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Draw Guide 7.2

Appendix B,
Toolbars

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Jean Hollis Weber

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Publication date and software version

Published January 2022. Based on LibreOffice 7.2 Community.

Other versions of LibreOffice may differ in appearance and functionality.

Using LibreOffice on macOS

Some keystrokes and menu items are different on macOS from those used in Windows and Linux. The table below gives some common substitutions for the instructions in this document. For a detailed list, see the application Help.

Windows or Linux

macOS equivalent

Effect

Tools > Options
menu selection

LibreOffice > Preferences

Access setup options

Right-click

Control+click or right-click depending on computer setup

Open a context menu

Ctrl (Control)

(Command)

Used with other keys

F11

+T

Open the Styles deck in the Sidebar

Introduction

Draw provides several toolbars to help in creating drawings. Each toolbar has a default set of tools and the option to add additional tools.

Note

The icons displayed in the Draw toolbars illustrated in this appendix may differ from what is displayed on a computer screen. Toolbar icons depend on the computer operating system being used and how LibreOffice has been set up. For more information on customizing LibreOffice and the toolbars, see the Getting Started Guide.

Using toolbars

Displaying toolbars

To display a toolbar and make it active, go to View > Toolbars on the Menu bar. A submenu opens with a list of available toolbars for Draw. Click on a toolbar name to display it and make it active. Active toolbars are indicated by highlighting or a check mark next to the name.

Impress toolbars available

  1. 3D-Objects

  2. 3D-Settings

  3. Align Objects

  4. Comments

  5. Distribute Selection

  6. Drawing

  7. Edit Points

  8. Find

  9. Fontwork

  10. Form Controls

  11. Form Design

  12. Form Navigation

  13. Glue Points

  14. Image

  15. Insert

  16. Legacy Circles and Ovals

  17. Legacy Rectangles

  18. Line and Filling

  19. Master View

  20. Media Playback

  21. Options

  22. Redaction

  23. Standard

  24. Standard (Single Mode)

  25. Standard (Viewing Mode)

  26. Table

  27. Text Formatting

  28. Transformations

  29. Zoom

Note

Some toolbars, although selected in View > Toolbars on the Menu bar, will not display until an object of the correct type is selected in the drawing. For example, the Image toolbar only displays when an image is selected.

Closing toolbars

To close a toolbar, use one of the following methods:

Figure 1: Toolbar handles

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Moving toolbars

Docked toolbars

By default, some toolbars are docked into position in the Draw main window. For example, the Standard toolbar is docked at the top of the main window. Docked toolbars can be undocked and moved to a new docked position on the main window or left as a floating toolbar. Before moving a toolbar, the toolbar must be unlocked.

  1. Move the mouse cursor over the small vertical handle at the left end of the toolbar as shown in Figure 1. The mouse cursor changes to a moving cursor for the computer system and setup.

  2. Click and hold down the mouse button and drag the toolbar to a new location. This can be a new docked position or a floating toolbar. A hashed border appears around the toolbar indicating the toolbar position as it is dragged.

  3. Release the mouse button when the required position is reached.

Note

If the small vertical bar is not visible at the left end of a docked toolbar, then the toolbar is locked into position. A docked toolbar must be unlocked before it can be moved to a new position in the Draw main window.

Floating toolbars

To move a floating toolbar, click on its title bar and drag it to a new floating location. Release the mouse button when the toolbar is in the required position. A floating toolbar does not have to be positioned on the Draw main window for it to function.

Floating sub-toolbars

Some tools on a toolbar have a triangle ▼ to the right of the tool indicating that more tools are available on a sub-toolbar, for example Basic Shapes on the Drawing toolbar. Sub-toolbars can be turned into floating toolbars and moved into a new position as follows:

  1. Move the mouse cursor over the horizontal handle at the top of the toolbar, as shown in Figure 2. The cursor changes to the moving cursor used for the computer system and setup.

  2. Click and hold down the mouse button and drag the toolbar to a new location to create a floating sub-toolbar.

  3. Release the mouse button when the required position is reached.

  4. To close the floating sub-toolbar, right-click on the triangle ▼ in the sub-toolbar title bar and select Close Toolbar from the context menu.

Figure 2: Creating floating sub-toolbar

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Docking a floating toolbar

To dock a floating toolbar, use one of the following methods:

Locking toolbars

Docked toolbars

When a toolbar has been docked into position on the Draw main window, the toolbar can also be locked into position preventing the toolbar from becoming a floating toolbar.

