LibreOfficeMay 29, 2023
Final few days of the Month of LibreOffice! And you can get a sticker pack by simply using the hashtag #LibreOffice and telling the world why you love the suite 🥰
Show threadAriellaMay 31, 2023

@libreoffice I love #LibreOffice for the ease of use, the richer features, the consistent media alignment and reliable SVG support, open document format, easy to install, easy to distribute, most consistent multi-platform experience, great documentation with real-world examples, helpful community and there's no stupid subscription! I prefer donating and have several times. Going to again later this week.

Thanks LibreOffice team! This is great software I never want to be without!

Show threadBindestrichMay 31, 2023
@ellabellafull save for the parts related to it being a gratis software, my experience is quite the opposite. When you say richer features, what are you comparing it to and what features do you mean?
Show threadAriellaMay 31, 2023
@Bindestriche What trouble have you had? Find some bugs to report?
Show threadBindestrich
@ellabellafull there is no way to search for functions like in windows, impress has none of the autoalign features, writer randomly crashes. Unfortunately, I can not make it crash reliably, so no bug report. Also, calc can't open 100mb CSV even with 32gb of ram. Don't get me wrong it's still my goto sofware, I don't like the idea that a company could lock me away from my docs any day without warning.
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Show threadBindestrichMay 31, 2023
@ellabellafull I really would enjoy collapsible headlines also.
Show threadPolly KraisusJul 19, 2023
@Bindestriche since LO 7.4, you can find the Outline Folding view in Tools > Options > LibreOffice Writer > Outline Folding :)
Show threadBindestrichJul 21, 2023
@stragu cool, they should have made more buzz about this! thank you so much for the info
Show threadAriellaMay 31, 2023

@Bindestriche Eek! I’ve been lucky so far somehow then, opening up 70MB CSVs in Calc. I’m using a mid-range Dell laptop with 16gb ram running Windows 11 so it doesn’t seem like a memory issue.

Do you have a large number of columns? Mine tend to only be 10 or so, so the data size is mostly row count.

Show threadAriellaMay 31, 2023

@Bindestriche I’d like to learn more about function searching. You mean you search for a string pattern of “=SUM”?

I think I see what you mean. I just made two workbooks, one in Excel, other in Calc, and did some cols with values and then a couple =SUM() functions.

Then I went CTRL+F and searched for string “SUM” in both apps. Excel jumped to where the function was located. Calc couldn’t find it.

Looks like a feature gap!

Show threadAriellaMay 31, 2023

@Bindestriche I admit to having never used Impressed and I see what you mean about the missing alignment guides. Sure, I can select a group of objects and right click to align or distribute, but the visual cues would definitely be fewer steps.

There is a grid alignment feature at least.

@libreoffice is that a requested and planned feature for a future release? Alignment guides during mouse drag? Or is it there and we’re not triggering it somehow?

Show threadLibreOfficeMay 31, 2023
@ellabellafull @Bindestriche Hi! You can check to see if there's an enhancement request already on https://bugs.documentfoundation.org – And if not, add one. Of course, our community has very limited resources though, so to get a feature more quickly, you can give us a hand! 💪
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Show threadAriellaMay 31, 2023
@Bindestriche *Impress (I said Impressed haha — typo)
Show threadPolly KraisusJul 19, 2023
@Bindestriche oh and you can search for commands in Help > Search Commands.