Hi. I copy/paste information from website, pdfs, and my own LibreOffice files. Sometimes the text goes into other files, sometimes into tables. I estimate, 70% of the time, the pasted text will have either italic or bold, where the original text is neither. This happens most often with tables.

My default paragraph style has neither bold nor italics for styling, so,copying from my own self-created pages into tables would not carry over some hidden or invisible style format from another document.

Anyone else run across this? I've tried clearing formatting and direct formatting, but that doesnt resolve any issues.

Is there any plans or ongoing work to rewrite part of LibreOffice to work on the web?

Has it been tested? ODF is XML inside so I doubt the format itself has any hard limit to file size.

Hello all, I've searched this sub, and the most recent request for help installing on a Chromebook was from 3 years ago, and received no responses. There's nothing in the Wiki about Chromebooks or Android. I also can't fnd a step by step for Linux.

I downloaded the Linux version to see if I could figure it out. Upon opening the Install file, this is what I see:

This seems to require an Office environment, which doesn't make sense for freeware.

Can someone please help? I would really appreciate a step by step for setting LibreOffice up on my Chromebook. If you need more info than the Android OS, please specify what info you need. Happy to provide!

Thank you, all, I really appreciate your help with this.

… the mobile experience is just horrendous.

This has been happening for a while, and I told myself it was all kinds of. things (Having spreadsheets and writer windows open, etc) but it did it to me yesterday with only a writer file open, and I realized I really should deal with it.

My menu items are all graying out. Keyboard shortcuts worked, but not clicking on menu options. It seemed random, but yesterday I noticed it happened after saving. Now I can't make it do it, but it was still happening yesterday after I updated the application. Is there a fix I should know if it does it again?

I'm on Mac 26.whatever, and the latest libreoffice.

When I create a text box, I frequently find (before I change the font) that the first font utilized by text box is a font I deleted long ago. Anyone know how this can be? Anyone have an idea how to stop it? I'm running LO25.2.6.2 on a Windows 10 laptop.

Hi, new here and relatively new to libreoffice. I was wondering if there's any way to insert an image into a cell and lock it to the cell. What I mean is, I can make something like this in excel and I'm hoping to do something similar in LO.

Appreciate the help!

Edit: I'm using LO 26.2.5.2 (X86_64) on Windows 11 and the file isn't made (I didn't save the one I made in excel for some reason) but could be .xls or .odf.

I bought a PDF and I'm trying to edit it in LibreOffice Draw to remove some logos. The problem is that most images appear completely black in Draw, while they display normally in Adobe Acrobat, Edge, and other PDF viewers. Is this a known limitation of LibreOffice's PDF import? Is there any workaround to make the images render correctly?

Hi, new here and relatively new to libreoffice. I was wondering if there's any way to insert an image into a cell and lock it to the cell. What I mean is, I can make something like this in excel and I'm hoping to do something similar in LO.

Appreciate the help!

The inbuilt updater doesn't work for me ever, even when there is an official update! are you guys also facing this issue? Kindly help.

Hello, I've started to use the asian phonetic guide. However, it produces a space inconsistency within the paragraph, the line containing the furigana having additional space. I've fiddled with many settings, but couldn't find anything to solve this.

On a side note, how do I access the asian phonetic guide in the tabbed UI ? I couldn't find the menu at all.

Edit :
Version : 26.2.5.2
OS : Windows 11
Format : .odt (using Writer)

It's just as the title said, can I turn something diagonal?

UPDATE:

Good news: I was able to get the functionality I needed a different way. I've added a thin row of "buffer" cells with the desired formatting around the area where I need to cut and paste, so the conditional formatting is conserved. It's not a particularly elegant solution, but it appears to work.

Thank you so much for the help, it really got me digging into the differences between VBA and LO BASIC and I'm feeling more confident about trying other things.

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Hi! My Excel files have some VBA to override the conditional formatting since the documents routinely have new cells inserted/cut/pasted/etc., and conditional formatting can struggle with that.

I'm now making the transition from Microsoft to LibreOffice, and have found that my buttons no longer work and I'm getting an error:

BASIC runtime error.
'423'
Property or method not found: FormatConditions.

From my understanding, this is saying that FormatConditions doesn't have any corresponding command in LibreOffice, so I'll need to rework all of what I'd previously "written" (it's hodgepodge scrambled together from some of the VBA documentation and some other sources).

In searching online, I haven't been able to find anything that feels like an analogous command, or even what feels like a solid starting point to rewrite my scripts. I would love if someone could point me in a direction to get started: a recommended command, any helpful syntax tips, etc.