Note

Some toolbars cannot be docked or locked into position. This is indicated by the options Dock Toolbar and/or Lock Toolbar Position being grayed out, making the options unavailable.

Locking sub-toolbars

To prevent sub-toolbars from becoming floating sub-toolbars, sub-toolbars have to be locked as follows:

  1. Save any drawing that is open in Draw.

  2. Go to View > Toolbars on the Menu bar and select Lock Toolbars from the context menu.

  3. Select Restart Now in the Restart LibreOffice dialog that opens to activate the Lock Toolbars option.

  4. To unlock sub-toolbars so they can become floating sub-toolbars, repeat Steps 1 thru 3. The Lock Toolbars option is an on/off switch.

Note

Using Lock Toolbars option affects all sub-toolbars available in LibreOffice modules.

Editing toolbars

When LibreOffice is installed on a computer, it includes a set of toolbars suitable for each LibreOffice component. Each toolbar has a default set of visible tools. You can add tools, delete tools, and customize toolbars.

Adding tools

  1. Right-click in a blank area on a toolbar, or click on the triangle ▼ on the right of the toolbar title bar.

  2. Select Visible Buttons from the context menu to display a list of available tools.

  3. Click on the tool required and the tool appears in the toolbar. The list of available tools closes automatically. A highlight or check mark next to the tool indicates that the tool is already installed on the toolbar.

Note

When adding tools using Visible Buttons, the tool is added to the toolbar at the same position as the tool appears in the Visible Buttons list. That is, the top tool in Visible Buttons appears at the left end of the toolbar and the bottom tool appears at the right end of the toolbar. Tool positions cannot be changed using Visible Buttons.

Deleting tools

  1. Right-click in a blank area on a toolbar, or click on the triangle ▼ on the right of the toolbar title bar.

  2. Select Visible Buttons from the context menu to display a list of available tools.

  3. Click on the tool no longer required and the tool is removed from the toolbar. The highlight or check mark next to the tool is also removed. The list of available tools closes automatically.

Customizing toolbars

Extra tools and commands that are not available in Visible Buttons can be added to a toolbar using customization. Customization also allows the creation of new toolbars if a specific set of tools are required for a specific task. For information on customizing toolbars, see the Getting Started Guide.

Toolbars

Note

The tools installed on a toolbar are normally indicated in Visible Buttons either by the tool icon being highlighted or by a check mark. However, this install indication depends on computer setup and computer operating system being used.

Note

On some toolbars, the icons have a small downward pointing triangle ▼ to the right of an icon. Click on this triangle to open further options that are available for use.

Note

Some of the tools in the toolbars also have the option of using a keyboard shortcut instead of clicking on the tool. For a full list of keyboard shortcuts that are available in Draw, see Appendix A, Keyboard Shortcuts.

3D-Objects

The 3D-Objects toolbar (Figure 3) provides tools to create 3D objects in a slide. It is activated by going to View > Toolbars > 3D-Objects on the Menu bar. Alternatively, click on the triangle ▼ next to the 3D-Objects icon displayed on the Drawing toolbar to open a submenu giving access to the available 3D objects.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Cube

  2. Sphere

  3. Cylinder

  4. Cone

  5. Pyramid

  6. Torus

  7. Shell

  8. Half Sphere

Figure 3: 3D-Objects toolbar

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3D-Settings

The 3D-Settings toolbar (Figure 4) and its tools only become active when an object has been converted to 3D using the tool Toggle Extrusion and the converted object is then selected.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Toggle Extrusion

  2. Tilt Down

  3. Tilt Up

  4. Tilt Left

  5. Tilt Right

  6. Depth

  7. Direction

  8. Lighting

  9. Surface

  10. 3D Color

Figure 4: 3D-Settings toolbar

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The following tools on this toolbar have a triangle ▼ on the right of the icon. Click on this triangle to open a drop-down menu giving access to various options as follows:

Align Objects

The Align Objects toolbar (Figure 5) provides tools for aligning several objects in a drawing to improve the visual impact of a drawing.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Left

  2. Centered

  3. Right

  4. Top

  5. Center

  6. Bottom

Figure 5: Align Objects toolbar

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Comments

The Comments toolbar (Figure 6) provides tool for adding, deletion, and navigation of comments in a drawing. To use comments, it is recommended to add the name and initials of all users in Tools > Options > LibreOffice > User Data so that comments can be easily identified.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Comment (Ctrl+Alt+C) (macOS ⌘+⎇+C)

