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Impress Guide 7.6

Appendix B,
Toolbars

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Contributors for this edition:

Peter Schofield

Contributors for previous editions:

Dave Barton

Felipe Viggiano

Kees Kriek

Peter Schofield

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Publication date and software version

Published October 2023. Based on LibreOffice 7.6 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 used in this document. For a detailed list, see LibreOffice Help.

Windows or Linux

macOS equivalent

Effect

Tools > Options

LibreOffice > Preferences

Access setup options

Right-click

Control+click, Ctrl+click, or right-click depending on computer setup

Open a context menu

Ctrl or Control

⌘ and/or Cmd or Command, depending on keyboard

Used with other keys

Alt

⌥ and/or Alt or Option depending on keyboard

Used with other keys

F11

⌘+T

Open the Styles deck in the Sidebar

Introduction

In Impress several toolbars are available for creating a presentation. Each toolbar has a default set of tools and an option to add additional tools to a toolbar.

Note

The icons displayed in the Impress 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

There are two methods of opening toolbars in Impress, which are as follows:

Note

Some toolbars when selected do not display until an object of the correct type is selected in a presentation. For example, the Image toolbar only displays when an image, or graphic, using an image file format is selected.

Closing toolbars

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

Moving toolbars

Docked toolbars

By default, some toolbars are docked into position in the Impress 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.

1)  Move the cursor over the small vertical handle at the left end of the toolbar (highlighted in Figure 1). The cursor changes to the moving cursor used for the computer system and setup.

Figure 1: Toolbar moving handles

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2)  Click 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 cursor 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 Impress main window. See “Locking toolbarsbelow for more information.

Floating toolbars

1)  To move a floating toolbar, click on its title bar and drag it to a new floating location.

2)  Release the cursor when the toolbar is in the required position.

Note

A floating toolbar does not have to be positioned on the Impress 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 sub-toolbars and moved into a new position as follows:

1)  Move the cursor over the horizontal handle at the top of the sub-toolbar (highlighted in Figure 2). The cursor changes to the moving cursor used for the computer system and setup.

2)  Click and drag the sub-toolbar to a new location to create a floating sub-toolbar.

3)  Release the cursor 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, or click on the X at the right end of the sub-toolbar title bar.

Docking toolbar

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

Figure 2: Creating floating sub-toolbar

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Locking toolbars

Docked toolbars

When a toolbar has been docked into position on the Impress 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 toolbars and sub-toolbars

To prevent toolbars and sub-toolbars from becoming floating toolbars or sub-toolbars, they can be locked as follows:

1)  Save the presentation that is open in Impress, then go to View > Toolbars on the Menu bar and select Lock Toolbars from the submenu.

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

3)  To unlock toolbars or sub-toolbars so they can become floating toolbars or sub-toolbars, repeat Steps 1 thru 2. The Lock Toolbars option is an on/off switch.

Note

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

Editing toolbars

When LibreOffice is installed on a computer, a set of toolbars suitable for each LibreOffice component are also installed. Each toolbar has a default set of visible tools. Tools can be added or deleted, and toolbars can be customized.

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. If there is a highlight or check mark next to the tool, then that tool is already installed on the toolbar.

Note

When adding tools using Visible Buttons, the tool is added to the toolbar in 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 on a toolbar cannot be changed.

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

The following bullet points provide information on the toolbars available for creating presentations in Impress:

3D-Objects

Figure 3: 3D-Objects toolbar

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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 3D-Objects on the Drawing toolbar to open a sub-toolbar giving access to the same 3D tools. The tools available on the 3D-Objects toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Cube

2)  Sphere

3)  Cylinder

4)  Cone

5)  Pyramid

6)  Torus

7)  Shell

8)  Half Sphere

Note

The 3D-Objects toolbar is also available as a sub-toolbar on the Drawing toolbar. See “Drawingbelow for more information.

