but to do this you must have your ssh key on phabricator.
## Adding a file to the manual
After setting up the tools, you should now be ready to start editing files.
If you look in the `source` directory, you should see some files. There's
`index.rst`, which is the main page, and some directories and subdirectories
that are numbers. Those are chapters of the book, and are listed in the
`index.rst` file.
that are numbers. Those are chapters of the manual, and are listed in the
`index.rst` file. Chapter 1 deals with downloading and installing Lubuntu. Chapter 2 has to deal with applications for office, web browsers, graphics, games and accesories. Chapter 3 documents programs that change settings. Chapter 4 is programs for installing, removing, and updating software. Chapter 5 is for the panel, runner, and window management. Each chapter that begins with a letter is an appendix.
Let's say you want to create Chapter 20. In the `source` directory, create a
directory titled `20`. In the `20` directory, create a file with the name of
the chapter. Let's call this chapter `foo bar`. Create a file named
`foo_bar.rst` in `20`. Edit that file however you want. When you are done,
add this to `source/index.rst`:
add this to `source/index.rst`. To add a file to an already existing chapter add it to the toctree in the chapter.
```
Contents
@ -56,15 +55,21 @@ Contents
20/foo_bar
```
To add a screenshot save the screenshot in the directory with the text and then use an image directive
```
.. image:: foobar.png
```
Also add both the screenshot and the modified restructured text file and commit both. If a program has been updated simply save a new screenshot overwriting the file to update the screenshot.
Then run `make clean && make html && make latexpdf` in the root of the manual directory and it should build successfully with zero warnings! (Might take several trials to get `make latexpdf` without any errors.)
## Getting multiple Versions to Work
To change into the file for the code you cloned from git of sphinxconfig-versioning and run ``` cd sphinxcontrib-versioning && sudo python3 setup.py install```
To build or make changes like a typo on a specific version of the manual the current stable release is on the stable branch and the current LTS release is on the LTS branch.
## Making changes and seeking your changes to be pulled
**Before you do the below, please update PROGRESS.md to reflect your changes.**
So let's say you make your changes. You like them and think they should be
included in the mainline manual. Here's what you have to do:
@ -83,11 +88,8 @@ git commit -m "I changed x in foo and y in bar" foo bar
To submit your code, or push to your Launchpad account and
submit a merge request, both will be seen by someone with the permission to
merge. Push to the following repository to be able to submit a merge proposal on differential after registering an account on the Lubuntu phabricator.
merge. Push to the following repository to be able to submit a merge proposal on the Lubuntu gittea.
```
arc diff
```
Another option if you prefer would be to send patch mail to [lubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com](mailto:lubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com).
This assumes you are already familiar with patch mail and you know how.
@ -99,9 +101,7 @@ merge proposal or pull request.**
## Specification/What is there to do?
In `spec.rst`, there is an editable outline of items to be accomplished, a precompiled version with spec.pdf description of items to be accomplished, and on
`PROGRESS.md`, there is our status in completing that specification. In the specification if you make changes run ``` rst2pdf spec.rst"
In `spec.rst`, there is an editable outline of items to be accomplished, a precompiled version with spec.pdf description of items to be accomplished. In the specification if you make changes run ``` rst2pdf spec.rst ```
Pick out something to do, but before you start, please indicate on the [lubuntu-devel
mailing list](https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Lubuntu-devel) or on [#lubuntu-devel on freenode](https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net/#lubuntu-devel) to state that you intend to
complete what you have picked out. Please also look at `PROGRESS.md` to see
what still needs to be completed.
mailing list](https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/Lubuntu-devel) or on [#lubuntu-devel on libera](https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.libera.net/#lubuntu-devel) to state that you intend to
This is the Lubuntu Manual source code. The concept was derived from [the Kubuntu Manual](https://github.com/ahoneybun/kubuntu-manual). The master branch of this data is now on LXQt for Lubuntu 18.10+ and if you want code for earlier versions it is on the LXDE branch. For each relase of a distro go to the numerical number of that release such as 19.10. To see what is currently in master [manual master branch](https://manual.lubuntu.me/master/) and to see the current stable version look at [stable manual branch](https://manual.lubuntu.me/stable/) . To see what is currently for LTS releseases are hosted at [manual lts branch](https://manual.lubuntu.me/lts/)
This is the Lubuntu Manual source code. The concept was derived from [the Kubuntu Manual](https://github.com/ahoneybun/kubuntu-manual). The master branch of this data is now uses the LXQt desktop for Lubuntu later than 18.10. To see what is currently in master [manual master branch](https://manual.lubuntu.me/master/) and to see the current stable version look at [stable manual branch](https://manual.lubuntu.me/stable/) . To see what is currently for LTS releseases are hosted at [manual lts branch](https://manual.lubuntu.me/lts/)
## How it works
@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ The documentation is powered by [Sphinx](http://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/stable/) a
Run the following command to install the needed dependencies:
You can see the options for building the documentation by running `make help`. You can make the html version by running `make html`. You can make a pdf version of the lubuntu manual with `make latexpdf`. If you just want to check for warnings or errors building run `make dummy`.