  2. Previous Comment

  3. Next Comment

  4. Delete Comment

  5. Delete All Comments

Figure 6: Comments toolbar

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Distribute Selection

The Distribute Selection toolbar (Figure 7) provides tools to distribute three or more selected objects evenly along the horizontal axis or vertical axis. Also, the spacing between objects can be evenly distributed.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Horizontally Left

  2. Horizontally Center

  3. Horizontally Spacing

  4. Horizontally Right

  5. Vertically Top

  6. Vertically Center

  7. Vertically Spacing

  8. Vertically Bottom

Figure 7: Distribute Selection toolbar

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Drawing

The Drawing toolbar (Figure 8) provides the majority of the tools normally used to create graphic objects in a drawing.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Select

  2. Zoom & Pan

  3. Zoom

  4. Text Box (F2)

  5. Vertical Text

  6. Insert Fontwork

  7. Line Color

  8. Fill Color

  9. Line

  10. Rectangle

  11. Ellipse

  12. Line Ends with Arrow

  13. Lines and Arrows

  14. Curves and Polygons

  15. Connectors

  16. Basic Shapes

  17. Symbol Shapes

  18. Block Arrows (Arrow Shapes in Visible Buttons))

  19. Flowchart (Flowchart Shapes in Visible Buttons)

  20. Callouts (Callout Shapes in Visible Buttons)

  21. Stars and Banners (Star Shapes in Visible Buttons)

  22. 3D Objects

  23. Rotate

  24. Flip

  25. Align Objects

  26. Arrange

  27. Select at least three objects to distribute (Distribution in visible Buttons)

  28. Shadow

  29. Crop Image (Crop in Visible Buttons)

  30. Filter

  31. Points F8 (Edit Points (F8) in Visible Buttons)

  32. Show Glue Points Function (Glue Points in Visible Buttons)

  33. To Curve

  34. To Polygon

  35. To 3D

  36. T0 3D Rotation Object

  37. Toggle Extrusion

  38. Insert

  39. Controls

Figure 8: Drawing toolbar

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Some tool shapes on the Drawing toolbar change depending on the last tool that had previously been selected and used.

Figure 9: Lines and Arrows sub-toolbar

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Figure 10: Curves and Polygons sub-toolbar

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Figure 11: Connectors sub-toolbar

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Figure 12: Basic Shapes sub-toolbar

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Figure 13: Symbol Shapes sub-toolbar

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Figure 14: Block Arrows sub-toolbar

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Figure 15: Flowchart sub-toolbar

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Figure 16: Callouts sub‑toolbar

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Figure 17: Stars and Banners sub-toolbar

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Figure 18: 3D-Objects sub-toolbar

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Edit Points

The Edit Points toolbar (Figure 19) provides tools for editing the points of a curve or an object that has been converted to a curve. The toolbar only becomes active when an object is selected and one of the following methods is used to open the toolbar:

Available tools from left to right

  1. Edit Points (F8)

  2. Move Points

  3. Insert Points

  4. Delete Points

  5. Convert to Curve

  6. Close Bezier

  7. Split Curve

  8. Corner Point

  9. Smooth Transition

  10. Symmetric Transition

  11. Eliminate Points

Figure 19: Edit Points toolbar

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Find

The Find toolbar (Figure 20) opens by default in the bottom left corner of the Draw main window. This toolbar is normally docked at the bottom left of the Draw main window above the Status bar. However, it can be undocked and made into a floating toolbar.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Close Find Bar

  2. Find Text

  3. Find Previous

  4. Find Next

  5. Find All

  6. Match Case

  7. Find and Replace (Ctrl+H) (macOS ⌘+⎇+F)

Figure 20: Find toolbar

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Fontwork

The Fontwork toolbar (Figure 21) is used to create graphical text objects in a drawing and provide the tools for editing the graphical text object. This toolbar only becomes active when a Fontwork graphical text object in the drawing has been selected.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Insert Fontwork Text

  2. Fontwork Shape

  3. Fontwork Same Letter Heights

  4. Fontwork Alignment

  5. Fontwork Character Spacing

  6. Toggle Extrusion

Figure 21: Fontwork toolbar

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Some tools on the Fontwork toolbar have a triangle ▼ to the right of the tool. Click on the triangle to open a pop-up toolbar or drop-down option list.

