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When installed, LibreOffice will appear as a series of entries in the Applications Menu in the
Pi’s desktop environment. These entries are as follows:
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LibreOffice —The main application, which provides links to the individual sections of
the suite
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LibreOffice Calc —The spreadsheet application, equivalent to Microsoft Excel
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LibreOffice Draw
—A vector illustration application, designed for drawing high-
quality scalable images for use as clipart in other LibreOffice programs
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LibreOffice Impress —The presentation application, equivalent to Microsoft PowerPoint
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LibreOffice Math —A small yet powerful package designed to make it easy to create and
edit scientific formulae and equations for embedding in other LibreOffice programs
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LibreOffice Writer—
The word processor application, equivalent to Microsoft Word
(see Figure 9-2)
Figure 9-2:
LibreOffice
Writer running
on the
Raspberry Pi
By default, LibreOffice saves and loads files in a format known as the Open Document Format
(ODF) . This is a standards-based, royalty-free file format supported by the majority of office
suite packages—including newer versions of Microsoft Office.
When saving a file in LibreOffice, you can change the format using a drop-down menu in the
Save As dialogue. Under File Type, you can select a variety of formats, including several that are
fully compatible with older versions of Microsoft Office. When you’re sharing files created on