Macros for LibreOffice Writer

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The following macros can be used with LibreOffice Writer:

Write data

No.	Example	Basic	Python	JavaScript
001	Insert a string in the cursor position	Go	Go	ToDo
002	Insert a image in current cursor position	Go	Go	ToDo

Miscellaneous

LibreOffice Basic	Python	JavaScript
Macro for mail merging with a SQLdatabase	n/a	n/a
Macro for inserting comments with preset settings	n/a	n/a
Macro for pasting unformatted text, skipping line breaks and styles	n/a	n/a
Macro for updating indices (like TOC)	n/a	n/a
Macro for identifying text between two boundary strings	n/a	n/a

Table manipulation

LibreOffice Basic	Python	JavaScript
Macro for table borders adjustments	n/a	n/a
Macro for sorting alphabetically table columns, ascending or descending	n/a	n/a
Macro for conversion of text to table	n/a	n/a
Macro for identifying DDE-linked tables	n/a	n/a

Formulas

Macros for Math may be used as Writer documents may contain formulas.

LibreOffice Basic

Refer to LibreOffice Basic Help for using Basic as a macro language.

Python

Refer to Python Scripts Help for an introduction to Python as a macro language.

JavaScript

Refer to JavaScript macros - xlated from japanese - for an introduction to JavaScript as a macro language.