3D-Settings

Figure 4: 3D-Settings toolbar

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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 selected. The tools available on the 3D-Settings toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

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

The following tools on the 3D-Settings 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:

Depth

3D extrusion depth — 0cm; 1cm; 2.5cm; 5cm; 10cm; Infinity; Custom. The measurement unit depends on the ruler settings in Tools > Options > LibreOffice Impress > General (macOS LibreOffice > Preferences > LibreOffice Impress > General).

Direction

3D extrusion direction and type — Parallel; Perspective.

Lighting

Lighting direction and lighting level of 3D extrusion — Bright; Normal; Dim.

Surface

Surface type of 3D extrusion — Wire Frame; Matt; Plastic; Metal.

3D Color

Color of 3D extrusion. Select a color from one of the available color palettes.

Align Objects

Figure 5: Align Objects toolbar

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The Align Objects toolbar (Figure 5) provides tools for aligning several objects in a slide to improve the visual impact of objects on a slide. The tools available on the Align Objects toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Left

2)  Centered

3)  Right

4)  Top

5)  Center

6)  Bottom

The tools available on the Align Objects toolbar are as follows:

Comments

Figure 6: Comments toolbar

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The Comments toolbar (Figure 6) provides tools for adding, deletion, and navigation of comments in a presentation. To use comments, it is recommended to add the name and initials of all users in Tools > Options > LibreOffice > User Data (macOS LibreOffice > Preferences > LibreOffice > User Data) so that comments can be easily identified. The tools available on the Comments toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Comment

2)  Previous Comment

3)  Next Comment

4)  Delete Comment

5)  Delete All Comments

Distribute Selection

Figure 7: Distribute Selection toolbar

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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. The tools available on the Distribute Selection toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Distribute Horizontally Left

2)  Distribute Horizontally Center

3)  Distribute Horizontally Spacing

4)  Distribute Horizontally Right

5)  Distribute Vertically Top

6)  Distribute Vertically Center

7)  Distribute Vertically Spacing

8)  Distribute Vertically Bottom

The tools available on the Distribute Selection toolbar provide the following options:

Drawing

Figure 8: Drawing toolbar

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The Drawing toolbar (Figure 8) provides the majority of the tools normally used to create graphic objects on slides in a presentation. By default, this toolbar is normally docked on the left side of the Workspace. The tools available on the Drawing toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Select

2)  Zoom & Pan

3)  Zoom

4)  Text Box

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)  Position and Size

24)  Rotate

25)  Flip

26)  Align Objects

27)  Arrange

28)  Select at least three objects to distribute
(Distribution in Visible Buttons)

29)  Shadow

30)  Crop Image
(Crop in Visible Buttons)

31)  Filter

32)  Points F8
(Edit Points in Visible Buttons)

33)  Show Gluepoint Function
(Gluepoints in Visible Buttons)

34)  To Curve

35)  To Polygon

36)  To 3D

37)  T0 3D Rotation Object

38)  Toggle Extrusion

39)  Insert

40)  Controls

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

Edit Points

Figure 9: Edit Points toolbar

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The Edit Points toolbar (Figure 9) provides tools for editing the points of a curve or polygon, or an object that has been converted to a curve or polygon. The toolbar only becomes active when an object is selected. Click on Edit Points on the Drawing or Standard toolbar, or use the keyboard shortcut F8 to open the toolbar. The tools available on the Edit Points toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Edit Points

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

Find

Figure 10: Find toolbar

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The Find toolbar (Figure 10) opens by default and is docked in the bottom left corner of the Impress main window above the Status bar. However, it can be undocked and made into a floating toolbar. The tools available on the Find toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Close Find Bar

2)  Find Text

3)  Find Previous

4)  Find Next

5)  Find All

6)  Match Case

7)  Find and Replace

Fontwork

Figure 11: Fontwork toolbar

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The Fontwork toolbar (Figure 11) is used to create graphical text objects in a slide and provide the tools for editing the graphical text object. This toolbar only becomes active when a Fontwork graphical text object in a slide has been selected. The tools available on the Fontwork toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Insert Fontwork Text

2)  Fontwork Shape

3)  Fontwork Same Letter Heights

4)  Fontwork Alignment

5)  Fontwork Character Spacing

6)  Toggle Extrusion

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.

