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Book 1

Contributors

To this edition

Rob Thornton, B. Antonio Fernández, Olivier Hallot, Timothy Brennand Jr.

To previous editions

Skip Masonsmith, flywire, Nay Catina Dia-Schneebeli, Mitchell Camfield, Rafael Lima, Felipe Viggiano, Steve Fanning, Jean Hollis Weber, Andrew Jensen, Amanda Labby, Cathy Crumbley, Dan Lewis, Dave Barton, Pulkit Krishna, Jorge Rodriguez, Olivier Hallot, Paul Figueiredo, Peter Schofield, Kees Kriek, Martin Saffron, Steve Schwettman, Dave Barton, Hazel Russman, Ron Faile Jr., Kevin O’Brien, Magnus Adielsson, Iain Roberts, JiHui Choi, Regina Henschel, Laurent Balland-Poirier, Christian Kühl, Florian Reisinger, Gisbert Friege (Dmaths), Jochen Schiffers, Frédéric Parrenin, Bernard Siaud, Miklos Vajna, Valerii Goncharuk, Andrew Pitonyak, Claire Wood, John A Smith, Roman Kuznetsov, Vasudev Narayanan, Vlada Slavitskaya.

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Publication date and software version

Published August 2024. Based on LibreOffice 24.8 Community.
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Contents

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Getting Started Guide Introduction to LibreOffice About this book: If you have never used LibreOffice before, or you want an introduction to all of its components, this book is for you. Anyone who wants to get up to speed quickly with LibreOffice will find this book valuable You may be new to office software, or you may be familiar with another office suite. This book introduces LibreOffice and its components: Writer (word processing)	Calc (spreadsheet)	Impress (presentations) Draw (vector Graphics)	Math (equation editor)	Base (database) It also covers features common to all components, including: Styles Templates Clip art galleries Macros Printing About the authors: This book was written by volunteers from the LibreOffice community. A PDF version of this book can be downloaded free from: https://documentation.libreoffice.org About LibreOffice: LibreOffice is the free, libre, and open source personal productivity suite from The Document Foundation.
It runs on Windows, macOS, and GNU/Linux. Support and documentation are free from our large, dedicated community of users, contributors, and developers. You too can get involved with volunteer work in many areas: development, quality assurance, documentation, translation, user support, and more. You can download the free Community release of LibreOffice from: https://libreoffice.org/download/ For commercial use: You are encouraged to work with a certified LibreOffice professional for your business needs, from deployment or conversion from other office suites, staff training, or custom development needs. For information on professional support services, https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/professional-support/