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Free open source office suite by https://fosstodon.org/@tdforg and a worldwide community. LibreOffice was based on http://OpenOffice.org. #foss #opensource

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defanor, to random

Noticed a redirect loop on the help.libreoffice.org website, but failed to find an appropriate address or page to report it (except for Bugzilla, which requires an account, and I see no "project" for the website there). Noticed a Mastodon contact though, maybe this will work. Or maybe somebody on Mastodon will point to an appropriate place to report #LibreOffice website issues? Either way, it should be better to write here than to ignore.

@libreoffice, <https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/sdatabase/dabawiz02pgsql.html> redirects to <https://help.libreoffice.org/en-US/noscript.html> with a meta refresh, which then redirects to <https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/swriter/main0000.html> with the "location" HTTP header, which redirects back to noscript.html, as the first one did, and the loop goes on.

As another minor website issue report, icons are broken if pages are not allowed to set custom fonts. Some contrast ratios (e.g., in the footer) are very low, some elements (e.g., operating system choice on the "download" page) do not fit into the areas dedicated for them and overflow awkwardly if minimum font size is set (to 16, for instance). Some content (e.g., on <https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/templates-and-extensions/>) is simply unavailable with JS off, while with JS on it is just hidden behind an unnecessary click.

libreoffice,
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@defanor Thanks! We'll let our Documentation community know 😊

libreoffice, to random
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126 people have already taken part in the Month of , May 2024! But we're just getting started. Join them, and get some cool merch at the end: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/05/01/do-something-awesome-join-the-month-of-libreoffice-may-2024/

libreoffice, to foss
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New features are coming to , thanks to participants in the Google Summer of Code 2024! Here's what they'll be working on: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/05/07/projects-selected-for-libreoffice-in-the-google-summer-of-code-2024/

komish, to random
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Hey @libreoffice I tried to find documentation on macros today In an effort to see how much of a lift it would be to create one to convert pound signs / hashtags into headers of various sizes automatically.

Had a lot of trouble finding something comprehensive on macro writing, and more specifically, discovering how libre basic is supposed to work. Any pointers?

libreoffice,
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@komish Hi! Did you read the Macros section of the Getting Started Guide? See https://books.libreoffice.org/en/GS75/GS7511-GettingStartedWithMacros.html – And if you have further questions, try asking on https://ask.libreoffice.org as there are many macro experts there 😊

libreoffice, to privacy
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Here's another feature that you might not know about: text redaction! This protects sensitive information and helps users and organisations to comply with regulations on confidentiality or https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/shared/guide/redaction.html

libreoffice,
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@JerryWham The help page that we linked to explains it. You can also switch the help to French, eg: https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/fr/text/shared/guide/redaction.html

libreoffice,
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@JerryWham Many users and organisations, when working with documents, need to comply with local/international regulations on confidentiality. This feature allows them to redact sensitive parts of the documents, to comply with the regulations.

73CC, to Excel
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Attention all pros:

Does anyone know how I can import prices from websites like into ? I would like to create my own with all the prices to get a better overview of the offers.

Thank you!

libreoffice,
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@73CC Try asking on https://ask.libreoffice.org

unruhe, to random Italian
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I tried the dark theme and setted the text color white and the background as black but your @libreoffice is full of bug. Not all text appears white, some of it still black. I used last version of LibreOffice Writer on Linux and I moved back to the light theme because of all the bugs. Did you about this?

libreoffice,
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@unruhe Without any details (exact LibreOffice version, Linux distribution, desktop environment and toolkit in use) it's very hard for us to say. You can let our Design community know with a bug report at https://bugs.documentfoundation.org but please do provide lots of details about your setup, otherwise we can only make random guesses...

libreoffice, to random
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Update time: #LibreOffice 24.2.3 is now available. This is the third minor update to the 24.2 branch, that we released in February this year: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/05/02/libreoffice-24-2-3-community/

libreoffice, to foss
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Did you know that #LibreOffice has a tabbed user interface option? Make sure you're using the latest release, LibreOffice 24.2, to get the most from it! (And you can find it in the menu under View > User Interface...) #foss #opensource #freesoftware

libreoffice,
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@max Already being worked on: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/GTK4 – If you want the work to progress more quickly, give us a hand 😊

libreoffice,
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@theron29 What version of LibreOffice are you using?

libreoffice,
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@max https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/GTK4

libreoffice, to foss
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Something special is happening in May: it's the Month of ! Join our project, learn new things, and grab a cool sticker pack (or extra merch) as thanks: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/05/01/do-something-awesome-join-the-month-of-libreoffice-may-2024/

libreoffice, to foss
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Catch up on what's happening in the project and community! Here's what we did in April: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/30/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-april-2024/

libreoffice,
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@housepanther 🥰

libreoffice, to foss
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Did you know that has a built-in QR and barcode generator? Now you do 😉 https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/shared/01/qrcode.html

libreoffice,
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@jgamble It says "OLE Object" here (LibreOffice 24.2). What version are you using, on what operating system?

uglyhack, to random
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@libreoffice
I love the tips you've been sending out recently! I don't know if you have a whole bunch lined up, but some tips I give people that aren't in the tip of the day:

Ctrl-m to clear direct formatting.

You can add shortcuts to add a new row in writer, which is useful if you work with a lot of documents with tables.

If you enter certain characters a lot but don't want to remember the Unicode code point and press alt-x you can add an entry to autotext and create your own code. E.g. I use "->" and then F3 to enter an arrow to the right.

libreoffice,
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@uglyhack Good tips! Let's share them with our followers 😉

libreoffice, to random
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Join us at the 20th Latin American Free Software Installation Festival! The community will be there – with Daniel Rodriguez giving talks: https://flisol.unam.edu.ar/programa.html

jongary, to random
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While looking for a current, simple, old-school MacDraw-like app for macOS, I’ve found that @libreoffice has a draw module that works well enough for my basic needs.

libreoffice,
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@jongary Glad you like it 😊

libreoffice, to random
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Improve your and knowledge – join the project! That's what Kira Tubo did: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/22/community-member-monday-kira-tubo/

libreoffice, to foss
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Handy Calc tip! Press Ctrl+; to insert the current date, or Shift+Ctrl+; for the current time. Want a date and time that's always updating? Use the =NOW() function. https://help.libreoffice.org/latest/en-US/text/scalc/01/04060102.html

libreoffice,
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@leeloo @mars1024 Yes, exactly 👍

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