''~~ key while dragging. The text retains the formatting it had before dragging.

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* To move (drag and drop) selected text using the mouse, drag it to the new location and release it; the cursor changes shape while dragging. To copy selected text, hold down the Ctrl key while dragging. The text retains the formatting it had before dragging.

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* To move (cut and paste) selected text, use ~~'''~~Ctrl+X~~'''~~ to cut the text, insert the cursor at the paste-in point and use ~~'''~~Ctrl+V~~'''~~ to paste. Alternatively, use the buttons on the Standard toolbar.

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* To move (cut and paste) selected text, use "Ctrl+X" to cut the text, insert the cursor at the paste-in point and use "Ctrl+V" to paste. Alternatively, use the buttons on the Standard toolbar.

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* When you paste text, the result depends on the source of the text and how you paste it. If you click the Paste button, then the pasted text keeps its original formatting (such as bold or italics). Text pasted from Web sites and other sources may be placed automatically into frames or tables as part of the format when you paste. If you do not like the results, click the Undo button or press ~~'''~~Ctrl+Z~~'''~~.

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* When you paste text, the result depends on the source of the text and how you paste it. If you click the Paste button, then the pasted text keeps its original formatting (such as bold or italics). Text pasted from Web sites and other sources may be placed automatically into frames or tables as part of the format when you paste. If you do not like the results, click the Undo button or press "Ctrl+Z".

To make the pasted text show the paragraph style at the insertion point:

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# Choose ~~'''~~Edit > Paste Special~~'''~~, or

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# Choose "Edit --> Paste Special", or

# Click the arrow on the combination Paste button, or

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# Click the Paste button without releasing the left mouse button.

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# Click the "Paste" button without releasing the left mouse button.

File:Copy text.png| Copy text

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# Make selected text ''Italic''

# Make selected text <u>Underline</u>

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# Make selected text ~~stikethrough~~(Eg: <s>~~stikethrough~~</s>)

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# Make selected text strikethrough(Eg: <s>strikethrough</s>)

# Make selected text as superscript

# Make selected text as subscript

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The Bullets and Numbering feature on the formatting toolbar can be used to create nested lists and access the Bullets and Numbering dialog.

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# To add the bullets and numbers to text information, choose ~~'''~~Format - Bullets and Numbering~~'''~~. You can also select the different symbols of bullets and numbers here. You can also find the Bullets and Numbers in the formatting toolbar

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# To add the bullets and numbers to text information, choose "Format --> Bullets and Numbering". You can also select the different symbols of bullets and numbers here. You can also find the Bullets and Numbers in the formatting toolbar

# An important feature of Writer is to enable you present your information through simple and short points ('bullet points').

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# For the selected text input that has been entered, go to Format~~, select~~ Bullets and Numbering and choose the numbering type that is needed. You can create sub-numbered lists.

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# For the selected text input that has been entered, go to "Format --> Select Bullets and Numbering" and choose the numbering type that is needed. You can create sub-numbered lists.

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On the Formatting toolbar, the icons and formats include( As labeled in below paragraph properties image)

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# Apply ~~'''~~Paragraph Style~~'''~~ from formatting toolbar .

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# Apply "Paragraph Style" from formatting toolbar .

# Align Left, Center Horizontally, Align Right, or Justified.

# Line Spacing (choose from 1, 1.15, 1.5, 2, or custom spacing. Line spacing refers to the distance from one baseline (the imaginary line at the bottom of a letter like “n” or “m”) to the next baseline. It is determined by the size of the font.

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# Increase Paragraph Spacing, Decrease Paragraph Spacing. ( Paragraph spacing refers to the vertical spacing between one paragraph and the paragraphs above and below it.

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# Increase Paragraph Spacing, Decrease Paragraph Spacing. (Paragraph spacing refers to the vertical spacing between one paragraph and the paragraphs above and below it").

# Increase Indent, Decrease Indent.

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File:LO_Writer_10_Inserted_Image.png|Inserted Image View

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After you insert any image if you want to resize (height*width), ~~click~~ on the image and select any of the dots on the corner of the image and drag to increase or decrease the size of the image

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After you insert any image if you want to resize (height*width), "Click on the image and select any of the dots on the corner of the image and drag to increase or decrease the size of the image".