Form Controls

The Form Controls toolbar (Figure 22) provides the tools required to create an interactive form. This allows controls to be added to a form in a text, drawing, spreadsheet, presentation, or HTML document (for example a button that opens another drawing or document).

Available tools from left to right

  1. Select

  2. Design Mode

  3. Toggle Form Control Wizards

  4. Form Design

  5. Control Properties

  6. Form Properties

  7. Label

  8. Text Box

  9. Check Box

  10. Option Button

  11. List Box

  12. Combo Box

  13. Push Button

  14. Image Button

  15. Formatted Field

  16. Date Field

  17. Numerical Field

  18. Group Box

  19. Time Field

  20. Currency Field

  21. Pattern Field

  22. Table Control

  23. Navigation Bar

  24. Image Control

  25. File Selection

  26. Spin Button

  27. Scrollbar

Figure 22: Form Control toolbar

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Form Design

The Form Design toolbar (Figure 23) opens a form in Design Mode so that it can be edited. Controls of the form cannot be activated or its contents edited when in Design Mode. However, the position and size of the controls can be changed, other properties edited, and added or deleted controls in Design Mode.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Select

  2. Control Properties

  3. Form Properties

  4. Position and Size (F4)

  5. Form Navigator

  6. Activation Order

  7. Add Field

  8. Automatic Control Focus

  9. Bring to Front (Ctrl+Shift++) (macOS ⌘+Shift++)

  10. Send to Back (Ctrl+Shift+-) (macOS ⌘+Shift+-)

  11. Group (Ctrl+Shift+G) (macOS ⌘+Shift+G)

  12. Ungroup (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+G) (macOS ⌘+⎇+Shift+G)

  13. Enter Group (F3)

  14. Exit Group (Ctrl+F3) (macOS ⌘+F3)

  15. Align Objects

  16. Open in Design Mode

  17. Display Grid

  18. Snap to Grid

  19. Helplines While Moving

Figure 23: Form Design toolbar

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Form Navigation

The Form Navigation toolbar (Figure 24) provides tools to edit a database table or control the data view. The toolbar is normally displayed at the bottom of a document that contains fields that are linked to a database. This toolbar is only active when forms are connected to a database; an inactivate toolbar is shown in Figure 24.

The Form Navigation toolbar also allows movement within records as well as inserting and deleting records. If data is saved in a form, the changes are transferred to the database. This toolbar also provides tools providing sort, filter, and search functions for data records.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Find Record

  2. Record

  3. Absolute Record

  4. Text -> Record

  5. Total No. of Records

  6. First Record

  7. Previous Record

  8. Next Record

  9. Last Record

  10. New Record

  11. Save Record

  12. Undo: Data entry

  13. Delete Record

  14. Refresh

  15. Refresh Control

  16. Sort

  17. Sort Ascending

  18. Sort Descending

  19. AutoFilter

  20. Apply Filter

  21. Form-Based Filters

  22. Reset Filter/Sort

  23. Data source as Table

Figure 24: Form Navigation toolbar

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Glue Points

The Glue Points toolbar (Figure 25) provides tools to insert a glue point or modify the properties of a glue point. A glue point is a point where a connector is attached to an object. By default, LibreOffice automatically places a glue point at the center of each side of the bounding rectangle for every object created.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Insert Glue Point

  2. Exit Direction Left

  3. Exit Direction Top

  4. Exit Direction Right

  5. Exit Direction Bottom

  6. Glue Point Relative

  7. Glue Point Horizontal Left

  8. Glue Point Horizontal Center

  9. Glue Point Horizontal Right

  10. Glue Point Vertical Top

  11. Glue Point Vertical Center

  12. Glue Point Vertical Bottom

Figure 25: Glue Points toolbar

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Image

The Image toolbar (Figure 26) provides tools to edit, modify, align, reposition and resize images. The toolbar only becomes active and available when an image is selected in a drawing. The Image toolbar automatically replaces the Line and Filling toolbar when it becomes active.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Position and Size (F4)

