File menu

M1-R5.1 & CCC · Chapter 3: Word Processing (Libre-Office Writer) · 6 min read

File menu

New:Creates a new Libreoffice document. 

Creating a New Document:- 

■File>New>Text Document 

■ You can use Ctrl+N shortcut key 

■Click on New icon on the standard toolbar 

Open:Opens a local file.

Opening Documents:- 

■Choose File>Open on the Menubar 

■You can use Ctrl+O shortcut key 

■Click on  Open Icon on the Standard toolbar 

Open Remote:-Opens a document located in remote file services(Google 

drive, One drive etc). 

  • File>Open remote File on the Menubar 

Recent Documents:-List the most recently opened files. To open a file in the list, click its name.

Close:-Closes the current document without exiting the program. You can also click on top right cross button(x) to close the file.

Shortcut key:-Ctrl+W 

Wizards: Wizards provide us step by step process. 

Templates:-A template is a set of predefined styles that is used to create a new document. 

■Use shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+N(Manage template) 

■Go to Menu bar and click on File>Templates>Manage Templates 

■ Click on drop-down arrow on New icon on the standard toolbar and select Templates. 

Note:-Extension of Template is .ott 

Reload:-Replaces the current document with the last saved version. 

Versions:-Saves and organizes multiple versions of the documentin the same file. You can also open, delete and compare previous versions.. 

Save:-Saves the current document. 

■File Menu>Save 

■Use shortcut key: Ctrl+S 

■Click on  Open Icon on the Standard toolbar

Save As:- Saves the current document in a different location, or with a different location, or with a different file name or file type. 

■File>Save As 

■Use shortcut key:Ctrl+Shift+S 

File with Password Protection:

  • Use File>Save As command when saving the document. 
  • On the Save As dialog,select the Save with password option in the lower 

      left comer, and then click Save. 

  • The set Password Dialog will be opens. 

*Note: When a document is password-protected you can change or remove the password while the document is open.Choose File>Properties> General  tab and click the change password button. 

Save a Copy: If you want to keep the document open for more editing and also save a separate copy of the current version then choose File>Save a Copy command. The copy is not opened and the original file remains open and active. 

Save All:If you are working on multiple documents or opened multiple documents and you want to save all files open in the current session,then use File>Save All command. 

Export:-Saves the curent document with a different name and format to a location that you specify. 

Export As:It converts a document directly in PDF. 

  • File Menu>Export As>Export Directly as PDF 

*PDF:Portable Document Format 

Send:-It is used to send any document through bluetooth,email or any other source to another person. 

Preview In Web Browser:- It gives us a platform where we can see our document at web browser. 

Print preview:Displays a preview of the printed page or closes the preview or It shows us the file or document before printing. 

Shortcut key:Ctrl+Shift+O 

Print:It works when any printer is connected with the device. With this option we can print page,file or document. 

Shortcut key:Ctrl+p 

Printer Settings: This is used to set the printer with the computer.

Properties:It gives us Knowledgeabout a document in shortcut.

Digital Signatures: Add and removes digital signatures to and from your document. 

Exit:Close all libreoffice programs and save your changes. 

  • File Menu>click on Exit 

Shortcut Key:Ctrl+Q