===== Editing image =====

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~~'''~~1. Using the Crop tool~~'''~~ To use the Crop tool ~~click~~ on the ~~crop~~ icon as shown in Image1 or right-click on the image and select Crop from the context menu. Cropping

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1. Using the Crop tool: To use the Crop tool "Click on the Crop icon" as shown in Image1 or right-click on the image and select Crop from the context menu. Cropping handles appear at the corners and mid-points of the sides of the image. Drag a handle to cut off part of the image. Click outside the image to turn off cropping mode.

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handles appear at the corners and mid-points of the sides of the image. Drag a handle to cut off part of the image. Click outside the image to turn off cropping mode.

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~~'''~~2. Compressing images (See Image2)~~'''~~

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2. Compressing images (See Image2)

* If you insert a large image in your document and resize it to fit into the layout of the page, the complete original image is stored in the document file to preserve its content, resulting in a large document file to store or send by mail.

* If you can accept some loss of quality of the image rendering, you can compress or resize the image object to reduce its data volume while preserving its display in the page layout. You probably don’t want to compress something that will be professionally printed.

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* Right-click to select the image and open the context menu. Then choose Compress to open the Compress Image dialog . Click OK to apply the compression settings. If the resulting image is not acceptable, press Ctrl+Z to undo and choose another compression setting.

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* "Right-click to select the image and open the context menu". Then choose "Compress" to open the Compress Image dialog. Click "OK" to apply the compression settings. If the resulting image is not acceptable, press "Ctrl+Z" to undo and choose another compression setting.

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~~'''~~3. Transparency:~~'''~~ set the transparency options for the image using this button as shown in Image1.

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3. Transparency: set the transparency options for the image using this button as shown in Image1.

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~~'''~~4. Rotating images~~'''~~ Rotate images if required using button showed in Image1

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4. Rotating images: Rotate images if required using button showed in Image1

File:Image editng.png|Image1: Image Formatting features

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==== Inserting & Formatting Table ====

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* To insert Table, go to Table from Menu bar and select "Insert Table", in given window choose required number of rows and columns. Alternatively you can also insert table from standard toolbar, Click on table grid from toolbar and move the cursor over the grid until you highlight the number of columns and rows you want. Click and the table appears in the document.

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* To insert Table, go to "Table" from Menu bar and select "Insert Table", in given window choose required number of rows and columns. Alternatively you can also insert table from standard toolbar, Click on "table grid" from toolbar and move the cursor over the grid until you highlight the number of columns and rows you want. Click and the table appears in the document.

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* You can format your table by selecting the options in 'Table'. Move your cursor inside the table and 'Select -> Table'. You can then adjust the row and column widths (Table -> Size), add or remove borders (Table -> Properties -> Borders), split or merge cells (Table -> Merge Cells, Table -> Split Cells) etc

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* You can format your table by selecting the options in 'Table'. Move your cursor inside the table and "Select --> Table". You can then adjust the row and column widths ("Table --> Size"), add or remove borders ("Table --> Properties --> Borders"), split or merge cells ("Table --> Merge Cells", "Table --> Split Cells") etc.

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* You can also copy data from a spreadsheet. You can simply copy that data (in rows and columns) from the spreadsheet and paste into the document, it will create a copy of the spreadsheet in your document. If you do not want it as a spreadsheet, but only as a table, you need to select 'Paste Special -> Formatted text option.

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* You can also copy data from a spreadsheet. You can simply copy that data (in rows and columns) from the spreadsheet and paste into the document, it will create a copy of the spreadsheet in your document. If you do not want it as a spreadsheet, but only as a table, you need to select "Paste Special -> Formatted text option".

File:Inert table in LOW.png|Insert Table

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==== Finding and replacing text ====

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Writer has two ways to find text within a document: The Find toolbar for fast searching and the Find & Replace dialog. If the Find toolbar is not visible, you can display it by choosing ~~'''~~View > Toolbars > Find from the Menu bar~~'''~~ or by pressing ~~'''~~Ctrl+F~~'''~~

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Writer has two ways to find text within a document: The Find toolbar for fast searching and the Find & Replace dialog. If the Find toolbar is not visible, you can display it by choosing "View --> Toolbars --> Find" from the Menu bar or by pressing "Ctrl+F".

'''Using the Find toolbar'''

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* To use the Find toolbar, click in the text input box and type your search text, then press Enter to find the next occurrence of that term from the current cursor position. Click the Find Next or Find Previous buttons as needed.

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* To use the "Find" toolbar, click in the text input box and type your search text, then press "Enter" to find the next occurrence of that term from the current cursor position. Click the "Find Next" or "Find Previous" buttons as needed.

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* Click the Find All button to select all instances of the search term within the document.

