Experimental Features

Experimental Features

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Section 1: Introduction

  • Introduction

Section 2: Installing the Software

  • Install Libreoffice on Windows
  • Install Libreoffice on a Mac
  • Using Libreoffice on the Raspberry Pi

Section 3: Word Processing Basics

  • LibreOffice Writer Overview
  • Create, Open, and Save Files; File Formats
  • Cut, Copy, Paste; Paste Unformatted Text
  • Applying Direct (Manual) Formatting to Text
  • Using Find, Find & Replace; Repositioning Toolbars
  • Find & Replace, Change Character Case; Straight vs. Curly Quotation Marks

Section 4: Creating Lists

  • Bulleted & Numbered Lists
  • List Practice - Creating an Essay Outline

Section 5: Heading Styles

  • Applying and Updating Heading Styles
  • The Navigator Panel and Headings

Section 6: Working With Images

  • Insert an Image, Linked vs Embedded Images
  • Resizing & Moving Images, Insert by Drag & Drop and Copy & Paste
  • Image Anchors and Text Wrapping
  • Contour Wrapping an Image
  • Image Right-click Menu & Properties Dialog
  • Image Filter Effects

Section 7: Mid Course Recap

  • Practice Previous Concepts by Formatting the Hymns Document
  • Mid Course Recap pt. 2

Section 8: Graphics and FontWorks

  • Introduction to Shapes
  • Shape Text and Connectors
  • Gallery Graphics
  • Fontworks pt. 1
  • Fontworks pt. 2

Section 9: Printing, Updating the Software, Format Painter

  • Printing a Document
  • Updating LibreOffice
  • Format Painter, Clone Formatting

Section 10: Working With Styles

  • Introduction to Styles
  • Styles Hierarchy
  • Editing Styles
  • Applying Styles
  • Creating Custom Styles
  • Image Styles

Section 11: Page Numbering and References

  • Page Numbering
  • Headers
  • Footnotes and Endnotes
  • Auto Chapter Numbering
  • Adding a Table of Contents
  • Adding an Index

Section 12: Tables, Boxes, and Frames

  • Inserting Text Boxes
  • Working With Frames
  • Creating and Formatting a Table

Section 13: Spelling, Grammar, and Collaboration

  • Spellchecking, Grammar, Thesaurus
  • Tracking Changes
  • Wizards and Templates
  • File Versions and Properties

Section 14: Options, Customization, and Experimental Features

  • Options and Toolbar/Menu Customization
  • Experimental Features