LibreOffice: Free Office Application as a substitute for Microsoft Office
For those who do not know what Libre Office is, Libre Office is another version of Open Office. Libre Office Developer is an Open Office Developer who has quit Oracle and founded his own company, the Document Foundation. Open Source Development by developers.
Libre Office is an open source office application that you can download and install for free. Office software can be used in Windows, Macintosh (Mac OS), and linux. The Libre Office has features similar to Microsoft Office, and has 6 document applications like
- Libre Office Writer (alternatif Microsoft Word)
- Libre Office Calc (alternatif Microsoft Excel)
- Libre Office Impress (alternatif Microsoft Powerpoint)
- Libre office draw (alternatif Microsoft visio)
- Libre office Math (alternatif Microsoft Equation)
- Libre Office Base (alternatif Microsoft Access)
LibreOffice Features:
- Office applications that can be downloaded and installed for free.
- Supports more than 30 languages.
- LGPL Public License, so you can use, modify, and copy it for free.
- Full support free support from free user support community and developer support.
- Libre Office is an open community-based project, where everyone can develop LibreOffice for the better.
- Has features and benefits that are almost the same as Microsoft Office.
Excess LibreOffice:
- LibreOffice is a free office app
- LibreOffice has the same features and functions as microsoft office.
- LibreOffice can be used to open documents that use microsoft office format.
- Can directly export to PDF.
- Supported by open source lovers community.
- Support 32 and 64 bit.
Lack of LibreOffice:
- For those of you who are accustomed to using microsoft office, there are several locations of different buttons and functions with microsoft office, so you have to be a bit inside.
- Sometimes the format of the microsoft office file format (.doc, .xls, .ppt etc.), Some formatting such as setting paragraphs, tables etc become a bit irregular.
Let's get to know the menu in Libreoffice
File menu, contains a set of file operation menus such as creating new documents, opening documents, saving documents, exporting documents to pdf and printing settings.
Edit menu, contains a set of menu functions in editing the document.
View menu, contains a set of menus that work on the display settings.
Insert menu, contains a set of menus that work in additional format in the document.
Menu Format, contains a set of menus that work in document format settings.
Table menu, contains a collection of menus that exist in settings and edit tables.
Menu Tools, a set of menus that function in some functional settings
Windows Menu, a set of menus that work in the LibreOffice Writer settings window
Menu Help, contains additional menus as a help facility for LibreOffice Writer users
This time we will recognize the menu in the libre writer and sub-sub menu in it. just go ahead.
The File menu consists of sub menus;
→ New (Ctrl + N),this sub menu serves to create a new document.
→ Open (Ctrl + O), this sub menu serves to open your document.
→ Recent Documents, just like the Open sub-menu that works to open documents that have been running or processed before.
→ Wizards, with this sub menu you can create documents with like letter, fax, presentation easily.
→ Template, this menu provides ease in creating documents with the template already provided. You can also create documents to be templates.
→ Close, serves to close Libre Writer application
→ Save (Ctrl + S), serves to save the document files that have been made.
→ Save As (Ctrl + Shift + S), serves to save the document with another name.
→ Save a Copy, serves to save the document with the original file of the document.
→ Save All, serves to store all documents that are running.
→ Reload, to refresh or restart the application.
→ Version, to create a document with several different versions.
→ Export, serves to export documents.
→ Export as PDF, to create a document into a PDF file.
→ Send, serves to send documents of existing documents via e-mail, or other wireless network delivery media.
→ Properties, is a description of the created document. You can fully edit the description.
→ Digital Signatures, this sub menu serves to create a signature on the created document.
→ Preview in Web Browser, serves to view the contents of the document with the web browser application
→ Page Preview (Ctrl + Shift + O), serves to view the contents of the document
→ Print (Ctrl + P), serves to print documents that are ready to print.
→ Print Settings, to set and locate the printer machine connected to your computer.
→ Exit LibreOffice (Ctrl + Q), function to exit from LibreOffice application.
The Edit menu consists of sub menus;
→ Undo (Ctrl + Z), to cancel the command
→ Redo (Ctrl + Y), to return the canceled command
→ Repeat (Ctrl + Shift + Y), to repeat the written word
→ Cut (Ctrl + X), to move, crop text or characters
→ Copy (Ctrl + C), to copy the text
→ Paste (Ctrl + V), to paste the resulting text from Copy or Cut
→ Paste Special (Ctrl + Shift + V), to paste the object in a special way
→ Select Text, select text
→ Selection Mode, find out the text selection mode
→ Select All (Ctrl + A), to select all text or paragraphs.
→ Change, to replace, protect text or documents
→ Compare Documents, to compare one document to another.
→ Find (Ctrl + F), to search for words or characters.
→ Find & Replace (Ctrl + H), to search for words and characters and replace them.
→ Auto Text (Ctrl + F3), to provide shortcuts for easier writing.
→ Exchange Database, to replace the database in a time.
→ Fields, to edit some document field files
→ Footnote / Endnote, to give or edit an existing footnote / endnote.
→ Index Entry, to add entry index data
→ Bibliography Entry, to add a biography
→ Hyperlink, create / add hyperlink addresses that are aimed to a specific document file
→ Links, to edit the links links of other documents
→ Plug-In, to add another feature to the libre writer
→ ImagesMap, to display the image editing facility.
→ Object, to edit multiple document objects.
The View menu consists of sub menus;
→ Print Layout, to view the document in print mode.
