Questions tagged [libreoffice]
Questions about LibreOffice and the included applications (Writer, Calc, Impress, Base, Draw, Math). Unless the question is a general how-to, user should always tell which version of LibreOffice in use.
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What are the Basics for printing labels with a Godex thermal transfer printer (G530) on linux ubuntu?(lp / lpr)
I'm using libreOffice Draw to create a basic hello world label pdf file to use with lp / lpr and the main Issue I'm facing is that when printing the label is off to the right side by 10mm when ...
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Can't install libreoffice after installing LinuxMint 22 [closed]
Getting errors:
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
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HP 6400 Envy All in One Printer Setup and Printing Issue
I recently changed internet providers and after trying everything on the HP site for troubleshooting I am unable to find my printer/or the printer can't find the network. Additionally,previous to ...
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Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" while launching LibreOffice
I have some issues in ubuntu 24.04 with Libre Office (LibreOffice 24.8.3.2). It is opening very slow and is very laggy. In 22.04 it opened instantly.
I open the libreoffice from terminal:
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Unanchor page style box in Libre Office
I’m trying to set a background image on a page in Libre Office Writer. I want to put it in a custom position, which means hitting the Apply button and checking that it’s in the right place. However, ...
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LibreOffice Writer Context Menus Out of Position
When using LibreOffice Writer, a right mouse click raises a context sensitive menu. However, the position of the menu is displaced a few inches to the right of the mouse pointer. The menu works, it ...
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How to remove the gray colored "spaces" in LibreOffice Writer?
When I open a document in LibreOffice Writer, between every word and any other place there is a "space" which it is in gray instead of the white background. It is very hard to read. Here is ...
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How to restore database file?
So I have a .odb file which for some unknown reason lost all its content. I was editing some entries in the DB and when I tried to save and close it, I wasn't able to. So I thought it was no big deal ...
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Libre Office is not installable on 24.04 since a few Days [duplicate]
Bei der Installation kommen folgende Meldungen:
[]root@hslstb:/bb/home/wb >apt install libreOffice
Paketlisten werden gelesen… Fertig
Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut… Fertig
Statusinformationen ...
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Writer- File>Send>Email Document Does Not Attach File in Thunderbird After Upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS (Again)
Okay: Chester Gillon's comment (thanks) below tells where the problem is: snaps cannot access the /tmp folder.
So How can LO be set to save the temp file somewhere the snap Thunderbird can access?
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Background option in libre calc does not work
Background option in libre calc does not work. I tried to fill the cell with red color however it did not work. I tried some online steps, I reset the user profile and used format option as well but ...
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installation libre office [closed]
Bonjour, je viens de procéder à la mise à niveau d'ubuntu et de passer à la version 24.04.
A la suite de cette opération la suite libre office a disparu. Merci de m'indiquer comment faire pour ré ...
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Libreoffice crashing (even in safe mode) when I try to access settings
I am on Xubuntu 24.04.1
I installed the Libreoffice PPA and installed Libreoffice. Writer and Draw work fine, Calc does not open at all - it just crashes.
When I try to access settings by choosing &...
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can't start Libreoffice on Kubuntu 22.04
I had Libreoffice 24.2 that I installed from the .deb packages on the libreoffice website. I got a notification that a new version was available, so I downloaded and installed the 24.8 one. I then ...
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Latex extension on liberoffice in ubuntu
I'm using Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS and have installed the LaTeX extension for LibreOffice with the tex-live full 2023.20240207-1 package. While the extension appears to be functioning and I can see its ...
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Ubuntu LibreOffice: German spell checking doesn't work
Extension German dictionary doesn't work.
Here is some more information. I deleted the existing German dictionary and added the one LibreOffice offered.
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List passworded files in a folder (Libreoffice)
I have folders in which all doc and odt files should be passworded. Is there a way other than opening each one to find out individually? Thanks
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how could "libreoffice --convert-to pdf" with Excel grid borderline?
Just as the title, there's also people ask at https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/how-to-print-xlsx-excel-file-with-grid-borderline/36607
I need to print xlsx using command line. This is the command I use.
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Libreoffice printing is always in landscape format
I'm in the US so a page is 8.5 inches by 11 inches ie. letter size orientation PORTRAIT
Whether it is an existing Writer document or a simple document of a few lines, it looks portrait oriented but ...
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Looking for graphical JSON editor
I'm looking for a software that can load a JSON file and show it like a spreadsheet with the option to search and filter the data. Editing and saving are optional, but would be great as well.
Easiest ...
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Ibus-avro is not working in Ubuntu 24.04 in LibreOffice
Yesterday my PC has been upgraded to Ubuntu 24.04. Earlier there was no problem for using Avro Phonetic in Libre. But after upgradation I cannot type bengali through Avro Phonetic in Libre Writer, ...
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Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS Impress does not play Videos
The videos in my Impress slide show do not play any more. I think they stopped working after upgrading to Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS. I have not changed the videos, mostly MP4 files.
I’ve read and followed a ...
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Need help with Python macro in LibreOffice Calc
Been looking all over but can’t find anything that can achieve this.
I have four buttons each with a label I want to be able to Click on a button to capture the label and insert it in another cell.
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Unable to open LibreOffice Base 22.04
I downloaded LibreOffice Base version 22.04.5 but when I double-clicked on its icon it did not open. Please what should I do?
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Why LibreOffice on Ubuntu does not see my C drive?
I have installed the latest version of LO on the latest version of Ubuntu. I can only see and save on documents folder. LO does not see C drive. While on Ubuntu I can see this C drive in "...
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How to respect leading zero when importing in libreoffice calc
I am importing a file that one of the columns has numbers that have a leading zero or zeroes. Whenever I import the file, it is read properly during the preview:
But after accepting and opening the ...