  2. Align Objects

  3. Left

  4. Centered

  5. Right

  6. Top

  7. Center

  8. Bottom

  9. Arrange

  10. Bring to Front (Ctrl+Shift++) (macOS ⌘+Shift++)

  11. Bring Forward (Ctrl++) (macOS ⌘++)

  12. Send Backward (Ctrl+-) (macOS ⌘+-)

  13. Send to Back (Ctrl+Shift+-) (macOS ⌘+Shift+-)

  14. In Front of Object

  15. Behind Object

  16. Reverse

  17. Line Style

  18. Line Width

  19. Line Color

  20. Area Style/Filling

  21. Fill Color

  22. Shadow

  23. Filter

  24. Image Mode

  25. Crop

  26. Vertically

  27. Horizontally

  28. Transformations

  29. Transparency

  30. Color

  31. Line

  32. Area

  33. Animation

  34. Interaction

Figure 26: Image toolbar

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Insert

The Insert toolbar (Figure 27) provides tools to insert different types of objects into a drawing.

Available tools from left to right

  1. New Page (Ctrl+M)

  2. Floating Frame

  3. Insert Page from File

  4. Table

  5. Image

  6. Insert Audio or Video (Media in Visible Buttons)

  7. Formula Object (Ctrl+Alt+=) (macOS ⌘+⎇+=)

  8. Chart

  9. OLE Object

Figure 27: Insert toolbar

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Legacy Circles and Ovals

The Legacy Circles and Ovals toolbar (Figure 28) provides tools to insert different types of circles and ovals into a drawing.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Insert Ellipse

  2. Circle

  3. Ellipse Pie

  4. Circle Pie

  5. Ellipse Segment

  6. Circle Segment

  7. Ellipse, Unfilled

  8. Circle, Unfilled

  9. Ellipse Pie, Unfilled

  10. Circle Pie, Unfilled

  11. Ellipse Segment, Unfilled

  12. Circle Segment, Unfilled

  13. Arc

  14. Circle Arc

Figure 28: Legacy Circles and Ovals toolbar

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Legacy Rectangles

The Legacy Rectangles toolbar (Figure 29) provides tools to insert different types of rectangles and squares into a drawing.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Insert Rectangle

  2. Square

  3. Rectangle, Rounded

  4. Rounded Square

  5. Rectangle, Unfilled

  6. Square, Unfilled

  7. Rounded Rectangle, Unfilled

  8. Rounded Square, Unfilled

Figure 29: Legacy Rectangles toolbar

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Line and Filling

The Line and Filling toolbar (Figure 30) provides tools and drop-down lists for editing lines, arrows, and object borders. The tools available vary depending on the type of object selected for editing.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Position and Size (F4)

  2. Align Objects

  3. Left

  4. Centered

  5. Right

  6. Top

  7. Center

  8. Bottom

  9. Arrange

  10. Bring to Front (Ctrl+Shift++) (macOS ⌘+Shift++)

  11. Bring Forward (Ctrl++) (macOS ⌘++)

  12. Send Backward (Ctrl+-) (macOS ⌘+-)

  13. Send to Back (Ctrl+Shift+-) (macOS ⌘+Shift+-)

  14. In Front of Object

  15. Behind Object

  16. Reverse

  17. Line Style

  18. Line Width

  19. Line Color

  20. Area Style/Filling

  21. Fill Color

  22. Shadow

  23. Arrow Style

  24. Vertically

  25. Horizontally

  26. Transformations

  27. Line

  28. Area

  29. 3D Effects

  30. Image Map

  31. Animation

  32. Interaction

  33. Show the Styles Sidebar (F11)

  34. Display Grid

  35. Helplines While Moving

Figure 30: Line and Filling toolbar

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Master View

The Master View toolbar (Figure 31) provides tools to create a new master page, rename a master page, delete a master page, and close master view. This toolbar is only active when Draw is in master view.

Available tools from left to right

  1. New Master

  2. Rename Master

  3. Delete Master

  4. Close Master View

Figure 31: Master View toolbar

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Media Playback

The Media Playback toolbar (Figure 32) provides the standard tools required to insert, view, play, and listen to audio and video files. The toolbar only becomes active when an audio or video file is selected. Draw supports many different media formats depending on the computer operating system being used.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Insert Audio or Video

  2. Play

  3. Pause

  4. Stop

  5. Repeat

  6. Position

  7. Mute

  8. Volume

  9. View

Figure 32: Media Playback toolbar

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Options

The Options toolbar (Figure 33) provides tools for editing various settings for newly created drawings, for example how objects snap to the grid when being moved or resized.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Rotation Mode after Clicking Object

  2. Display Grid

  3. Display Snap Guides

  4. Helplines While Moving

  5. Snap to Grid

  6. Snap to Snap Guides

  7. Snap to Page Margins

  8. Snap to Object Borders

  9. Snap to Object Points

  10. Allow Quick Editing

  11. Select Text Area Only

  12. Double-click to edit Text

  13. Modify Object with Attributes

  14. Exit All Groups

Figure 33: Options toolbar

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Redaction

The Redaction toolbar (Figure 34) is used to block portions of a drawing protecting sensitive information and helps enterprises and organizations to comply with regulations on confidentiality or privacy.

