LibreOffice: Advent Tip #21

Extensions — LibreOffice ExtensionsLibreOffice offers a large number of dictionaries for spell checking documents and presentations. They are available from the Extensions website, and can be searched by using one of the pre-configured selections (as shown in the picture).

Dictionaries can be recognized by the OXT file extension.

Once downloaded, dictionaries must be installed with the Extensions Manager (menu Tools > Extensions Manager).…

Behind the scenes at TDF: marketing and PR

italovignoli-cheersMarketing and PR at TDF are a very demanding task, as we are covering the entire world from a single point in Europe. It is a challenging role, and also a very rewarding one (because we continue to increase the project visibility with each announcement, and this is a testament to the quality of the software).

LibreOffice: Advent Tip #20

noun_7771LibreOffice is the best free office suite ever, and is available thanks to the combined effort of a large global community, which is also providing professional and volunteer support to LibreOffice users.

LibreOffice enterprise users can obtain professional support services from certified developers (Level 3 Support for feature development or bug/regression fixes), certified migration professionals (project management for migrations or large deployments), and certified trainers (basic, intermediate or advanced trainings).…

LibreOffice: Advent Tip #19

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LibreOffice Calc allows to show quite easily the top 10 values in a spreadsheet column with the AutoFilter function, which is activated with the menu Data > Filter > AutoFilter (image on the left). Once active, the function shows a down arrow in the first cell of each column, which opens a drop down menu with different options (image on the right).…

LibreOffice: Advent Tip #18

odf-guidance.odt - LibreOfficeDev Writer_004 LibreOffice allows to select the language to check the spelling of a document – or a paragraph – by clicking on the language area of the status bar. The action opens a menu with different options: first, the available dictionaries for the document, and then other choices from disabling the spell checker to choosing a language for a paragraph.…

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