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ You can see the options for building the documentation by running `make help`. Y
To contribute to the Lubuntu Manual, you can either create a request on Launchpad, or send patch mail to [lubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com](mailto:lubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com) and prefix the subject with `[Lubuntu Manual Pull Request]`.
If you really want to learn more about sphinx Lyn Perrine found this pycon video helpful [Carol_Willing-Practical_Sphinx](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ROZRNZkPS8)
If you really want to learn more about sphinx Lyn Perrine found this pycon video helpful [Carol_Willing-Practical_Sphinx](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ROZRNZkPS8)
If you want short help on how to format things see StyleGuide.rst in this directory.
- Order sections Summary --> Usage --> Screenshot (if one or two) --> Version --> How To Launch --> Customizing (If necessary)
- Capitlize the start of files and the titles.
- Capitalize the start of files and the titles.
Sections
--------
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Releasing
---------
Release day get final sha256 hash to add to chapter 1.1 downloading the image with final hash. The beta/daily isos will have a different hash so this needs to be done release day.
Check that there are no wanring with make clean && make html
Check that there are no warning with make clean && make html
Before you install Lubuntu, you need to retrieve the correct image. Lubuntu supports AMD64 CPU types also known as 64-bit with a new version every six months (supported for nine months), and every two years being a long term support release (supported for three years). Lubuntu 20.04 is a Long Term Support release supported until 2023. Lubuntu 21.04 is supported until January 2022.
Before you install Lubuntu, you need to retrieve the correct image. Lubuntu supports AMD64 CPU types also known as 64-bit with a new version every six months (supported for nine months), and every two years being a long term support release (supported for three years). Lubuntu 24.04 is a Long Term Support release supported until 2027. Lubuntu 24.04 is supported until April 2024.
LTS vs. Regular Releases
------------------------
Lubuntu offers two types of releases. The **Long Term Support** release, or the **LTS**, is the release recommended for most users. It is supported for three years after the release date and does not contain new features. Throughout the course of the cycle, the Ubuntu Kernel Team will deliver **Hardware Enablement** updates, or **HWE** updates, to Lubuntu via Linux kernel updates. Previously, Lubuntu used **LXDE** but since 18.10 it has used **LXQt**. Lubuntu 20.04 is the First **Long Term Support** release which uses the more modern **LXQt** desktop environment.
Lubuntu offers two types of releases. The **Long Term Support** release, or the **LTS**, is the release recommended for most users. It is supported for three years after the release date and does not contain new features. Throughout the course of the cycle, the Ubuntu Kernel Team will deliver **Hardware Enablement** updates, or **HWE** updates, to Lubuntu via Linux kernel updates. Previously, Lubuntu used **LXDE** but since 18.10 it has used **LXQt**. Lubuntu 20.04 was the First **Long Term Support** release which uses the more modern **LXQt** desktop environment.
For users looking to try new features every six months at the expense of the support cycle length, Lubuntu offers **interim releases**, or **regular releases**. These releases, while they are considered stable, are testing grounds for major, new features which will be rolled into the LTS release. Users of the regular releases are typically enthusiasts and somewhat more experienced users looking for a fresher experience.
**It is extremely important that if you choose this path, you upgrade to each successive regular release shortly after it comes out.** If you are not comfortable doing this, you should consider using the LTS release instead.
About four months after a new LTS release comes and every 6 months thereafter an **LTS Point Release** is realeased to support new hardware and fewer updates to download with the longer support term of an LTS realease. LTS point releases are released every August and Feburary. Each LTS point release is called 24.04.1 is the first point release for the 24.04 point release.
Ways to download the image
---------------------------
Now that the decision of which architecture and release type you need is made, you will need to download the image.
Now that the decision of which release type you need is made, you will need to download the image.
There are several ways to download the Lubuntu image:
- HTTP download (from your web browser or terminal).
@ -39,13 +41,13 @@ To verify the image, run this from the command line:
In order to boot the image, you need to put it somewhere. You have two choices either
- a DVD
- a USB drive (2 GB or greater)
- a USB drive (4 GB or greater)
Writing/burning the Image
-------------------------
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Guides from the Ubuntu website:
- `How to burn a DVD on Windows <https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-burn-a-dvd-on-windows>`_
- `How to burn a DVD on macOS <https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-burn-a-dvd-on-macos>`_
For writing images to USB drives on Linux, we recommend `mkusb <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb>`_ a tool developed by a Lubuntu team member, or the USB creator shipped with Lubuntu `Startup Disk Creator <https://manual.lubuntu.me/3/3.1/3.1.4/startup-disk-creator.html>`_.
For writing images to USB drives on Linux, we recommend `mkusb <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/mkusb>`_ a tool developed by a Lubuntu team member, or the USB creator shipped with Lubuntu `Startup Disk Creator <https://manual.lubuntu.me/3/3.1/3.1.3/startup-disk-creator.html>`_.
Writing images to USB drives from macOS or Windows is beyond the scope of this book, but the Ubuntu website also
@ -5,15 +5,19 @@ This is a guide through the installation process of Lubuntu.
Starting the installer
----------------------
At the start of the boot process a grub splash screen will be shown. To install select :menuselection:`Try or Install Lubuntu`. If Lubuntu has a problem with your graphics card like newer nvidia cards select :menuselection:`Lubuntu (safe graphics)`. To test your ram select :menuselection:`Test memory`.