When a redacted drawing is exported to a new drawing, any redacted portions are removed from the new drawing and replaced by redaction blocks of pixels. This prevents any attempt to restore or copy the original contents. A redacted drawing is often exported to PDF for publication or sharing.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Rectangle

  2. Freeform

  3. Redacted Export (White)

  4. Redacted Export (Black)

  5. PDF

Figure 34: Redaction toolbar

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Standard

The Standard toolbar (Figure 35) is common to all LibreOffice components and provides the most common tools when creating and editing documents using LibreOffice. The Standard toolbar differs between LibreOffice components to allow for different toolsets used in creating the different types of documents.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Load URL

  2. New (Ctrl+N) (macOS ⌘+N)

  3. Templates (Ctrl+Shift+N) (macOS ⌘+Shift+N)

  4. Open (Ctrl+O) (macOS ⌘+O)

  5. Open Remote

  6. Save (Ctrl+S) (macOS ⌘+S)

  7. Save As (Ctrl+Shift+S) (macOS ⌘+Shift+S)

  8. Email

  9. Edit Mode (Ctrl+Shift+M) (macOS ⌘+Shift+M)

  10. Export

  11. Export Directly as PDF

  12. Print Directly

  13. Print (Ctrl+P) (macOS ⌘+P)

  14. Cut (Ctrl+X) (macOS ⌘+X)

  15. Copy (Ctrl+C) (macOS ⌘+C)

  16. Paste (Ctrl+V) (macOS ⌘+V)

  17. Clone Formatting (Clone in Visible Buttons)

  18. Clear (Ctrl+Shift+M) (macOS Shift+M)

  19. Undo (Ctrl+Z) (macOS ⌘+Z)

  20. Redo (Ctrl+Y) (macOS ⌘+Y)

  21. Spelling (F7)

  22. Auto Spellcheck (Shift+F7)

  23. Display Grid (Grid in Visible Buttons)

  24. Helplines While Moving

  25. Zoom & Pan

  26. Object Zoom

  27. Zoom

  28. Table

  29. Insert Image (Image in Visible Buttons)

  30. Insert Chart (Chart in Visible Buttons)

  31. Insert Text Box (F2) (Text Box in Visible Buttons)

  32. Insert Special Characters (Symbol in Visible Buttons)

  33. Vertical Text

  34. Insert Fontwork Text

  35. Insert Hyperlink (Ctrl+K) (macOS ⌘+K)(Hyperlink in Visible Buttons)

  36. Transformations

  37. Flip

  38. Position and Size (F4)

  39. Align Objects

  40. Distribution

  41. Shadow

  42. Crop

  43. Filter

  44. 3D Effects

  45. Edit Points (F8)

  46. Glue Points

  47. Toggle Extrusion

  48. Show Draw Functions (Draw Functions in Visible Buttons)

  49. LibreOffice Help

  50. What’s That

  51. Go to First Page

  52. Go to Previous Page

  53. Go to Next Page

  54. Go to Last Page

  55. Move Page to Start

  56. Move Page Up

  57. Move Page Down

  58. Move Page to End

Figure 35: Standard toolbar

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Standard (Viewing Mode)

The Standard (Viewing Mode) toolbar (Figure 36) provides tools to save, edit, and distribute a drawing.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Save As (Ctrl+Shift+S) (macOS ⌘+S)

  2. Edit Mode (Ctrl+Shift+M) (macOS ⌘+Shift+M)

  3. Read Only Mode

  4. Attach to Email (Email in Visible Buttons)

  5. Export Directly as PDF

  6. EPUB

  7. Print Directly

  8. Print (Ctrl+P) (macOS ⌘+P)

  9. Copy (Ctrl+C) (macOS ⌘+C)

  10. Find and Replace (Ctrl+H) (macOS ⌘+⎇+F)

  11. Zoom

  12. Start from First Slide (F5)

Figure 36: Standard (Viewing Mode) toolbar

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Table

The Table toolbar (Figure 37) provides tools and options to edit and format a table placed in a drawing. This toolbar only becomes active when a table is selected.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Table