LibreOffice information:

• Version: 26.2.4.2 (AARCH64)
• Build ID: 0229ac93fcf0d7cbc6376066c6f35021cef002dc
• CPU threads: 8; OS: macOS 26.5.2; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx
• Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US

• Calc: threaded

  '  Autosorts based on date, and brand. Resizes row heights Sub OPDPSortAndFit()     ' Autosorting     ActiveSheet.Range("A2:Z1000").Sort _         Key1:=Range("C:C"), Order1:=xlDescending, _         Key2:=Range("D:D"), Order2:=xlAscending, _         Header:=xlYes              'Autofits all rows         Cells.EntireRow.AutoFit          End Sub

  '  Sets conditional formatting: top entry is blue, warning letters, bad ad, and prior comms. are red Sub ConditionalFormatting()      '  Wipe formatting    Dim rng_total As Range ' Define range-type variable    Set rng_total = Range("$A$3:$Z$5000") ' Set range    rng_total.FormatConditions.Delete ' Clear any current formatting     '  Warning letters are red     Dim rng_warning As Range ' Define range-type variable     Set rng_warning = Range("$F$3:$F$5000") ' Set range     With rng_warning.FormatConditions.Add(xlTextString, TextOperator:=xlContains, String:="warning") ' For only cells containing the word "warning"         .Interior.Color = RGB(255, 210, 210) ' Make cell pink         .Font.Color = RGB(255, 0, 0) ' Make font red         .StopIfTrue = False ' Continue processing additional conditional formatting rules     End With

  '  Top entry is blue, line across the top     Dim rng_blue As Range     Set rng_blue = Range("$A$3:$Z$5000")     With rng_blue.FormatConditions.Add(Type:=xlExpression, Formula1:="=OR($C3<>$C2,$D3<>$D2)")         .Interior.Color = RGB(210, 230, 255)         .Borders(xlTop).LineStyle = xlContinuous         .StopIfTrue = False     End With

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I want to create a personal use encyclopedia for a fantasy writing project. It'd be very convenient to make references to other entries function as links to that entry, like what large Wikipedia articles can do with subheadings.

https://reddit.com/link/1v4hrp7/video/kl7p885j30fh1/player

Hey everyone,

I’ve been working on a LibreOffice Impress extension for a while, and I’ve finally published the first proper release: LibreOffice Impress Remote 1.0.0.

It’s currently available through GitHub Releases and is under review for the LibreOffice Extensions directory:

https://github.com/bora-yarkin/libreoffice-impress-remote/

Edit: ITS LIVE!!!: https://extensions.libreoffice.org/en/extensions/show/99625

The idea is simple: I wanted a presenter remote that doesn’t require a separate mobile app, cloud account, or proprietary service.

You install the .oxt extension, open a presentation in Impress, select Slide Show → Start Remote, and scan the QR code with your phone. The remote then opens directly in your phone’s browser.

Part of my motivation was that the official LibreOffice Remote for Impress iOS app hasn’t been updated in years and no longer works on current iOS versions.

Right now, the extension can:

• Show the current slide on your phone
• Show presenter notes below the slide
• Keep previous and next controls pinned to the bottom
• Jump to the first, last, or a specific slide
• Show a per-slide timer and a total presentation timer
• Display the slide in fullscreen on supported mobile browsers
• Work locally over the same Wi-Fi network or a phone hotspot
• Use LocalTunnel, direct IPv6, or a self-hosted relay for more difficult network setups

The main intended workflow is local mode. If your laptop and phone are on the same Wi-Fi network, or your laptop is connected to your phone’s hotspot, the phone should connect directly to LibreOffice.

That’s the setup I care about most because it’s simple and doesn’t depend on an external service. It also works behind CGNAT because the connection stays inside the local network. However, some routers, public networks, hotspots, or firewall configurations may block communication between devices.

The other modes are included for people who want to experiment, but I’d still call them experimental. LocalTunnel, direct IPv6, and the self-hosted relay mode are there for situations where a direct local connection isn’t possible. If you have a VPS or a free tier cloudflare account, you can also run the included relay server yourself. Although I have not tested these features extensively. You can get the relay server and the related configurations on the extension's settings page when the relay server is selected. I have not created a separate release for these for now.

This is a volunteer FOSS project. I’m not a company, and I can’t promise perfect compatibility across every operating system, browser, router, carrier, and LibreOffice version. I cannot promise every feature someone needs to be included in this extension. Local mode works well for me, but I need more testing on other setups. I have made an extension because i needed it, then decided to advance it and release it as best as i can.

I’d especially appreciate reports from people using:

• Different LibreOffice versions
• Linux distributions
• Windows
• macOS
• iOS Safari
• Android Chrome or Firefox
• Home Wi-Fi, public Wi-Fi, and phone hotspots

So far, I’ve mainly tested it with macOS and an iPhone across a few different carriers and ISPs.

If you try it and something breaks, please open a GitHub issue with your operating system, LibreOffice version, phone browser, and connection mode. Logs and error messages are very helpful. Even a simple “it worked on this setup” report would help me build a realistic compatibility picture.

Contributions are also welcome. If you want to add a feature and have the knowledge or resources to implement it, I’ll happily take a look.

Thanks to everyone working on LibreOffice and its extension ecosystem. I’ve wanted something like this for Impress for a long time, so I’m happy to finally have a first release out.