At the start of the boot process, a GRUB splash screen will be shown. To install select :menuselection:`Try or Install Lubuntu`. If you have a problematic graphics card, select :menuselection:`Lubuntu (safe graphics)` (for example, some NVIDIA cards will need this.) To test your RAM, select :menuselection:`Test memory`.
..image:: grubsplash.png
Once you have booted into the live session, feel free to explore Lubuntu and make sure all your hardware works. Once you are ready to install Lubuntu, double click the icon in the top-left corner of the desktop :guilabel:`Install Lubuntu 22.04`.
The next screen will present a choice between :guilabel:`Try Lubuntu`, which will give you a live session to run Lubuntu as you see fit, or run the installer directly with :guilabel:`Install Lubuntu`. Above this there is a field to select which language you want to install in the :guilabel:`Select Your Language` drop down. To get this screen in your language, select one then press the :guilabel:`Confirm` button. If you need more advanced network settings to install Lubuntu than just connecting to Wi-Fi use the :guilabel:`Try Lubuntu` choice. If choose :guilabel:`Install Lubuntu` the installer will start right away and install in your language. At the bottom of your screen if you are connected to the internet automatically like with an ethernet cable it will say :guilabel:`Connected` at the bottom. If you are not connected to the internet at the bottom it will say :guilabel:`Not Connected`.
..image:: installer-prompt.png
Once you have booted into the live session, feel free to explore Lubuntu and make sure all your hardware works. Once you are ready to install Lubuntu, double click the icon in the top-left corner of the desktop :guilabel:`Install Lubuntu 24.04 LTS` or :menuselection:`System Tools --> Install Lubuntu 24.04 LTS`.
..image:: live_session.png
You will be taken to the Lubuntu installer Welcome screen. You can change the installer language in the :guilabel:`Language` drop down box. After selecting the language the :guilabel:`Next` button will move you on to the next task. To cancel an installation press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button.
You will be taken to the Lubuntu installer Welcome screen. You can change the installer language in the :guilabel:`Language` drop down box. After selecting the language the :guilabel:`Next` button will move you on to the next task. To cancel an installation press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button. On the left side of the installer is a sidebar that shows what installation step you are on.
..image:: welcome_installer.png
@ -22,21 +26,32 @@ You will be taken to the Lubuntu installer Welcome screen. You can change the in
Selecting Your location
-----------------------
The next screen will show you a map of the world where you can choose your location. Your location will be used to set your time zone and download server. To see what region you have chosen use the :guilabel:`Region` drop down menu. The :guilabel:`Zone` field should have a major city with the same time as you. If you want to get to the your time zone manually faster you can type in the name of a big city in the same time zone. Towards the bottom you can to change your system language by pressing the upper :guilabel:`Change` button. To change the how numbers and dates appear on your system press the lower :guilabel:`Change` button. To move to the next step once again press the :guilabel:`Next` button. To move back to selecting your language to change your language press the :guilabel:`Back` button.
The next screen will show you a map of the world where you can choose your location. Your location will be used to set your time zone and download server. To see what region you have chosen use the :guilabel:`Region` drop down menu. The :guilabel:`Zone` field should have a major city with the same time as you. If you want to get to the your time zone manually faster you can type in the name of a big city in the same time zone. Towards the bottom you can to change your system language by pressing the upper :guilabel:`Change` button. To change the how numbers and dates appear on your system press the lower :guilabel:`Change` button. To switch certain keys on your keyboard use the :guilabel:`Switch Keyboard` drop down. To move to the next step once again press the :guilabel:`Next` button. To move back to selecting your language to change your language press the :guilabel:`Back` button.
..image:: location.png
Selecting Keyboard Layout
-------------------------
Next select your keyboard layout, you can check your keyboard matches the keyboard shown picture shown. The :guilabel:`Keyboard Model` menu lets you choose different variants, the left column lets you change language, and the right column gets different variants. At the bottom you can type to make sure your layout is correct. When you have selected your keyboard layout press the :guilabel:`Next` button to move on.
Next select your keyboard layout, you can check your keyboard matches the keyboard shown picture shown. The :guilabel:`Keyboard Model` menu lets you choose different variants, the left column lets you change language, and the right column gets different variants. At the bottom you can type to make sure your layout is correct. To test your keyboard is working type in :guilabel:`Type here to test your keyboard` field. When you have selected your keyboard layout press the :guilabel:`Next` button to move on. To view a preview of what this keyboard layout looks like look at the top of the window.
..image:: keyboard.png
Customize
---------
Next will bring a choice of what applications to install, additional third party drivers, or to install updates with the installation. To choose to install all applications and the list of the third party applications choose :guilabel:`Full Installation`. To choose the normal applications included in Lubuntu select the :guilabel:`Normal Installation` button. To choose a minimal installation of just the desktop environment select the :guilabel:`Minimal Installation` button. To install updates while installing check the :guilabel:`Download and install updates following installation` checkbox. To install third party and maybe proprietary drivers check the :guilabel:`Install third-party software for graphics, WiFi hardware, and additional media formats` checkbox.