  2. Border Style

  3. Border Color

  4. Borders (Shift to overwrite)

  5. Area Style/Filling

  6. Fill Color

  7. Merge Cells

  8. Split Cells

  9. Optimize

  10. Align Top (Top in Visible Buttons)

  11. Center Vertically (Center in Visible Buttons)

  12. Align Bottom (Bottom in Visible Buttons)

  13. Insert Row Above

  14. Insert Row Below

  15. Insert Column Before

  16. Insert Column After

  17. Delete Row

  18. Delete Column

  19. Delete Table

  20. Select Table

  21. Select Column

  22. Select Row

  23. Table Design

  24. Table Properties

Figure 37: Table toolbar

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Text Formatting

The Text Formatting toolbar (Figure 38) provides tools for formatting text and alignment commands. This toolbar becomes active when text in a text box or graphic object has been selected and it automatically replaces the Line and Filling toolbar.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Font Name

  2. Font Size

  3. Increase Font Size (Ctrl+]) (macOS ⌘+])(Increase in Visible Buttons)

  4. Decrease Font Size (Ctrl+[) (macOS ⌘+[) (Decrease in Visible Buttons)

  5. Bold (Ctrl+B) (macOS ⌘+B)

  6. Italic (Ctrl+I) (macOS ⌘+I)

  7. Underline (Ctrl+U) (macOS ⌘+U)

  8. Double Underline

  9. Strikethrough

  10. Overline

  11. Superscript (Ctrl+Shift+P) (macOS ⌘+Shift+P)

  12. Subscript (Ctrl+Shift+B) (macOS ⌘+Shift+B)

  13. Toggle Shadow (Shadow in Visible Buttons)

  14. Apply outline attribute to font (Outline Font Effect in Visible Buttons)

  15. Clear (Ctrl+Shift+M) (macOS ⌘+Shift+M)

  16. lowercase

  17. UPPERCASE

  18. small capitals

  19. Font Color

  20. Character Highlighting Color

  21. Toggle Unordered List (Unordered List in Visible Buttons)

  22. Toggle Ordered List (Ordered List in Visible Buttons)

  23. Outline Format

  24. Align Left (Ctrl+L) (macOS ⌘+L) (Left in Visible Buttons)

  25. Align Center (Ctrl+E) (macOS ⌘+E) (Center in Visible Buttons)

  26. Align Right (Ctrl+R) (macOS ⌘+R) (Right in Visible Buttons)

  27. Justified (Ctrl+J) (macOS ⌘+J)

  28. Align Top (Top in Visible Buttons)

  29. Center Vertically (Center in Visible Buttons)

  30. Align Bottom (Bottom in Visible Buttons)

  31. Set Line Spacing (Line Spacing in Visible Buttons)

  32. Character Spacing

  33. Increase Paragraph Spacing (Increase in Visible Buttons)

  34. Decrease Paragraph Spacing (Decrease in Visible Buttons)

  35. Text direction from left to right

  36. Text direction from top to bottom

  37. Left-To-Right

  38. Right-To-Left

  39. Select All (Ctrl+A) (macOS ⌘+A)

  40. Character

  41. Paragraph

Figure 38: Text Formatting toolbar

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Transformations

The Transformations toolbar (Figure 39) provides tools to modify the shape, orientation, or fill of selected objects.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Rotate

  2. Flip

  3. In 3D Rotation Object

  4. Set in Circle (perspective)

  5. Set to circle (slant)

  6. Distort

  7. Interactive transparency tool (Transparency tool in Visible Buttons)

  8. Interactive gradient tool (Gradient tool in Visible Buttons)

Figure 39: Transformations toolbar

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Zoom

The Zoom toolbar (Figure 40) provides tools to reduce or enlarge the screen display of the current drawing.

Available tools from left to right

  1. Zoom In

  2. Zoom Out

  3. 100%

  4. Zoom Previous

  5. Zoom Next

  6. Entire Page

  7. Page Width

  8. Optimal View (Optimal in Visible Buttons)

  9. Object Zoom

  10. Zoom & Pan

  11. Shift

Figure 40: Zoom toolbar

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