→ Web Layout, to view the document with website mode
→ Toolbar, to show / remove toolbar features
→ Status Bar, to show / remove the status bar feature
→ Input Method Status, to show / remove the document with the status of the method used
→ Rulers, to show / remove ruler in document area
→ Text Boundaries, to show / remove the write line or margin box
→ Fields Shadings (Ctrl + F8), to show / remove image edges
→ Fields Names (Ctrl + F9), to display / deselect display fields
→ Nonprinting Characters, to show / remove hidden characters such as spaces and tabulation
→ Hidden Paragraphs (Ctrl + F10), to show / omit paragraphs
→ Comments, to comment on the text, words, sentence of the document
→ Navigator (F5), to bring up the navigator menu
→ Sidebar, to bring up or remove the sidebar menu
→ Full Screen (Ctrl + Shift + J), to view the full document of the monitor screen
→ Zoom, to increase or decrease the document view
The Insert menu consists of sub menus;
→ Manual Break, insert page divider / cut / separator pages, columns and types at the cursor position
→ Fields, inserts various objects such as date, time, name, file, page, document maker title, and so on
→ Special Character, inserts special characters such as symbols, numbers, smiles and others
→ Formatting Mark, inserts a special character format
→ Section, insert section
→ Hyperlink (Ctrl + K), insert a link address that aims to a document or site
→ Header, insert / enable document header feature
→ Footer, insert / enable document footer feature
→ Footnote / Endnote, insert a note
→ Caption, insert caption
→ Bookmark, marking a document's address / location for easy finding
→ Cross-reference, insert reference, footnote, page index.
→ Comments (Ctrl + Alt + C), insert a comment.
→ Scripts, inserts program scripts such as javascripts, c ++ and others
→ Index and Tables, inserts indexes and tables
→ Envelope, inserts the address of the sender
→ Frame, insert a frame / window box
→ Table (Ctrl + F12), insert the table
→ Images, insert an image in the document
→ Movie and Sound, inserting video or sound on document
→ Floating Frame, insert frame object
→ File, insert a document file
The Format menu consists of sub menus;
→ Clear Direct Formatting (Ctrl + M), change to initial position of text format setting, paragraph or character to default settings
→ Character, specifies the type, color, size, style of letters in the selected text
→ Paragraph, specify the type and setting of the paragraph
→ Bullets and Numbering, set / give bullet or numbering on text
→ Page, set the page (size, type, page number, etc.)
→ Title page, set / add name / page title
→ Change Chase, replace the selected text character whether the size (all small, front upper case per word, all uppercase, upper case capital letters, etc.)
→ Columns, set / add text or paragraph columns.
→ Sections, formatting text such as links and protection and other settings
→ Styles and Formatting, set the formatting of paragraphs, characters, text, and more
→ AutoCorrects, manages spelling of words automatically
→ Anchor, set the image in paragraph position as well as text
→ Wrap, enable / disable the wrap feature to make the image into the background of the page or not. etc
→ Alignment, set the text or paragraph layout that is left (center left), center (center flat), right (right right), justify (left right)
→ Arrange, adjust the image as needed
→ Flip, change the position of horizontal and vertical images (horizontal flip, vertical flip)
→ Rotate, rotate the object
→ Group, merge / separate a document in one particular group type
→ Object, change the position, size, color, bakckground object in a single document
→ Frame / Object, set the existing frame in the document
→ Image, set the picture
Table menu consists of sub menu;
→ Insert Table, inserting table into document
→ Delete, delete the table
→ Select , select the table row / column
→ Merge Cells, combine two or more cells into one
→ Split Cells, dividing the two or more selected cells
→ Protect Cells, protect cells to be safe
→ Merge Table, combining two or more tables
→ Split Table, divide the table into two or more
→ AutoFormat, create table automatically
→ AutoFit, set the table to be flexible to the contents of the table
→ Heading rows repeat, specifying the lines that will always be printed at the beginning of the page
→ Convert, convert tables into plain text or vice versa
→ Sort, sorting table data based on certain criteria
→ Fromula, enter the formula in the table
→ Number Format, format the data number number in the table
→ Table Boundaries, displays / removes table auxiliary lines
→ Table Properties, set the table
The Tools menu consists of sub menus;
→ Spelling and Grammars (F7), enable checking of text writing in English
→ Language, choose the language used
→ Word Count, count the number of words or characters in a document
→ Outline Numbering, type / set outline number that already exists or create a new
→ Line Numbering, type numbers automatically
→ Footnote / endnote, create footnote
→ Galery, activate gallery facility
→ Bibliography database, open the media player application
→ Mail Merge Wizard, create a mass mail using the help wizard
→ Sort, sort data
→ Calculate, perform counting facilities in the table
→ Update, update content contained in documents, such as links or images
→ Macros, create / run a set of macro program data
→ Extension Manager, set the document storage type of Libre Writer
→ XML Filter Settings, filtering the types of documents
→ AutoCorrect Caption, set the spelling automatically to be done by Libre Writer
→ Customize, set menu, tool bar and similar to show or hide
→ Options, the overall application settings of LibreOffice
The Window menu consists of sub menus;
→ New Window, create a new document window
→ Close Window, close the application window
The Help menu consists of sub menus;
→ LibreOffice Help, displays help / instructions using the LibreOffice app
→ What's this ?, changing mouse hints, so that if clicked will show the description of the section
→ Send Feedback, send back to application maker
→ Lisence Information, view application license information
→ About LibreOffice, view application version information
For those who want to be able to directly download it at https://www.libreoffice.org/
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