Pick which particular additional applications you wish to install there are checkboxes for each program under :guilabel:`Install additional third party packages`. To install Element for encrypted Matrix chat check the :guilabel:`Element` checkbox. To install the Thunderbird email and calendering client check the :guilabel:`Thunderbird checkbox`. To install virt-manager to manage running virtual machines on Lubuntu check the :guilabel:`Virtual Machine Manager` checkbox. To make digital art check the checkbox for :guilabel:`Krita`.
To go to the next part of installation press the :guilabel:`Next` button. To go to selecting your keyboard again press the :guilabel:`Back` button.
..image:: customizing.png
Setting up partitions
---------------------
If all you want is Lubuntu on your machine, you can select the :guilabel:`Erase disk` button. This will format the disk and **delete all data on the disk**, which is why having your data backed up before this point is extremely important. If you choose to do this you can continue on to user setup. To change the storage device to install Lubuntu on use the :guilabel:`Select Storage device` drop down menu. To choose to use a swap file under :guilabel:`Erase disk` keep :menuselection:`Swap to file` or to not use swap choose :menuselection:`No Swap`. If you want to encrypt your drive press the :guilabel:`Encrypt system` checkbox and then you will need to enter the encryption passphrase twice make sure you have it typed in correctly. It is strongly advised to write down this passphrase and keep it somewhere safe.
If all you want is Lubuntu on your machine, you can select the :guilabel:`Erase disk` button. This will format the disk and **delete all data on the disk**, which is why having your data backed up before this point is extremely important. If you choose to do this you can continue on to user setup. To change the storage device to install Lubuntu on use the :guilabel:`Select Storage device` drop down menu. To see whether you are installing in uefi or bios mode is shown in the top left corner of this window. To choose to use a swap file under :guilabel:`Erase disk` keep :menuselection:`Swap to file` or to not use swap choose :menuselection:`No Swap`. To choose which filesystem to use the drop down on the right to choose which filesystem you want to use. If you want to encrypt your drive press the :guilabel:`Encrypt system` checkbox and then you will need to enter the encryption passphrase twice to make sure you have it typed in correctly. It is strongly advised to write down this passphrase and keep it somewhere safe.
..warning::
Erasing your entire disk or partition may cause you to lose data so please backup beforehand.
@ -45,12 +60,12 @@ If all you want is Lubuntu on your machine, you can select the :guilabel:`Erase
..note::
If you had a previous Linux install with swap you will need to unmount the swap. To do this run
If you had a previous Linux install with a swap partition you will need to unmount the swap. To do this run
..code::
sudo swapoff -a
sudo swapoff -a; sudo swapon /dev/zram0
which will unmount them and any swap partitions. This will not work if you have data partition mounted open PCManFM-Qt and press the upward pointed arrow on each partition in the :guilabel:`Places` sidebar to unmount all data partitions.
which will unmount them and any swap partitions while still leaving zram enabled. This will not work if you have data partition mounted open PCManFM-Qt and press the upward pointed arrow on each partition in the :guilabel:`Places` sidebar to unmount all data partitions.
To move back to Selecting your keyboard layout press the :guilabel:`Back` button. To advance to the setting up users press the :guilabel:`Next` button.
@ -60,13 +75,13 @@ The user setup section creates a user profile, consisting of typing your name in
..image:: user_setup.png
After pressing the :guilabel:`Install` button a dialog will pop up to confirm installation. To actually install press the :guilabel:`Install now` button. To not start installing and go back press the :guilabel:`Go back` button.
The summary screen shows what settings will be installed and you can double check everything is how you want it. After pressing the :guilabel:`Install` button a dialog will pop up to confirm installation. To actually install press the :guilabel:`Install now` button. To not start installing and go back press the :guilabel:`Go back` button.
..image:: installsummary.png
The Install
-----------
The Lubuntu installer provides some useful information while the installer is running. On the bottom of the window is a progress bar. On the right end of the progress bar is the percentage of the installation complete. Once Lubuntu is installed you have a checkbox :guilabel:`Reboot now` after your Lubuntu is installed and is now finished. There is a slideshow while you install and to move to the next slide left click and to move to the previous slide right click.
The Lubuntu installer provides some useful information while the installer is running. On the bottom of the window is a progress bar. On the right end of the progress bar is the percentage of the installation complete. To see command line output of the install press the :guilabel:`Magnifying glass` button. Once Lubuntu is installed you have a checkbox :guilabel:`Reboot now` after your Lubuntu is installed and is now finished. There is a slideshow while you install and to move to the next slide left click and to move to the previous slide right click.
..image:: installer_screen.png
@ -80,16 +95,16 @@ Manual partitioning
..Warning::
Trying to use nonlinux filesystems such as NTFS or FAT as your root filesystem will result in a broken system.
If you wish to manual set up partitions, as an advanced option you will have to choose which file-system you want. A file-system controls how your files are accessed at lower levels on the disk. If you are booting your computer in UEFI mode a more modern firmware compared to BIOS you will need to create an EFI system partition (see `efi system partition Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFI_System_partition>`_ for more detail). To create this partition you will need a FAT32 file-system with the ESP flag to be mounted at /boot/efi/ under the mount point. You will also need a root (/) file-system, several file-systems included for Lubuntu are Ext4, XFS, and Btrfs.
