Installing Extensions in LibreOffice

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Acknowledgments
This chapter is based on Chapter 16 of Getting Started with Libreffice The contributors to that
chapter are5
&eter 4illier72roo-
0ean 4ollis 8eber
1ichele 9arri
Publication date and software version
&ublished 12 ,ugust 2011 2ased on LibreOffice ++
Note for Mac users
:ome -eystro-es and menu items are different on a 1ac from those used in 8indows and Linux
The table below gi*es some common substitutions for the instructions in this chapter /or a more
detailed list) see the application 4elp
Windows/Linux Mac equivalent Effect
Tools Options menu
selection
ibreOffice Preferences ,ccess setup options
!ight"clic# $ontrol%clic# Opens a context menu
$trl &$ontrol' z &$ommand' %sed with other -eys
() Shift%z%() Opens the $a*igator
(** z;+ Opens the :tyles < /ormatting window
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Contents
$opyright......................................................................................................................................... -
.ote for /ac users........................................................................................................................... -
0ntroduction...................................................................................................................................... 1
0nstalling e2tensions......................................................................................................................... 1
Some popular e2tensions............................................................................................................ 3
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!ntroduction
This chapter describes the installation of extensions in LibreOffice) that you can get from the
LibreOffice extension site or from other pro*iders
,n extension is a pac-age that can be installed into LibreOffice to add new functionality
The official extension repository is located at http://e2tensions.libreoffice.org/ These extensions
are free of charge
!nstalling e"tensions
To install an extension) follow these steps5
1( =ownload an extension and sa*e it anywhere on your computer
2( In LibreOffice) select Tools #"tension Manager from the menu bar
+( In the 42tension /anager dialog '/igure 2() clic- Add
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(igure *: +ools 5 42tension /anager...
(igure -: 6sing the 42tension /anager
6( , file browser window opens In 7dd 42tension&s' dialog) you can find the extension>s files
in your system folders The extension>s files ha*e O?T file extension
@( /ind and select the extension you want to install and clic- Open
A( If this extension it is already installed) you>ll be prompted to press O$ to confirm whether to
o*erwrite the current *ersion by the new one) or press Cancel to stop the installation
B( ,fter) you are as-ed whether to install the extension only for your user or for all users
If you choose Only for me option) the extension is installed only for your user 'the
extension will be stored in your user profile and other users will not ha*e access to it(
If you choose For all users) you must ha*e system administrator rights In this case) the
extension is installed in LibreOffice system folder and will be a*ailable for all users
In general) choose Only to me) that doesn>t reCuire administration rights on the operating
system
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(igure 3: 7dd 42tension&s' dialog
(igure ): 0nstallation options: nly for me or (or all users
(igure 1: !eplacing an e2tension.
D( ,fter) you may be as-ed to accept a license agreement
E( %se %croll &own button to read the license agreement ,t the end of license text) the
Accept button will be enabled
10( Clic- Accept to proceed the installation
11( 8hen the installation is complete) the extension is listed in the 42tension /anager dialog
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(igure 8: 6se Scroll ,own button to verify the
license
(igure 3: $lic# 7ccept button to proceed the
installation
(igure 9: 42tension /anager dialog
Tip
To download extensions that are listed in the repository) open the Extension
1anager and clic- the 'et more e"tensions online((( lin-
12( To complete the procedure) clic- Close to close the dialog and) after) close LibreOffice)
including Cuic-starter The Cuic-starter) when enabled) is on the right corner of the program
bar and can be closed with the right mouse button
1+( $ext time you open LibreOffice) the extension is already a*ailable for use &lease chec-
the documentation of the extension) and the application on it is a*ailable
Note
To install a shared extension) you will need write access to the LibreOffice
installation directory
Note
The O?T file type is lin-ed to LibreOffice =ouble clic- on the O?T file opens the
Extension 1anager and starts the installation
%ome popular e"tensions
This section describes a few of the more popular extensions to LibreOffice :ome are installed by
default If the extension is not already installed on your system) see Installing extensions in the
pre*ious section for step7by7step instructions ,ll tools listed here are open source and free of
charge
P&F !mport
Enables you to ma-e minor modifications to the text of existing &=/ files when the original
source files do not exist or you are unable to open the source files '8hene*er possible) modify
the source and regenerate the &=/ to obtain the best results(
8hen the extension is installed) &=/ is listed as a choice in the /ile Type drop7down list in the
File Open dialog
2est results can be achie*ed with the :,(/,( hybrid file format) which this extension also
enables , hybrid &=/"O=/ file is a &=/ file that contains an embedded O=/ source file
4ybrid &=/"O=/ files will be opened in LibreOffice as an O=/ file without any layout changes
$on7hybrid &=/ documents open in =raw =epending on the complexity of the layout) changes
may be easy or difficult to ma-e) and the sa*ed result may or may not preser*e the original
layout /ont substitution may occur
=ocuments with more sophisticated layouts) such as those created with professional des-top
publishing applications that use special fonts and complex *ector graphics) are not suitable for
the &=/ Import Extension :imilarly) importing large documents may cause performance
issues
Presenter Console
&ro*ides extra control o*er Impress presentationsF for example) the presenter has ability to see
the upcoming slide) the slide notes) and a presentation timerGwhile the audience sees only the
current slide The &resenter Console displays the elements in three easily changeable *iews5
The first *iew displays the current slide) including the effects) and the upcoming slide
The second *iew shows the spea-er>s notes in large) clear) and scalable type) plus the
current and upcoming slide
The third *iew is a slide sorter *iew with the slide thumbnails
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Note
The &resenter Console wor-s only on operating systems that support multiple
displays
)eport *uilder
Creates professional database reports from 2ase !ou can define group and page headers)
group and page footers) and calculation fields Export your reports to &=/ or Open=ocument
formats) or send them as email attachments
Professional Template Pack !!
&ro*ides more than 120 templates for 8riter) Calc) and Impress ,*ailable in se*eral
languages ,fter you ha*e installed this extension) you will find the templates under File New
Templates and &ocuments
Template Changer +for ,riter-
,dds two new items to the File Templates menu in 8riter that allow you to assign a new
template to the current document or to a folder of documents ,ll styles and formatting will be
loaded from that template and the document will beha*e as it was created using that template
%olver for Nonlinear Programming +for Calc-
Calc ships with a sol*er engine for linear programming only This extension adds more sol*ers)
which are capable of handling nonlinear problems as well as linear ones5
=E&: 7 =ifferential E*olution < &article :warm Optimi3ation
:CO 7 :ocial Cogniti*e Optimi3ation
&ataPilot Tools for Calc
,dds some utility functions that ma-e using the Calc =ata&ilot easier5
=isplay the current source range for a =ata&ilot
Change the source range for a =ata&ilot
.efresh all =ata&ilots on the current sheet
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