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Libreoffice applications missing dock icon when launched from Activities
When launching Libreoffice Calc from the Activities search bar, the icon appears in the dock and then disappears completely. It's not even blank, it's completely missing.
If I open from command line ...
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Libreoffice writer2latex extension fails to load with java error
writer2latex has always worked in the past. After the latest Ubuntu 22.04 LTS update of Libreoffice, the extension was missing. When I downloaded the extension from Liberoffice, the extension fails ...
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libreoffice packages are unconfigured after installing and wont start
Basically libreoffice packages fail after installing and wont start.
And I need to sudo dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq them to remove them because of "dependency problems" if i try ...
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How to crop a PDF file in Libre Office Draw?
I just returned from a copy shop where I got my university diploma scanned. The paper is DIN A3 form and each site are basically two DIN A4 next to each other. They sent it as one PDF file and I just ...
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How to add a circle around a text in a spreadsheet with some protected cells in Ubuntu 22.04?
I want to add a circle around some text using Libreoffice. How do I add a shape without modifying the text?
I’ve tried to use: Insert → Shape, but seems none of the shapes can be added as part the ...
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White in Ubuntu 24 Garish
Im new to Ubuntu 24, its my first time that im adjusting the screen settings.
Nightmode is on, i tried to reduce screen brightness, but still the color white is so garish that it is hurting my eyes.
I ...
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LibreOffice Writer, strange window interactivity bug
I'm having a problem with LibreOffice:
If I open LibreOffice to write and then click anywhere, the interface of the window below appears! If there is only the desktop below, then it interacts with ...
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How to install a downloaded LibreOffice 24.2.3?
After downloading and extracting libreoffice and going to ~/Downloads/tmp/LibreOffice_24.2.3.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEB, I encoutered this issue. How do I overcome them on Ubuntu 22.04? I can't install ...
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Libreoffice WebDAV over SSL to Nextcloud Fails
RELEVANT CONFIG'N
libreoffice 7.3.7.2 and Firefox 126.0.2 (snap) on UbuntuStudio 22.04.08 (snap) on desktop PC.
Nextcloud (27.1.9snap1) on Ubuntu Server 22.04.4 LTS (snap) configured to use SSL
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How would the version of libreoffice in 24.04 be rolled back to a previous version
The version of libreoffice included in 24.04 is based on a version at or above 7.5.0.0. As of that version a bug, or regression, LO bug 154975 (https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=...
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Unable to install any packages with apt in a brand new 24.04 installation because of libreoffice-help-zh-tw
I've never used Linux before and just installed Ubuntu 24.04.
Edit: I used the ZFS file system when I installed.
At the end of the installation, I got an error popup unable to securely remove '/usr/...
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Installed libre office from snap, need to grant removable media access
It seems if you install application from snap they are sandboxed from removable drives.
How do I grant removable media access to all libre office applications?
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How to align objects using only guide lines in office suite
In google slide and ms power point (actually almost in every application where you can move objects on a canvas) helplines can be used as alignment mechanism. For example I can simply move object to ...
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Is it possible to install only some parts of LibreOffice snap version?
When I run:
$ snap find libreoffice
Name Version Publisher Notes Summary
libreoffice 24.2.2.2 canonical✓ - LibreOffice is a free and open source office suite
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I see that the ...
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LibreDraw runs very slowly in Ubuntu 22.04
After upgrading to Lubuntu 22.04, LibreDraw is running very slowly to the extent that it's unusable, from being completely fine on release 18. I'm running it on a laptop with a Pentium P6100 / 8G dram ...
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Can I safely delete .~lock... files for Libreoffice documents that I know are now closed?
I have a situation where a .~lock file exists on my laptop when I know the file was closed.
Here's how:
On my desktop, I edit a Libreoffice Writer file. Once I've finished, I sync the folder (using ...
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libreoffice-calc, draw, and impress (ARM64) were automatically removed and are no longer installable
This is a headless Ubuntu 23.10 (ARM64 architecture) server, originally installed several years ago. Yesterday, as part of a routine software (patch) upgrade, the following was done (from /var/log/apt/...
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LibreOffice: convert Calc spreasheet to pdf without filename and page number
I would like to convert a few Calc spreadsheets to PDF format without having in the output the name of the document and the number of each page. I've looked at the options provided by the GUI "...
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Certificate recognized by the driver is not appearing in OpenOffice
I'm trying to get a token for digital signature working on my Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS.
I've installed its drivers and added the certificates manually in firefox, but when trying to sign a pdf openOffice (v....
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LXQT task bar: non-repo app icons are missing
Lubuntu 22.04
I have installed non-repository applications, in particular Rstudio, LibreOffice and Discord, and they show up as they are supposed to be in the applications menu, but when I run the ...
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auto correct in Libre office writer
After some update I can no longer use --> so get an arrow in texts. Looking in Tools > Autocorrect > options. It is there saying Replace --> With → But nothing happens when I type
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scrolling in LibreOffice Calc feels like it never ends, even though I might not be reaching the last cell.?
I'm having a weird scrolling issue in the new LibreOffice Calc. Whenever I try to scroll through the cells, it just keeps going like it's never going to stop, even though I'm nowhere near the last ...
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Libreoffice update can't find JRE
I just updated snaps (sudo snap refresh) and now have LibreOffice 24.2. Normally, after an update, LibreOffice Base can't find my Java Runtime Environment. This is usually easily remedied by going ...
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How to delete an individual cell of table in libreoffice writer?
I have a table with 2 rows. I would like to delete one empty cell in the row in order that the information in the table matches 1:1 by row.
For example:
In the example, I would like to delete the ...
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