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* Click the "Find All" button to select all instances of the search term within the document.

File:Using the Find toolbar.png|Using the Find toolbar

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'''Using the Find & Replace dialog'''

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To display the Find & Replace dialog, use the keyboard shortcut ~~'''~~Ctrl+H~~'''~~, or choose ~~'''~~Edit > Find & Replace~~'''~~ from the Menu bar

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To display the Find & Replace dialog, use the keyboard shortcut "Ctrl+H", or choose "Edit --> Find & Replace" from the Menu bar. Use the Find & Replace dialog:

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Use the Find & Replace dialog:

* Type the text you want to find in the Find box.

* To replace the text with different text, type the new text in the Replace box.

* You can select various options, such as matching the case or matching whole words only. The other options include searching only in selected text, searching from the current cursor position backwards toward the beginning of the document, searching for similar words, and searching in comments.

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* When you have set up your search, click Find Next. As the document view moves to each found instance, replace the text by clicking Replace.

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* When you have set up your search, click "Find Next". As the document view moves to each found instance, replace the text by clicking "Replace".

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==== Creating an automatic Table of Contents====

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#Often it is useful to create text documents which are organize into headings and sub headings to denote different sections. This can be done in two ways

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#Often it is useful to create text documents which are organize into headings and sub headings to denote different sections. This can be done in two ways,

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##You can select the text you want to define as a heading and choose from the predefined headings style, by selecting from the first drop down box as shown in the first image.

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##You can select the text you want to define as a heading and choose from the predefined headings style, by selecting from the first drop down box as shown in the first image.

##You can also define this from the Style menu by clicking on Style and selecting the given heading.

##You can define the appearance of each heading under the Styles and formatting option by changing the default font colour, size, etc.

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#Once the headings are defined, you can insert the Table of Contents. Click in your document where you want to create the table of contents. Choose Insert - Table of Contents and Index – Index Entry, just click on “OK”. For updating table of content, right click on the table of content and Update Index or Table of Contents. Note that if you add any headings in the document, it will not automatically update the TOC, hence you will need to come to the TOC and do the update manually.

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#Once the headings are defined, you can insert the Table of Contents. Click in your document where you want to create the table of contents. Choose "Insert --> Table of Contents and Index --> Index Entry", just click on “OK”. For updating table of content, right click on the table of content and Update Index or Table of Contents. Note that if you add any headings in the document, it will not automatically update the TOC, hence you will need to come to the TOC and do the update manually.

File:Adding paragrapgh style.png|Paragraph style for Table of Content

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==== Adding page header and footer ====

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# You can add a header and / or footer to your document. You could provide the name of the document (or any other static information) in the footer. You can also insert page number in the header or the footer, which will be dynamically generated by Writer. It is useful to have page number and name of your document on every page, this is specially useful if the reader wants to read a print copy. LibreOffice Writer allows you to easily insert this information at the bottom or top of each page. This can be done using Insert--->Footer.

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# You can add a header and/or footer to your document. You could provide the name of the document (or any other static information) in the footer. You can also insert page number in the header or the footer, which will be dynamically generated by Writer. It is useful to have page number and name of your document on every page, this is specially useful if the reader wants to read a print copy. LibreOffice Writer allows you to easily insert this information at the bottom or top of each page. This can be done using "Insert--->Footer".

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# Once a footer has been inserted, you can go to the bottom of the page and insert multiple fields of information using Insert--->Fields. You can type any text in this footer, it will come on all pages. Other than page number, other dynamic information you can provide is the date/time stamp of the document. A similar method can also be adopted for inserting a header as well.

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# Once a footer has been inserted, you can go to the bottom of the page and insert multiple fields of information using "Insert --> Fields". You can type any text in this footer, it will come on all pages. Other than page number, other dynamic information you can provide is the date/time stamp of the document. A similar method can also be adopted for inserting a header as well.

File:LOWriter - Header and footers.png| Adding header and footers for the page

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==== Spelling check ====

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#Spelling - By enabling ~~'''automatic~~ spell checking~~'''~~ under ~~tools~~, you can check spelling within your document. You will see a red underline below a word spelt wrongly. (If you see a green line below a word, it suggests a grammatical error). You can move your cursor to the word and right click to get suggestions for correcting the spelling. In case you are clear your word is correct, you can also ~~'add~~ your word to the dictionary' so that the next time you use it, it will not be treated as a wrong spelling.

