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- Documentation index (this page), listing all current user-ready documentation;
- Development page, a summary of the team's work in progress;
- Production page, a task list, wish list, proposed work-flow, people needed (skill-sets), and miscellaneous other related to producing user documentation;
- First steps with the Documentation Team, how to use Alfresco; moving documents to folders for the next stage, eg Drafts to Review and on towards publishing;
- Teamwork page, a team member list and information page;
- How To page, a community contributed page about quick fixes and tasks;
- Conference call page, with information about Documentation team conference calls (how to take part, dates, minutes of past conferences, etc.).
Joining the Documentation Team
If you get inspired to join in the project's work, we're only too happy to welcome new contributors. All work is done by volunteers, and we are recruiting for writers, proofreaders, editors, reviewers, indexers, and researchers.
If you're already a Documentation team member, or if you want to get involved in the production work, please visit the Documentation development page and the Documentation teamworkers page.
Available User Documentation
These guides are intended for LibreOffice end users. You are encouraged to let us know about any mistakes you find. To do so, please follow the instructions above for joining the Documentation Team mailing list and write to us, or else come chat with us on IRC #documentfoundation IRC://.
Chapters are being added progressively to the list below as they are published. If you wish to help us with the other books in the series (Draw, Base) or with the series for the 3.4.x branch, please refer to the Documentation development page.
Printed copies can be purchased from the Friends of OpenDocument's store at Lulu.com. Profits from sales of these books will be used to benefit the community.
Getting Started with LibreOffice
Separate chapters: | | ||||
1 | Introducing LibreOffice | ODT or | 22 pages | 19 June 2011 | |
2 | Setting Up LibreOffice | ODT or | 27 pages | 16 Dec 2010 | |
3 | Using Styles and Templates | ODT or | 23 pages | 16 Dec 2010 | |
4 | Getting Started with Writer | ODT or | 32 pages | 16 Dec 2010 | |
5 | Getting Started with Calc | ODT or | 42 pages | 16 Dec 2010 | |
6 | Getting Started with Impress | ODT or | 32 pages | 16 Dec 2010 | |
7 | Getting Started with Draw | ODT or | 29 pages | 28 Dec 2010 | |
8 | Getting Started with Base | ODT or | 51 pages | 28 Dec 2010 | |
9 | Getting Started with Math | ODT or | 16 pages | 16 Dec 2010 | |
10 | Printing, Exporting, and Emailing | ODT or | 24 pages | 16 Dec 2010 | |
11 | Graphics, Gallery, and Fontwork | ODT or | 19 pages | 16 Dec 2010 | |
12 | Creating Web Pages | ODT or | 16 pages | 16 Dec 2010 | |
13 | Getting Started With Macros | ODT or | 24 pages | 14 Aug 2011 | |
14 | Customizing LibreOffice | ODT or | 15 pages | 30 Dec 2010 | |
A | Keyboard Shortcuts | ODT or | 7 pages | 30 Dec 2010 | |
B | Open Source, Open Standards, OpenDocument |
ODT or | 10 pages | 31 Dec 2010 | |
The complete Getting Started Guide: | | ||||
Getting Started: Full book | ODT or | 359 pages | 31 Dec 2010 | ||
Printed copy (for purchase) |
LibreOffice Writer Guide
Separate chapters: | | ||||
1 | Introducing Writer. | ODT or | 23 pages | 15 Mar 2011 | |
2 | Setting up Writer. | ODT or | 32 pages | 16 Mar 2011 | |
3 | Working with Text. | ODT or | 40 pages | 17 Mar 2011 | |
4 | Formatting Pages. | ODT or | 46 pages | 29 Jan 2011 | |
5 | Printing, Faxing, Exporting, and E-mailing. |
ODT or | 25 pages | 30 Jan 2011 | |
6 | Introduction to Styles. | ODT or | 33 pages | 31 Jan 2011 | |
7 | Working with Styles. | ODT or | 36 pages | 31 Jan 2011 | |
8 | Working with Graphics. | ODT or | 31 pages | 14 Feb 2011 | |
9 | Working with Tables. | ODT or | 26 pages | 14 Feb 2011 | |
10 | Working with Templates in Writer. | ODT or | 12 pages | 15 Feb 2011 | |
11 | Using Mail Merge. | ODT or | 28 pages | 15 Feb 2011 | |
12 | Creating Tables of Contents, Indexes, and Bibliographies. |
ODT or | 33 pages | 16 Feb 2011 | |
13 | Working with Master Documents. | ODT or | 21 pages | 18 Feb 2011 | |
14 | Working with Fields. | ODT or | 26 pages | 18 Feb 2011 | |
15 | Using Forms in Writer. | ODT or | 25 pages | 22 Feb 2011 | |
16 | Customizing Writer. | ODT or | 17 pages | 20 Feb 2011 | |
A | Keyboard Shortcuts. | ODT or | 11 pages | 20 Feb 2011 | |
The complete Writer Guide: | | ||||
Writer Guide: Full book | ODT or | 439 pages | 13 April 2011 | ||
Printed copy (for purchase) |
LibreOffice Calc Guide
Separate chapters: | | ||||
1 | Introducing Calc. | ODT or | 35 pages | 29 Apr 2011 | |
2 | Entering, Editing, and Formatting Data. |
ODT or | 28 pages | 12 Apr 2011 | |
3 | Using Charts and Graphs. | ODT or | 31 pages | 29 Apr 2011 | |
4 | Using Styles and Templates. | ODT or | 21 pages | 15 Apr 2011 | |
5 | Using Graphics in Calc. | ODT or | 21 pages | 15 Apr 2011 | |
