
As shown below, a right click on a misspelled word brings up the spell-checker options while a right click on a toolbar offers several options to customize it.Ĭontextual menus cannot be edited from the user interface, but some extensions can modify them.Ī toolbar is a graphical element with several icons that can be used to easily activate several functions.
These menus appear with a right click interaction. From here you can create, add to, modify, delete or rearrange your menus.Ī contextual menu is a menu with a graphical user interface. You can modify the existing menus using Tools → Customize → Menus. Everything will be considered on the corresponding sections of this guide. The different components of Apache OpenOffice offer additional menus, specific to that component. Search for updates and information about the installed version.
Help: Access to the help system bundled with the program. Window: Provides a list of all opened documents to select between, or create a new instance of the document. Tools: Configuration options, either for the program as a whole (extension manager, autocorrect options) or for the document (language, outline). More formatting options are available per type of document.
Format: Formatting commands for text and access to the styles editor. You can also use this menu to give structure to the document, such as by adding sections in Writer, sheets in Calc, or slides in Impress. Insert: Insert content, either internal to the file (page numbers, cross references) or external (pictures, video or sound). Most of the applications have specific view commands. View: Document view options such as layouts, toolbars, and zoom. Additional commands are specific to each application, such as AutoText in Writer, Points in Impress and Draw and Cells in Calc. Edit: Editing commands such as copy, paste, undo, and selection. Additional options include digital signatures, templates, wizards, and preview. You can create, open, save, print, or export documents from this menu. File: Commands that relate to the entire file. These menus provide all the main functions available in the program, such as file creation, editing, formatting and configuration. As shown below, all Apache OpenOffice applications share a similar menu structure with several identical entries.