Fontwork Shape

Select the required shape for the Fontwork graphical text object from the options available.

Fontwork Alignment

Select the paragraph alignment from the options available.

Fontwork Character Spacing

Select the required character spacing from the options available.

Form Controls

Figure 12: Form Controls toolbar

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The Form Controls toolbar (Figure 12) 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 presentation or slide). The tools available on the Form Controls toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

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

Form Design

Figure 13: Form Design toolbar

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The Form Design toolbar (Figure 13) 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. The tools available on the Form Design toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Select

2)  Control Properties

3)  Form Properties

4)  Position and Size

5)  Form Navigator

6)  Activation Order

7)  Add Field

8)  Automatic Control Focus

9)  Bring to Front

10)  Send to Back

11)  Group

12)  Ungroup

13)  Enter Group

14)  Exit Group

15)  Align Objects

16)  Open in Design Mode

17)  Display Grid

18)  Snap to Grid

19)  Helplines While Moving

Form Navigation

Figure 14: Form Navigation toolbar

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The Form Navigation toolbar (Figure 14) 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, which is why an inactivate toolbar is shown in Figure 14.

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.

The tools available on the Form Navigation toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

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

Glue Points

Figure 15: Gluepoints toolbar

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The Gluepoints toolbar (Figure 15) 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. The tools available on the Gluepoints toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

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

Image

Figure 16: Image toolbar

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The Image toolbar (Figure 16) provides tools to edit, modify, align, reposition and resize images. The toolbar only becomes active and available when an image is selected in a presentation. The Image toolbar automatically replaces the Line and Filling toolbar when it becomes active. The tools available on the Image toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Position and Size

2)  Align Objects

3)  Left

4)  Centered

5)  Right

6)  Top

7)  Center

8)  Bottom

9)  Arrange

10)  Bring to Front

11)  Bring Forward

12)  Send Backward

13)  Send to Back

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

Insert

Figure 17: Insert toolbar

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The Insert toolbar (Figure 17) provides tools to insert different types of objects into a slide. The tools available on the Insert toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  New Page

2)  Floating Frame

3)  Insert Page from File

4)  Table

5)  Image

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

7)  Formula Object

8)  Chart

9)  OLE Object

Legacy Circles and Ovals

Figure 18: Legacy Circles and Ovals toolbar

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The Legacy Circles and Ovals toolbar (Figure 18) provides tools to insert different types of circles and ovals into a drawing. The tools available on the Legacy Circles and Ovals toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

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

Legacy Rectangles

Figure 19: Legacy Rectangles toolbar

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The Legacy Rectangles toolbar (Figure 19) provides tools to insert different types of rectangles and squares into a slide. The tools available on the Legacy Rectangles toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

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

Line and Filling

Figure 20: Line and Filling toolbar

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The Line and Filling toolbar (Figure 20) 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. The tools available on the Line and Filling toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Position and Size

2)  Align Objects

3)  Left

4)  Centered

5)  Right

6)  Top

7)  Center

8)  Bottom

9)  Arrange

10)  Bring to Front

11)  Bring Forward

12)  Send Backward

13)  Send to Back

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

34)  Display Grid

35)  Helplines While Moving

Master View

Figure 21: Master View toolbar

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The Master View toolbar (Figure 21) provides tools to create a new master slide, rename a master slide, delete a master slide, and close master view. This toolbar is only active when Impress is in master view. The tools available on the Master View toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  New Master

2)  Rename Master

3)  Delete Master

4)  Close Master View

Media Playback

Figure 22: Media Playback toolbar

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The Media Playback toolbar (Figure 22) provides the 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. Impress supports many different media formats depending on the computer operating system being used. The tools available on the Media Playback toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Insert Audio or Video

2)  Play

3)  Pause

4)  Stop

5)  Repeat

6)  Position

7)  Mute

8)  Volume

9)  View

Options

Figure 23: Options toolbar

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The Options toolbar (Figure 23) provides tools for editing various settings for newly created presentations, for example how objects snap to the grid when being moved or resized. The tools available on the Options toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