If you wish to manual set up partitions, as an advanced option you will have to choose which file-system you want. A file-system controls how your files are accessed at lower levels on the disk. If you are booting your computer in UEFI mode a more modern firmware compared to BIOS you will need to create an EFI system partition (see `efi system partition Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFI_System_partition>`_ for more detail). To create this partition you will need a FAT32 file-system with the ESP flag to be mounted at /boot/efi/ under the mount point. You will also need a root (/) file-system, several file-systems included for Lubuntu are Ext4, XFS, and Btrfs. Lubuntu 22.04 has bug with installing BTRFS and `This guide on Lubuntu discourse <https://discourse.lubuntu.me/t/getting-lubuntu-22-04-to-install-with-btrfs/3273/>`_
..image:: manpartitioning.png
..Warning::
Creating a new partition table will erase all data on the drive and deleting a partion will delete all data on the partition.
Creating a new partition table will erase all data on the drive and deleting a partition will delete all data on the partition.
If you have a new hard disc or solid state drive press the :guilabel:`New Partition table` button but this will delete the whole disc if you have any data on it. After pressing this button you will get a dialog saying what kind of partition table to use. The :guilabel:`Master Boot Record` button will create an old partition table but will only allow 4 primary partitions and partitions up to 2 Terabytes. The :guilabel:`GUID Partition Table` button works for large discs but may not be recognized by legacy operating systems. To get back to your main partitioning window press the :guilabel:`OK` button.
If you have a new hard disk or solid state drive press the :guilabel:`New Partition table` button but this will delete the whole disc if you have any data on it. After pressing this button you will get a dialog saying what kind of partition table to use. The :guilabel:`Master Boot Record` button will create an old partition table but will only allow 4 primary partitions and partitions up to 2 Terabytes. The :guilabel:`GUID Partition Table` button works for large discs but may not be recognized by legacy operating systems. To get back to your main partitioning window press the :guilabel:`OK` button.
To change what disc you are partitioning use the :guilabel:`Storage device` drop down menu.
To change what disk you are partitioning use the :guilabel:`Storage device` drop down menu.
You can create partition by clicking the :guilabel:`Create` button which will bring up a dialog. The file system field is a drop down menu, select which file-system you want. You also need to select where you want to mount the partition in the :guilabel:`Mount Point` drop down menu. To change how big to make the partition change the :guilabel:`Size` field. To change the size or type of a partition after initially creating it press the :guilabel:`Edit` button. To delete a partition press the :guilabel:`Delete` button. You will need at least one root (/) partition and if you are booting an EFI system you will also need a /boot/efi mounted partition. Another common option is to have all your data on its own partition, which can even be on its own separate physical disk this can be mounted at /home. If you want to encrypt your your filesystem check the :guilabel:`Encrypt` checkbox. Then two fields will appear to get write type your encryption passphrase twice to confirm it. To add a label for this partition enter it into the :guilabel:`FS Label` field.
@ -100,3 +115,41 @@ To go back on all your changes to the previous state press the :guilabel:`Revert
In the center of the manual partitioning window shows you what name of the partition is. What type of filesystem is displayed in the :guilabel:`File System` column. To see where your partition is mounted are shown in the :guilabel:`Mount Point` column. The size of the system is shown in the :guilabel:`Size` Column.
The top of the manual partitioning window shows a visual bar showing size of your partitions on top. Below it shows each partition on your drive with the color it is in the bar graph and the size of the partition.
OEM Installs
------------
To install Lubuntu in an OEM mode for distributing to someone else on the grub boot splash select :menuselection:`OEM install (for manufacturers)` or from the panel menu :menuselection:`System Tools --> Install Lubuntu 24.04 LTS (OEM mode)`. Then you will be asked if you are sure you want to install in OEM mode and to actually install in OEM mode press the :guilabel:`Yes` button. Then the installer will say have a welcome screen that will say it is in OEM mode will show up. To change what language to use for installation use the drop down bar under :guilabel:`OEM installation mode`. To move to the next step of installation press the :guilabel:`Next` button.
..image:: oem-install-welcome.png
To set a name for what to call this preinstalled system you are installing to ship to someone enter that in the :guilabel:`Batch` field. To move to the next part press :guilabel:`Next` To go back to welcome press the :guilabel:`Back` button. Then the :guilabel:`Location`, :guilabel:`Keyboard`, :guilabel:`Customize`, and :guilabel:`Partitions` sections are the same as a normal installation. Then for the OEM install you will not be able to make a username as the end user you ship to will use that. To choose a hostname enter in the :guilabel:`What is the name of this computer?` field. Then you will enter a password twice with :guilabel:`Choose a Password to keep your account safe` field. To have your OEM install log in automatically check the :guilabel:`Log in automatically without asking for the password` checkbox. To move to the next part of installation press the :guilabel:`Next` button.
..image:: oem-users.png
Then a summary screen shows what settings are for your users. To actually begin installing press the :guilabel:`Install` button and then to confirm that this is what you want press the :guilabel:`Install Now` button.
Oem User Setup
--------------
To setup your user setup for an OEM preinstalled system :menuselection:`System Tools ---> Finish OEM prepartion`. Then you will be asked if you want to finish OEM setup and then a wizard will be run next boot. Then press :guilabel:`Yes` to confirm this. Then you will need to reboot to run the user setup.