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#Spelling - By enabling "Automatic spell checking" under Tools, you can check spelling within your document. You will see a red underline below a word spelt wrongly. (If you see a green line below a word, it suggests a grammatical error). You can move your cursor to the word and right click to get suggestions for correcting the spelling. In case you are clear your word is correct, you can also "Add your word to the dictionary" so that the next time you use it, it will not be treated as a wrong spelling.

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#You can also do a manual spelling and grammar checking of the document. Select the text and click on ~~'''~~spelling and grammar~~'''~~ under ~~tools~~ option. it will start looking spelling and grammar for the document. It is a good habit to always run a spelling check on your document before sharing.

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#You can also do a manual spelling and grammar checking of the document. Select the text and click on "spelling and grammar" under "Tools" option. it will start looking spelling and grammar for the document. It is a good habit to always run a spelling check on your document before sharing.

#To check the spelling and the grammar of a text, the appropriate dictionaries must be installed. You can have dictionaries for your own language (Telugu, Urdu etc) installed, apart from the one in English.

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* Menu is most useful section of Writer and its structure must be familiar to the user.

* The structure of menu and its items can be customized easily so that it becomes user friendly.

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* To do this, go to Tools-->Customize.

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* To do this, go to "Tools-->Customize".

* Customize window will be having all the "Available Command" list on the left side. "Assigned command" on the right. If you want to remove the already assigned command then click on that particular command on the Assigned command list and move it towards Available command by clicking the left arrow button.

* Similarly if you want an additional command to your menu then choose the command from the "Available command" list. Click right arrow button to move it to the "Assigned command" list.

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* You can also change the name of a particular command by clicking that command and click on Modify-->Rename. Give the new name to that menu and click OK.

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* You can also change the name of a particular command by clicking that command and click on "Modify --> Rename". Give the new name to that menu and click OK.

File:Checked and Unchecked Toolbar.png|Customizing Toolbar

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* To customize Toolbar, click on Toolbar tab in Customize window. As explained earlier, "Assigned Commands" will be having list of tools. The checked tools are already there in the toolbar and unchecked ones are available to move them to the toolbar. If you want any particular tool to be easily accessible and move to the toolbar then just check mark those and click Apply-->OK.

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* To customize Toolbar, click on "Toolbar" tab in Customize window. As explained earlier, "Assigned Commands" will be having list of tools. The checked tools are already there in the toolbar and unchecked ones are available to move them to the toolbar. If you want any particular tool to be easily accessible and move to the toolbar then just check mark those and click "Apply-->OK".

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* In the way you can change or assign the Keyboard shortcuts. For this Click on Keyboard tab in the Customize window. You can choose a command and click on Modify to change its shortcut or functionality.

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* In the way you can change or assign the Keyboard shortcuts. For this Click on Keyboard tab in the Customize window. You can choose a command and click on "Modify?" to change its shortcut or functionality.

==== Language package installation in LibreOffice ====

* LibreOffice interface has been translated (localized) into over 40 languages and most of the Indian languages. Additionally, there are over 70 spelling dictionaries available for languages. The dictionaries are available from the [https://www.libreoffice.org/ LibreOffice website]. To use LibreOffice interface in your own language like hindi, kannada or in any other language, please follow below instructions.

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* Once again double click on the ~~'''~~downloaded installation file~~'''~~ (from the section #''For Windows'' section), which will open LibreOffice installer wizard click on the ~~'''next'''~~ option

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* Once again double click on the downloaded installation file (from the section #''For Windows'' section), which will open LibreOffice installer wizard click on the "Next" option

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* On the next (Program Maintenance) screen you will get 3 options (Modify, Repair, Remove), choose ~~'''~~Modify~~'''~~ option and click on ~~'''next'''~~.

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* On the next (Program Maintenance) screen you will get 3 options (Modify, Repair, Remove), choose "Modify" option and click on "Next".

File:Hindi package 1.jpg|Installation wizard

File:Hindi package 2.jpg|Select modify

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* In the next screen, if you would like to install and use LibreOffice in your preferred language, then "click on and a + button (small down arrow) in "user interface languages"

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* It will open the list of languages available, in that select ~~'''~~your preferred language~~'''~~ and select ~~“'''~~This feature will be installed on the local hard drive~~'''”~~.

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* It will open the list of languages available, in that "select your preferred language and select "This feature will be installed on the local hard drive".

File:3. LO hi UI - select user interface.PNG|User interface Languages

File:4. LO hi UI - select hi package from the list.png|Select your preferred language

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* Once all the required changes are done on the screen, click “Next >”

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* On the next "File Type" window, select all the options to open Microsoft Office files, Click ~~“Next~~ >”

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* Next screen "Shortcut and Load during system startup" screen click on the Install button to finish the installation.

