Tips & Tricks Archive

Advent Resource #3: ODF Guidance by UK Cabinet Office (1)

downloadIn July 2014, the UK government has selected Open Document Format (ODF) – LibreOffice native document format, officially published as international ISO/IEC standard 26300 on November 30, 2006 – as the standard for editable office

Advent Resource #2: TDF/LibreOffice Press Releases

downloadThe Document Foundation issues a press release in English – and in other languages, according to the availability of volunteer translators – for major and minor software releases, and for other significant announcements such as

Advent Resource #1: TDF/LibreOffice Press Clippings

downloadThe Document Foundation and LibreOffice produce a large number of articles in every kind of media, especially online: from dailies to tech magazines and blogs in every possible language. Keeping track of every publication

LibreOffice: Advent Tip #24

Bugzilla Main PageLibreOffice last tip of the series (a huge success, according to the numbers) is slightly different from the previous ones, because is not a real tip but an invitation to help the

LibreOffice: Advent Tip #23

zoom

LibreOffice provides a Zoom & View Layout dialog which makes it easier to set the size of the document inside the software window. The feature can be accessed either with the menu View > Zoom > Zoom… or by double clicking on the zooming

LibreOffice: Advent Tip #22

form

LibreOffice has several hidden gems, ignored by the majority of the users. One of these gems is the creation of editable PDF forms, which is a rather comprehensive feature and not a simple tip (but after 20 days, even the most basic user is