The first section of user setup will ask you what language to continue in at the very bottom. To go to the next part of Lubuntu setup press the :guilabel:`Next` button.
..image:: oem_language.png
Next you will need to select your time zone in the :guilabel:`Region` and :guilabel:`Zone` fields with a world map above them to tell you what time it is set to. To set what language the system will boot into press the :guilabel:`Change` button next to :guilabel:`The system language will be set to` field. To change how date and number formatting press the :guilabel:`Change` button next to :guilabel:`The numbers and dates locale will be set to` field. To go to the next part of Lubuntu setup press the :guilabel:`Next` button.
..image:: oem_location.png
The next part of setup will have be selecting your keyboard layout. To change the what kind of keyboard model you are using change the :guilabel:`Keyboard model` field. The left column sets the language of your keyboard while the right column selects a layout for that keyboard. In the bottom left hand corner you type to make sure what you think you are typing matches what is being input. To set a key to change keyboard layout select one from the :guilabel:`Switch keyboard` field. To move on to setup your users press the :guilabel:`Next` button.
..image:: oem_keyboard.png
Next is to set up your users for your computer. To then enter your name in the :guilabel:`What is your name` field. To enter your username in the :guilabel:`login` field. Enter your hostname in :guilabel:`What is the name of your computer`. Then type your password twice to make sure you didn't mistype in in the fields under :guilabel:`Choose a password to keep your account safe` field. To login automatically check the :guilabel:`Log in automatically without asking for the password` checkbox.
..image:: oem_users.png
Next step to finalize creating users and keyboard and language settings press the :guilabel:`Set Up` button. At this point you will be asked to confirm because you cannot undo after this step. To continue with all your settings press the :guilabel:`Set Up Now`. Then the users will set up with a slideshow and you will then reboot and then can login to reboot and use Lubuntu is ready to use.
To open a new tab in Firefox press the plus button on the right of the tab bar, right click the tab bar :menuselection:`New tab`, or press :kbd:`Control + t`. To close a tab press the button with an :guilabel:`x` on the right side of the tab or press :kbd:`Control +W`. To Open a new window in browsing press :kbd:`Control +N`. To view your browsing history press the hamburger menu :menuselection:`Library --> History` or press :kbd:`Control +H`. When you have the history sidebar you can search through your history where it says :guilabel:`Search History`. To change how to sort your history click the :guilabel:`View` label and select how you want to search your history. To view your downloaded files press the button that looks like three stacked books with a fourth leaning over :menuselection:`--> Downloads`.
To open a new tab in Firefox press the :guilabel:`+` button on the right of the tab bar, right click the tab bar :menuselection:`New tab`, or press :kbd:`Control + t`. To close a tab press the button with an :guilabel:`x` on the right side of the tab or press :kbd:`Control +W`. To Open a new window in browsing press :kbd:`Control +N`. To view your browsing history press the hamburger menu :menuselection:`Library --> History` or press :kbd:`Control +H`. When you have the history sidebar you can search through your history where it says :guilabel:`Search History`. To change how to sort your history click the :guilabel:`View` label and select how you want to search your history. To view your downloaded files press the button that looks like three stacked books with a fourth leaning over :menuselection:`--> Downloads`.
To go back to a previous page in Firefox press the button pointing to the left or press :kbd:`Alt + Left arrow`. To open the page you were previously browsing in a new tab middle click the back button. To go forward to a page you have visited before but have now gone back from press the button with the arrow pointing to the right or :kbd:`Alt + Right arrow`. Middle click on the forward button to open the page you went back from in a new tab. To download a file directly to your local disk right click :menuselection:`Save Link As` file as and then you will get a dialog box to show where to save it. To save an image to your computer right click the image and select :menuselection:`Save Image As`.
To click on a hyperlink left click on it. To open a link in a new tab right click on the link :menuselection:`Open Link in New Tab`. To open a link in a new window right click and select :menuselection:`Open Link in New Window`. To open a link in a private session right click :menuselection:`Open Link in New Private Window`. To copy the link you have right click and select :menuselection:`Copy Link`.
To open a window with all of your downloads on it press :kbd:`Control+Shift+Y`. To open PCManFM-Qt in the folder where you downloaded things right click and select on the download and select :menuselection:`Open Containing Folder`. To share a link with someone else for something you downloaded right click on the downloaded content right click and select :menuselection:`Copy Download Link`.
To go back to a previous page in Firefox press the button pointing to the left or press :kbd:`Alt + Left arrow`. To open the page you were previously browsing in a new tab middle click the back button. To go forward to a page you have visited before but have now gone back from press the button with the arrow pointing to the right or :kbd:`Alt + Right arrow`. Middle click on the forward button to open the page you went back from in a new tab. To download a file directly to your local disk right click :menuselection:`Save Link As` file as and then you will get a dialog box to show where to save it. To save an image to your computer right click the image and select :menuselection:`Save Image As`.
To open a window with all of your downloads press :kbd:`Control+Shift+Y`. To open PCManFM-Qt in the folder where you downloaded things right click and select on the download and select :menuselection:`Open Containing Folder`. To get a link for someone else to download something right click on the downloaded content right click and select :menuselection:`Copy Download Link`. To open a downloaded file double click on it. To not have a download show in your history right click on it and select :guilabel:`Remove from History`. To clear all your download history right click and select :menuselection:`Clear Downloads` or press the :guilabel:`Clear Downloads` button at the top.