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

Outline

Figure 24: Outline toolbar

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The Outline toolbar (Figure 24) provides tools for working with outlines. The tools available on the Outline toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Demote

2)  Promote

3)  Move Down

4)  Move Up

5)  Show Formatting

6)  Black & White View

7)  Show Only First Level

8)  Show All Levels

9)  Hide Subpoints

10)  Show Subpoints

Presentation

Figure 25: Presentation toolbar

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The Presentation toolbar (Figure 25) provides tools for working with presentations. The tools available on the Presentation toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  New Slide

2)  Duplicate Slide

3)  Rename Slide

4)  Delete Slide

5)  Slide Layout

6)  Change Slide Master

7)  Expand Slide

8)  Go to First Slide

9)  Go to Previous Slide

10)  Go to Next Slide

11)  Go to Last Slide

12)  Move Slide to Start

13)  Move Slide Up

14)  Move Slide Down

15)  Move Slide to End

Slide Sorter

Figure 26: Slide Sorter toolbar

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The Slide Sorter toolbar (Figure 26) allows selection of slides in the current presentation and start a presentation from the first slide. The tools available on the Slide Sorter toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Select

2)  Start from First Slide

Slide View

Figure 27: Slide View toolbar

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The Slide View toolbar (Figure 27) opens with the Slide Sorter view and provides tools to rehearse timings of a slide show; hide and show slides, and change the number of slides displayed in Slide Sorter view. The tools available on the Slide View toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Rehearse Timings

2)  Show Slide

3)  Hide Slide

4)  Slides per Row

Standard

Figure 28: Standard toolbar

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The Standard toolbar (Figure 28) is common to all LibreOffice modules and provides tools for creating and editing documents using LibreOffice. The Standard toolbar differs between different LO modules to allow for different toolsets used in creating the different types of documents. The tools available on the Standard toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Load URL

2)  New

3)  Templates

4)  Open

5)  Open Remote

6)  Save

7)  Save As

8)  Email

9)  Edit Mode

10)  Export Directly as PDF

11)  Print Directly

12)  Print

13)  Cut

14)  Copy

15)  Paste

16)  Clone Formatting
(Clone in Visible Buttons)

17)  Clear

18)  Undo

19)  Redo

20)  Find and Replace

21)  Spelling)

22)  Auto Spellcheck

23)  Zoom & Pan

24)  Zoom

25)  Display Grid
(Grid in Visible Buttons)

26)  Helplines While Moving

27)  Display Views

28)  Views Tab Bar

29)  Format Slide

30)  Master Slide

31)  Start from First Slide

32)  Start from Current Slide

33)  Table

34)  Insert Image
(Image in Visible Buttons)

35)  Insert Audio or Video
(Media in visible Buttons)

36)  Insert Chart
(Chart in Visible Buttons)

37)  Text Box

38)  Insert Special Characters
(Symbol in Visible Buttons)

39)  Vertical Text

40)  Insert Fontwork Text

41)  Insert Hyperlink
(Hyperlink in Visible Buttons)

42)  Show Draw Functions
(Draw Functions in Visible Buttons)

43)  Interaction

44)  LibreOffice Help

45)  What’s That

Standard (Single Mode)

Figure 29: Standard (Single Mode) toolbar

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The Standard (Single Mode) toolbar (Figure 29) can be used instead of the Standard toolbar if necessary. The Standard (Single Mode) toolbar is normally used when the user interface is switched to single mode. For more information on selecting and using user interface variants, see Chapter 12, User Interface Variants. The tools available on the Standard (Single Mode) toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  New

2)  Open

3)  Save

4)  Export Directly as PDF

5)  Print

6)  Print Preview

7)  Undo

8)  Redo

9)  Find and Replace

10)  Clone Formatting
(Clone in Visible Buttons)

11)  Spelling

12)  Entire Page

13)  New Slide

14)  Duplicate Slide

15)  Rename Slide

16)  Delete Slide

17)  Slide Layout

18)  Display Views

19)  Text Box

20)  Vertical Text

21)  Insert Image
(Image in Visible Buttons)