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* Next screen "Shortcut and Load during system startup" screen click on the "Install" button to finish the installation.

==== Changing LibreOffice language interface (after the installation) ====

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* When creating a presentation in other languages, you can use the language setting ~~'''~~( Tools-> Options -> Language settings -> Languages -> User Interface -> Add the required language )~~'''~~ to create styles that only differ in the language in formatting attributes. This allows you to easily check spelling of all of the presentation contents without affecting appearance.

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File:LO Tools Language select.png|Menubar tools

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In Ubuntu by default you can type English in any application and by default it will use only Unicode fonts unless you manually changing it to non-unicode.

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~~[[File:Selecting Ibus in your computer .png|300px|left|thumb|Selecting Ibus for typing languages]]~~

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Also you can type any your local languages in Ubuntu by adding those languages in IBUS. For typing in any local language, Ubuntu will use application called Ibus. You can follow the below step to set up Ibus and to add languages in the typing list. <br>

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# Log-out your computer and log-in to applying this changes.

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File:Ibus - select plus to add .png| Adding languages in Text Entry

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# Once the Text Entry window opens, click on "+" arrow mark, as shown in image.

# The language list window will open, search your languages by typing it in search box. It will show the all the typing methods for the language. Choose a keyboard layout you are comfortable with and click "Add".

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When you send a document to someone else to review or edit, you may want to prepare it first so that the editor or reviewer does not have to remember to turn on the revision marks.

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* Open the document. Check whether it contains multiple versions by clicking ~~'''~~File > Versions~~'''~~. If multiple versions are listed, save the current version as a separate document with a different name and use this new document as the review copy.

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* With the review copy open, make sure that change recording is turned on. The ~~'''~~Edit > Track Changes > Record Changes~~'''~~ menu item has a check mark next to it when recording is turned on.

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* To begin tracking (recording) changes, click ~~'''~~Edit > Track Changes > Record Changes~~'''~~. To show or hide the display of changes, click ~~'''~~Edit > Track Changes > Show Changes~~'''~~.

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* To stop recording changes, click "Edit --> Track Changes --> Record Changes" again.

The results of accepting or rejecting a change are as follows:

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* ~~'''~~Accept:~~''' incorporates~~ the alteration into the document and removes the change indication marking.

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* Accept: Incorporates the alteration into the document and removes the change indication marking.

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* ~~'''~~Reject:~~''' reverts~~ the document to its original state and removes the change indication marking.

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* Reject: Reverts the document to its original state and removes the change indication marking.

==== Changing Page orientation within the document ====

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====Saving the file====

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* Like in most applications, a file can be saved using the ~~FILE –~~> ~~SAVE~~ command, or by the shortcut key ~~'''CTRL~~+S~~'''~~. Always give a meaningful file name, reading which you should get an idea of the file contents. Often adding the month-year information when the file was created can be useful later File will save in .odt format, ODT is the short form of Open Document Text. ODT conforms to Open Document Format (ODF) which is recommended by the Government of India through its website [https://india.gov.in/policy-open-standards-e-governance Policy on open standards]””.

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* Like in most applications, a file can be saved using the "File --> Save" command, or by the shortcut key "Ctrl+S". Always give a meaningful file name, reading which you should get an idea of the file contents. Often adding the month-year information when the file was created can be useful later File will save in .odt format, ODT is the short form of Open Document Text. ODT conforms to Open Document Format (ODF) which is recommended by the Government of India through its website [https://india.gov.in/policy-open-standards-e-governance Policy on open standards]””.

* Like in most applications, a file can be exported to a PDF format. This is useful when you only need to print the file and do not want any changes to it. You can also export a document to a 'html' (web page) format, which can be opened by a web browser or MS word format which is supported by Windows operating system.<br>

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====Advanced features====

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# [https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Track_Changes Track changes] (~~recording~~ editing changes by another person in another colour in the document, which can be accepted or rejected by the author)

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# [https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Track_Changes Track changes] (Recording editing changes by another person in another colour in the document, which can be accepted or rejected by the author)

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# [https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Columns Multiple columns] (~~useful~~ for making newsletters and magazines) and other page layout functions

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# [https://help.libreoffice.org/Writer/Columns Multiple columns] (Useful for making newsletters and magazines) and other page layout functions

===Ideas for resource creation===

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