When you are downloading something a circle will show up showing progress of the download. The more shown in blue the more of the file has been downloaded. To view what you are downloading press the left click the circled graph showing what you have downloaded. Then you can see how much data has been downloaded, time remaining to download, and how big a file it is and a bar graph of the status of different files downloading. To pause downloading a file right click and select :menuselection:`Pause`. To then continue downloading again right click and select :menuselection:`Resume`. To cancel the download press the :guilabel:`X` button on the right hand side of this menu. When the download if finished it will show you a blue arrow pointing down that is underlined. After you have downloaded something it will return to gray.
To open a window with all of your downloads on it press :kbd:`Control+Shift+Y`. To open PCManFM-Qt in the folder where you downloaded things right click and select on the download and select :menuselection:`Open Containing Folder`. To share a link with someone else for something you downloaded right click on the downloaded content right click and select :menuselection:`Copy Download Link`. To copy a link without site tracking in the URL right click and select :menuselection:`Copy Without Site Tracking`.
To open PCManFM-Qt in the folder where you downloaded things right click and select on the download and select :menuselection:`Open Containing Folder`. To open a downloaded file double click on it. To not have a download show in your history right click on it and select :guilabel:`Remove from History`. To clear all your download history right click and select :menuselection:`Clear Downloads` or press the :guilabel:`Clear Downloads` button at the top. To search through your downloads in the top right enter your search into :guilabel:`Search Downloads`.
..image:: firefox-downloads.png
To have a list of all of your tabs press the downward pointing arrowhead button however this only appears if you have more tabs than fit on your screen normally. To switch the view of your tabs if you have more than on the screen press the right ward pointed arrowhead to move the visible part of the tab bar to the right. To move the visible part of the tab bar to the left press the leftward pointed arrowhead. To move a tab to where you want it left click the tab and drag it to the position you want the tab.
To have a list of all of your tabs press the downward pointing arrowhead button. To close a tab from this list press the :guilabel:`x` button. To restore your session when first opening a Firefox press :guilabel:`Restore Session` or press the downward pointing arrow and select :guilabel:`Restore Session`. To switch the view of your tabs if you have more than on the screen press the right ward pointed arrowhead to move the visible part of the tab bar to the right. To move the visible part of the tab bar to the left press the leftward pointed arrowhead. To move a tab to where you want it left click the tab and drag it to the position you want the tab. To search through all your tabs you can click on the downward pointed arrow and select :menuselection:`Search Tabs`.
To view extensions to Firefox press the :guilabel:`puzzle piece` button in the top right corner, press :kbd:`Control + shift +A`, :menuselection:`Hamburger menu --> Add on and themes`, or type about:addons into the address bar.
To open a new tab press the :guilabel:`+` button. To search through all your tabs you can click on the downward pointed arrow and select :menuselection:`Search Tabs`.
To scroll down using the keyboard press :kbd:`Page Down`. To scroll up the page with the keyboard press :kbd:`Page Up`. To scroll all the way back up to the top press the :kbd:`Home` key. To move all the way to the bottom of the page press the :kbd:`End` key.
To go to a specific URL in the address bar you can type it in the main bar in the middle. If you have a URL in your clipboard you can paste it here or into the address bar right click :menuselection:`Paste & Go`. Or if you right click into the clipboard and not immediately go to the page and type in a sub page right click :menuselection:`Paste` and then type to go a specific sub page of the same site and then press :kbd:`Enter` to go to the page. If you press :kbd:`F6` the cursor will select the address bar. If you want to search through the tabs you have open type % and then what you want to type in the address bar.
To go to a specific URL in the address bar you can type it in the main bar in the middle. If you have a URL in your clipboard you can paste it here or into the address bar right click :menuselection:`Paste & Go`. Or if you right click into the clipboard and not immediately go to the page and type in a sub page right click :menuselection:`Paste` and then type to go a specific sub page of the same site and then press :kbd:`Enter` to go to the page. To select the entire text of the address bar press :kbd:`Control+A` or right click and :menuselection:`Select All`. If you press :kbd:`F6` the cursor will select the address bar. If you want to search through the tabs you have open type % and then what you want to type in the address bar.
To bookmark a page press :kbd:`Control +D`, right click on the tab and select :menuselection:`Bookmark Tab`, or Press the button with three horizontal lines and select :menuselection:`Bookmarks --> Bookmark Current tab` or right click on the tab and select :menuselection:`Bookmark Tab`. To access the bookmark again press that looks like three vertical lines and a slanted one and :menuselection:`Bookmarks --> Your Bookmark`. If you want a toolbar with your bookmarks on it right click on the address bar and select :menuselection:`Bookmarks Toolbar` or the three horizontal lines button :menuselection:`Bookmarks --> Show bookmark toolbar`.
