LibreOffice Writer

LibreOffice Writer
LibreOffice Writer 5.1 with Breeze toolbar icon set
Developer(s) The Document Foundation
Stable release
  • "Fresh" version:
    6.1.2 (27 September 2018 (2018-09-27)[1])
  • "Still" version:
    6.0.6 (2 August 2018 (2018-08-02)[2]) [±]
Operating system Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows
Type Word processor
License MPLv2.0 (secondary license GPL, LGPLv3+ or Apache License 2.0)[3]
Website www.libreoffice.org/discover/writer/

LibreOffice Writer is the free and open-source word processor component of the LibreOffice software package and is a fork of OpenOffice.org Writer. Writer is a word processor similar to Microsoft Word and Corel's WordPerfect with many similar features, and file format compatibility.[4][5]

LibreOffice Writer is released under the Mozilla Public License v2.0.[3]

As with the entire LibreOffice suite, Writer can be used across a variety of platforms, including Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.

Features

Writer is capable of opening and saving documents in a number of formats, including the Open Document Format 1.2 Extended (ODT is its default format), Microsoft Word's DOC, DOCX, RTF and XHTML.[6]

Writer provides a number of features, such as the inclusion of a word completion mechanism for predictive writing and the ability to export to PDF format.[6]

Features include:[7]

  • Templates and styles
  • A spelling and grammar checker (Hunspell)[7][8]
  • Word and character count[9]
  • Support for autofilter per sheet: It is now possible to set autofilter per sheet without manually creating named database ranges prior to setting autofilter[10]
  • Page-layout methods, including frames, columns, and tables
  • Embedding or linking of graphics, spreadsheets, and other objects
  • Built-in drawing tools
  • Java text rendering replaced by native text rendering which greatly improves readability[10][11]
  • The preexisting Java dialogs have been replaced with simpler native dialog boxes.[12]
  • Support Color and line styles for the columns and footnote separator lines. This is improving the compatibility of LibreOffice with ODF[10]
  • Master documents—to group a collection of documents into a single document
  • Change tracking during revisions
  • The ability to import and edit PDF files.[13]
  • Significantly improved file compatibility when dealing with Microsoft Word as compared to OpenOffice[12]
  • Database integration, including a bibliography database
  • Export to PDF, including bookmarks
  • MailMerge[14]
  • Equation editor (LibreOffice Math)[15]
  • Scriptable and Remote Controllable via the UNO API
  • Indexing
  • AutoCorrect
  • AutoComplete
  • Selection of non-consecutive items in Add Mode[16]

Release history

Versions for LibreOffice Writer include the following:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Announcement of LibreOffice 6.1.2 at LibreOffice Conference". The Document Foundation. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  2. ↑ "The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 6.0.6". The Document Foundation. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. 1 2 "Licenses". The Document Foundation. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Elena Opris (January 8, 2014). "LibreOffice Writer Review". Softpedia. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ Jon L. Jacobi (June 27, 2013). "Review: LibreOffice 4 liberates you from Microsoft Office". IDG Consumer & SMB. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  6. 1 2 The Document Foundation (n.d.). "Writer, a Word Processor for Every Kind of Document". Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  7. 1 2 The Document Foundation (2012). "Chapter 1 – Introducing Writer" (PDF). Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  8. ↑ The Document Foundation (2011). "Checking Spelling and Grammar". Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  9. 1 2 "LibreOffice Release Notes 3.6". wiki.documentfoundation.org. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  10. 1 2 3 The Document Foundation (n.d.). "3.4 New Features and Fixes". Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  11. ↑ djwm (June 2011). "LibreOffice 3.4.0 arrives for power users and early adopters". H On-line. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  12. 1 2 Proffitt, Brian (June 2011). "Review: Hands on LibreOffice 3.3". Linux.com. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  13. ↑ Linton, Susan (June 2011). "The New Features in LibreOffice 3.3". Linux Journal. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  14. ↑ The Document Foundation (2013). "Chapter 11. Using Mail Merge. Form letters, mailing labels, and envelopes" (PDF). Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  15. ↑ The Document Foundation (2012). "LibreOffice Version 3.5. Math Guide. Using The Equation Editor" (PDF). Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  16. ↑ "LibreOffice Writer".
  17. ↑ The Document Foundation (2011). "3.3 New Features and Fixes". Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  18. ↑ The Document Foundation (2011). "3.4 New Features and Fixes". Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  19. 1 2 3 4 The Document Foundation, 3.5 New Features and Fixes, undated
  20. ↑ "LibreOffice Release Notes 4.0". wiki.documentfoundation.org. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  21. 1 2 "LibreOffice Release Notes 4.1". wiki.documentfoundation.org. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  22. ↑ "LibreOffice Release Notes 4.3". wiki.documentfoundation.org. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  23. ↑ "LibreOffice 4.4, the most beautiful LibreOffice ever". The Document Foundation. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  24. ↑ "LibreOffice 4.4 Release Notes". LibreOffice Wiki. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  25. ↑ "LibreOffice 5.0 Release Notes". The Document Foundation. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  26. ↑ Italo Vignoli (August 5, 2015). "LibreOffice 5.0 stands out from the office suite crowd". The Document Foundation. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  27. ↑ Italo Vignoli (February 10, 2016). "The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 5.1". The Document Foundation. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  28. ↑ "LibreOffice 5.1 Release Notes". The Document Foundation. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
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