22)  Insert Audio or Video
(Media in visible Buttons)

23)  Insert Chart
(Chart in Visible Buttons)

24)  Table

25)  Insert Fontwork

26)  Insert Line (Line in visible Buttons)

27)  Rectangle

28)  Ellipse

29)  Lines and Arrows

30)  Curves and Polygons

31)  Connectors

32)  Basic Shapes

33)  Symbol Shapes

34)  Block Arrows
(Arrow Shapes in Visible Buttons)

35)  Flowchart
(Flowchart Shapes in Visible Buttons)

36)  Callouts
(Callout Shapes in Visible Buttons)

37)  Stars and Banners
(Star Shapes in Visible Buttons

38)  3D Objects

39)  Position and Size

40)  Rotate

41)  Flip

42)  Align Objects

43)  Arrange

44)  Select at least three objects to distribute
(Distribution in Visible Buttons)

45)  Group

46)  Ungroup

47)  Enter Group

48)  Exit Group

49)  Select

50)  Entire Page

51)  Zoom & Pan

52)  Zoom

53)  Start from First Slide

54)  Start from Current Slide

Standard (Viewing Mode)

Figure 30: Standard (Viewing Mode) toolbar

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The Standard (Viewing Mode) toolbar (Figure 30) provides tools to save, edit and distribute a document. The tools available on the Standard (Viewing Mode) toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Save As

2)  Edit Mode

3)  Read Only Mode

4)  Attach to Email
(Email in Visible Buttons)

5)  Export Directly as PDF

6)  EPUB

7)  Print Directly

8)  Print

9)  Copy

10)  Find and Replace

11)  Zoom

12)  Start from First Slide

Table

Figure 31: Table toolbar

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The Table toolbar (Figure 31) provides tools and options to edit and format a table placed on a slide. This toolbar only becomes active when a table is selected. The tools available on the Table toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

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

Text

Figure 32: Text toolbar

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The Text toolbar (Figure 32) provides tools to insert text boxes and callouts into a slide. The tools available on the Text toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Insert Text Box
(Text Box in Visible Buttons)

2)  Fit Text in Textbox Size

3)  Callouts

4)  Insert Vertical Text
(Vertical Text in Visible Buttons)

5)  Fit Vertical Text to Frame

6)  Vertical Callouts

Text Formatting

Figure 33: Text Formatting toolbar

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The Text Formatting toolbar (Figure 33) 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. The tools available on the Text Formatting toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Font Name

2)  Font Size

3)  Increase Font Size (Increase in Visible Buttons)

4)  Decrease Font Size (Decrease in Visible Buttons)

5)  Bold

6)  Italic

7)  Underline

8)  Double Underline

9)  Strikethrough

10)  Overline

11)  Superscript

12)  Subscript

13)  Toggle Shadow
(Shadow in Visible Buttons)

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

15)  Clear Direct Formatting
(Clear in Visible Buttons)

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
(Left in Visible Buttons)

25)  Align Center
(Center in Visible Buttons)

26)  Align Right
(Right in Visible Buttons)

27)  Justified

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

40)  Character

41)  Paragraph

Transformations

Figure 34: Transformations toolbar

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The Transformations toolbar (Figure 34) provides tools to modify the shape, orientation, or fill of selected objects. The tools available on the Transformations toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

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)

TSCP Classification

Figure 35: TSCP Classification toolbar

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The TSCP Classification toolbar (Figure 35) provides tools to help in selecting the security of a document. LibreOffice adds custom fields in the document properties (File > Properties > Custom Properties on the Menu bar) to store the classification policy as document metadata. TSCP stands for Transglobal Secure Collaboration Participation. The tools available on the TSCP Classification toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Apply document classification (Level)

2)  Manage Document Classification

Zoom

Figure 36: Zoom toolbar

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The Zoom toolbar (Figure 36) provides tools to reduce or enlarge the screen display of the current presentation. The tools available on the Zoom toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

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

Sub-toolbars

3D-Objects

Figure 37: 3D-Objects sub-toolbar

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Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of 3D-Objects on the Drawing toolbar to open the 3D-Objects sub-toolbar (Figure 37), then select a 3D object to add to a drawing. The tools available on the 3D-Objects sub-toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Cube

2)  Sphere

3)  Cylinder

4)  Cone

5)  Pyramid

6)  Torus

7)  Shell

8)  Half Sphere

Note

The 3D-Objects sub-toolbar is identical to the 3D-Objects toolbar available at View > Toolbars on the Menu bar.