6 | Printing, Exporting, and E-mailing. |
ODT or | 22 pages | 15 Apr 2011 | |
7 | Formulas and Functions. | ODT or | 35 pages | 29 Apr 2011 | |
8 | Using the DataPilot. | ODT or | 48 pages | 23 Jan 2011 | |
9 | Data Analysis. | ODT or | 19 pages | 29 Apr 2011 | |
10 | Linking Calc Data. | ODT or | 25 pages | 29 Apr 2011 | |
11 | Sharing and Reviewing. | ODT or | 16 pages | 17 Apr 2011 | |
12 | Calc Macros. | ODT or | 17 pages | 29 Apr 2011 | |
13 | Calc as a Simple Database. | ODT or | 28 pages | 5 May 2011 | |
14 | Setting Up and Customizing Calc. | ODT or | 30 pages | 5 May 2011 | |
A | Keyboard Shortcuts. | ODT or | 7 pages | 5 May 2011 | |
B | Calc Functions. | ODT or | 42 pages | 5 May 2011 | |
C | Calc Error Codes. | ODT or | 7 pages | 5 May 2011 | |
The complete Calc Guide: | | ||||
Calc Guide: Full book | ODT or | 439 pages | 13 April 2011 | ||
Printed copy (for purchase). |
LibreOffice Math Guide
The complete Math Guide: | | ||||
Math Guide: Full book | ODT or | 26 pages | 27 August 2011 | ||
Printed copy (for purchase) |
LibreOffice Impress Guide
Separate chapters: | | ||||
1 | Introducing Impress. | ODT or | 20 pages | 31 July 2011 | |
2 | Using Slide Masters, Styles, and Templates. |
ODT or | 19 pages | 31 July 2011 | |
3 | Adding and Formatting Text. | ODT or | 31 pages | 30 July 2011 | |
4 | Adding and Formatting Pictures. | ODT or | 14 pages | 31 July 2011 | |
5 | Managing Graphic Objects. | ODT or | 25 pages | 31 July 2011 | |
6 | Formatting Graphic Objects. | ODT or | 29 pages | 31 July 2011 | |
7 | Including Spreadsheets, Charts, and Other Objects. |
ODT or | 20 pages | 31 July 2011 | |
8 | Adding and Formatting Slides, Notes, and Handouts. |
ODT or | 22 pages | 31 July 2011 | |
9 | Slide Shows. | ODT or | 22 pages | 31 July 2011 | |
10 | Printing, E-mailing, Exporting, and Saving Slide Shows. |
ODT or | 20 pages | 31 July 2011 | |
11 | Setting up and Customizing Impress. | ODT or | 20 pages | 31 July 2011 | |
A | Keyboard Shortcuts. | ODT or | 7 pages | 31 July 2011 | |
The complete Impress Guide: | | ||||
Impress Guide: Full book | ODT or | 235 pages | 21 Aug 2011 | ||
Printed copy (for purchase) |
LibreOffice Draw Guide
Separate chapters: | | ||||
1 | Introducing Draw. | ODT or | 18 pages | 13 Aug 2011 | |
2 | Drawing Basic Shapes. | ODT or | 16 pages | 21 Aug 2011 | |
3 | Working with Objects & Object Points. | ODT or | 19 pages | 13 Aug 2011 | |
4 | Changing Object Attributes. | ODT or | 24 pages | 21 Aug 2011 | |
5 | Combining Multiple Objects. | ODT or | 12 pages | 13 Aug 2011 | |
6 | Editing Pictures (Raster Graphics). | ODT or | 23 pages | 31 July 2011 | |
7 | Working with 3D Objects. | ODT or | 29 pages | 13 Aug 2011 | |
8 | Tips and Tricks. | ODT or | 22 pages | 31 July 2011 | |
9 | Organization Charts, Flow Diagrams, and More. |
ODT or | 14 pages | 31 July 2011 | |
10 | Advanced Draw Techniques. | ODT or | 34 pages | 21 Aug 2011 | |
The complete Draw Guide: | | ||||
Draw Guide: Full book | ODT or | 199 pages | 21 Aug 2011 | ||
Printed copy (for purchase) |
Other Documentation and Resources
Below is a list of other miscellaneous documents and resources available on this wiki:
- Base tutorial (PDF) by Mariano Casanova. Although written for OpenOffice.org Base, this tutorial should be equally useful for users of LibreOffice Base.
- Administrators Guide. Written for OpenOffice.org 3.2.0 but should be useful as a starting point for LibreOffice administrators. Docs team has plans to update it for LibreOffice.
- BASIC Programmers' Guide. Written for OpenOffice.org 3.2.0 BASIC but should be useful for programmers using LibreOffice BASIC. Docs team has plans to update it for LibreOffice.
- Developers' Guide. Written for OpenOffice.org 3.1.0 but should be useful as a starting point for LibreOffice developers. Docs team has plans to update it for LibreOffice.
- Technical Writers' / Power Users' Guide
- Administrator´s Guide (wiki format for OOo 3.2.0, but seems to still work with LibreOffice) - including deployment throughout the network and command line options on Linux, Mac and Windows. Also available in ODT and PDF.
- Readme file with full installation instructions, packaged with stand-alone LibreOffice Linux installation packages. The installation instructions part is also published on the wiki at Installing LibreOffice on Linux.
- Language support of LibreOffice: Spell check dictionaries, hyphenation, thesaurus, grammar check, auto text, auto correct and other extensions.
- Installing Extensions in LibreOffice: A guide about the installation of an extension in LibreOffice.
- Publishing Extensions for LibreOffice: Draft document to help with publishing extensions/add-ons. To be updated when the extensions website goes live.
Documentation in Progress
Below is a list of end user documentation that is under development:
- Base Guide (some chapters are in early draft)
- Improved Linux Installation Guide
Another page has a wish list of documentation the team would like to work on in the future