Basic Shapes

Figure 38: Basic Shapes sub-toolbar

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Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Basic Shapes on the Drawing toolbar to open the Basic Shapes sub-toolbar (Figure 38), then select a basic shape to add to a drawing. The tools available on the Basic Shapes sub-toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Rectangle

2)  Rectangle, Rounded

3)  Square

4)  Square, Rounded

5)  Parallelogram

6)  Trapezoid

7)  Ellipse

8)  Circle

9)  Circle Pie

10)  Circle Segment

11)  Arc

12)  Block Arc

13)  Isosceles Triangle

14)  Right Triangle

15)  Diamond

16)  Regular Pentagon

17)  Hexagon

18)  Octagon

19)  Cylinder

20)  Cube

21)  Folded Corner

22)  Cross

23)  Frame

24)  Ring

Block Arrows

Figure 39: Block Arrows sub-toolbar

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Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Block Arrows on the Drawing toolbar to open the Block Arrows sub-toolbar (Figure 39), then select a block arrow to add to a drawing. The tools available on the Block Arrows sub-toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Right Arrow

2)  Left Arrow

3)  Down Arrow

4)  Up Arrow

5)  Left and Right Arrow

6)  Up and Down Arrow

7)  Circular Arrow

8)  S-shaped Arrow

9)  Split Arrow

10)  Right or Left Arrow

11)  4-way Arrow

12)  Corner Right Arrow

13)  Chevron

14)  Pentagon

15)  Striped Right Arrow

16)  Up, right and Down Arrow

17)  Notched Right Arrow

18)  Up and Right Arrow

19)  Right Arrow Callout

20)  Left Arrow Callout

21)  Down Arrow Callout

22)  Up Arrow Callout

23)  Left and Right Arrow Callout

24)  Up and Down Arrow Callout

25)  4-way Arrow Callout

26)  Up and Right Arrow Callout

Callouts

Figure 40: Callouts sub-toolbar

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Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Callouts on the Drawing toolbar to open the Callouts sub‑toolbar (Figure 40), then select a callout to add to a drawing. The tools available on the Callouts sub-toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Rectangular Callout

2)  Rounded Rectangular Callout

3)  Round Callout

4)  Cloud

5)  Line Callout 1

6)  Line Callout 2

7)  Line Callout 3

Color

The Color sub-toolbar (Figure 41) provides tools to edit the color properties of a selected object. After selecting an image or graphic to open the Image toolbar, click on Color on the Image toolbar.

The tools available on the Color sub-toolbar are as follows:

Figure 41: Color sub-toolbar

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Connectors

Figure 42: Connectors sub-toolbar

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Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Connectors on the Drawing toolbar to open the Connectors sub‑toolbar (Figure 42), then select a connector to add to a drawing. The tools available on the Connectors sub-toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Connector Ends with Arrow

2)  Straight Connector Ends with Arrow

3)  Curved Connector Ends with Arrow

4)  Line Connector Ends with Arrow

5)  Connector

6)  Straight Connector

7)  Curved Connector

8)  Line Connector

9)  Connector Starts with Arrow

10)  Straight Connector starts with Arrow

11)  Curved Connector Starts with Arrow

12)  Line Connector Starts Arrow

13)  Connector Ends with Circle

14)  Straight Connector Ends with Circle

15)  Curved Connector Ends with Circle

16)  Line Connector Ends with Circle

17)  Connector Starts with Circle

18)  Straight Connector starts with Circle

19)  Curved Connector Starts with Circle

20)  Line Connector Starts with Circle

21)  Connector with Circles

22)  Straight Connector with Circle

23)  Curved Connector with Circle

24)  Line Connector with Circle

Curves and Polygons

Figure 43: Curves and Polygons sub-toolbar

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Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Curves and Polygons on the Drawing toolbar to open the Curves and Polygons sub‑toolbar (Figure 43), then select a curve or polygon to add to a drawing. The tools available on the Curves and Polygons sub-toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Curve, Filled

2)  Polygon, Filled

3)  Polygon (45°), Filled

4)  Freeform Line, Filled

5)  Curve

6)  Polygon

7)  Polygon (45°)

8)  Freeform Line

Flowchart

Figure 44: Flowchart sub-toolbar

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Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Flowchart on the Drawing toolbar to open the Flowchart sub‑toolbar (Figure 44), then select a flowchart shape to add to a drawing. The tools available on the Flowchart sub-toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Flowchart: Process

2)  Flowchart: Alternate Process

3)  Flowchart: Decision

4)  Flowchart: Data

5)  Flowchart: Predefined Process

6)  Flowchart: Internal Storage

7)  Flowchart: Document

8)  Flowchart: Multidocument

9)  Flowchart: Terminator

10)  Flowchart: Preparation

11)  Flowchart: Manual Input

12)  Flowchart: Manual Operation

13)  Flowchart: Connector

14)  Flowchart: Off-page Connector

15)  Flowchart: Card

16)  Flowchart: Punched Tape

17)  Flowchart: Summing Junction

18)  Flowchart: Or

19)  Flowchart: Collate

20)  Flowchart: Sort

21)  Flowchart: Extract

22)  Flowchart: Merge

23)  Flowchart: Stored Data

24)  Flowchart: Delay

25)  Flowchart: Sequential Access

26)  Flowchart: Magnetic Disc

27)  Flowchart: Direct Access Storage

28)  Flowchart: Display

Image Filter

Figure 45: Image Filter sub-toolbar

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Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Filter on the Drawing or Image toolbar to open the Image Filter sub‑toolbar (Figure 45), then select a filter to change how an image appears on the display.

The filters available on the Image Filter sub-toolbar are as follows:

Lines and Arrows

Figure 46: Lines and Arrows sub-toolbar

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Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Lines and Arrows on the Drawing toolbar to open the Lines and Arrows sub‑toolbar (Figure 46), then select a line or arrow to add to a drawing. The tools available on the Lines and Arrows sub-toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Line Ends with Arrow

2)  Line with Circle/Arrow

3)  Line with Square/Arrow

4)  Line with Arrows

5)  Line Starts with Arrow

6)  Line with Arrow/Circle

7)  Line with Arrow/Square

8)  Insert Line

9)  Dimension Line

10)  Line (45°)

Stars and Banners

Figure 47: Stars and Banners sub-toolbar

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Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Stars and Banners on the Drawing toolbar to open the Stars and Banners sub‑toolbar (Figure 47), then select a star or arrow to add to a drawing. The tools available on the Stars and Banners sub-toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  4-Point Star

2)  5-Point Star

3)  6-Point Star

4)  8-Point Star

5)  12-Point Star

6)  24-Point Star

7)  Explosion

8)  Vertical Scroll

9)  Horizontal Scroll

10)  Signet

11)  Doorplate

12)  6-Point Star, Concave

Symbol Shapes

Figure 48: Symbol Shapes sub-toolbar

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Click on the triangle ▼ to the right of Symbol Shapes on the Drawing toolbar to open the Symbol Shapes sub‑toolbar (Figure 48), then select a symbol shape to add to a drawing. The tools available on the Symbol Shapes sub-toolbar in Visible Buttons are numbered from left to right when installed on the toolbar.

1)  Smiley Face

2)  Heart

3)  Sun

4)  Moon

5)  Cloud

6)  Lightning Bolt

7)  Flower

8)  Prohibited

9)  Puzzle

10)  Square Bevel

11)  Octagon Bevel

12)  Diamond Bevel

13)  Double Bracket

14)  Left Bracket

15)  Right Bracket

16)  Double Brace

17)  Left Brace

18)  Right Brace

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