To bookmark a page press :kbd:`Control +D`, press the star button to the right of the address bar, right click on the tab and select :menuselection:`Bookmark Tab`, or Press the button with three horizontal lines and select :menuselection:`Bookmarks --> Bookmark Current tab` or right click on the tab and select :menuselection:`Bookmark Tab`. To access the bookmark again press that looks like three vertical lines and a slanted one and :menuselection:`Bookmarks --> Your Bookmark`. If you want a toolbar with your bookmarks on it right click on the address bar and select :menuselection:`Bookmarks Toolbar` or the three horizontal lines button :menuselection:`Bookmarks --> Show bookmark toolbar`.
To manage your bookmarks press :kbd:`Control+Shift+O` or three horizontal bars :menuselection:`Bookmarks -->Manage Bookmarks`. To switch to different categories of bookmarks on the left hand side to switch categories. To search through your bookmarks type in :guilabel:`Search Bookmarks` box in the top right hand corner. To open a bookmark in this park double click on it or right click and select :menuselection:`Open`. To open a bookmark in a new tab right click on it and select :menuselection:`Open in New Tab`. To delete a bookmark right click on it and select :menuselection:`Delete Bookmark`. To rename your bookmark something you will remember use the :guilabel:`Name` field. To change where a bookmark points to change the :guilabel:`URL` field. To add tags to your bookmark type them in the :guilabel:`Tags` field.
To manage your bookmarks press :kbd:`Control+Shift+O` or three horizontal bars :menuselection:`Bookmarks -->Manage Bookmarks`. To switch to different categories of bookmarks on the left hand side to switch categories. To search through your bookmarks type in :guilabel:`Search Bookmarks` box in the top right hand corner. To open a bookmark in this park double click on it or right click and select :menuselection:`Open`. To open a bookmark in a new tab right click on it and select :menuselection:`Open in New Tab`. To delete a bookmark right click on it and select :menuselection:`Delete Bookmark`. To rename your bookmark something you will remember use the :guilabel:`Name` field. To change where a bookmark points to change the :guilabel:`URL` field. To add tags to your bookmark type them in the :guilabel:`Tags` field.
In the top left hand corner there is a :guilabel:`Folder` button that on the tab bar to open Firefox View. To see a summary of all your recent tabs use the :guilabel:`Recent browsing` tab. To search your history type in the :guilabel:`Search` bar. To see all your recent browsing or recently closed tabs you can left click on :guilabel:`View all` to see the tabs in that section. To view your open tabs left click on the :guilabel:`Open tabs` on the left sidebar. To search your open tabs type in the :guilabel:`Search open tabs` bar. On the left is title of each webpage. The second column lists the a short version of the link. The third column lists how long ago you have viewed that tab. The :guilabel:`...` on the right column lists options to move the tab, close the tab, or copy a link to the tab. Use the :guilabel:`Recently closed tabs` tab to view your tabs you have recently closed. To search your recently closed tabs type in the :guilabel:`Recently closed tabs` bar. Left click on a tab to to reopen it. To see a short version of the link to the site view the second column. To view how long ago you closed that tab view the third column. To remove the closed tab from this list press the :guilabel:`x` button. To view tabs from other devices use the :guilabel:`Tabs from other devices` tab on the left sidebar. To search your tabs from other devices search type in the :guilabel:`Search synced tabs` bar. To view your history view the :guilabel:`History` tab on the left sidebar. To sort your history by site left click on the :guilabel:`Sort by site` button. To switch to sorting by date press the :guilabel:`Sort by date button`. To reopen a page from your history simply left click on it. To search through your history type in the :guilabel:`Search history bar`. To view the title of the page view the left most column. To view a short version of what site it is view the second column. To view what time you last visited that page view the third column from the left. To see more options press the :guilabel:`...` button.
..image:: firefox-view.png
To copy text in Firefox select it with the mouse and press :kbd:`Control +C` or right click on it and select :menuselection:`Copy`. To paste text into Firefox press :kbd:`Control+ V` or right click and select :menuselection:`Paste`. To cut text in Firefox select the text and press :kbd:`Control+X` or right click and select :menuselection:`Cut`. To select all of the text on a page press :kbd:`Control+ A` or right click and select :menuselection:`Select All`.
To view info on your webpage press :kbd:`Control+ I`. To take a screenshot of a webpage right click and select :menuselection:`Take Screenshot`. Then select the part of the webpage you want by left clicking and dragging to select which part of the webpage to take a picture of. To save your screenshot press the :guilabel:`Download` button. To copy the screenshot to a clipboard press the :guilabel:`Copy` button. To cancel taking the screenshot press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button or press :kbd:`Escape`. To take a screenshot of the whole webpage press the :guilabel:`Save full page` button. To save the visible portion of the page press the :guilabel:`Save visible` button.
To view info on your webpage press :kbd:`Control+ I`. To take a screenshot of a webpage right click and select :menuselection:`Take Screenshot`. Then select the part of the webpage you want by left clicking and dragging to select which part of the webpage to take a picture of. To change the size of the screenshot click on a circle and drag to the desired size. To save your screenshot press the :guilabel:`Download` button. To copy the screenshot to a clipboard press the :guilabel:`Copy` button. To cancel taking the screenshot press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button, the :guilabel:`x` button that appears after selecting an area, or press :kbd:`Escape`. To take a screenshot of the whole webpage press the :guilabel:`Save full page` button. To save the visible portion of the page press the :guilabel:`Save visible` button.
..image:: screenshot-taking.png
To zoom in if you find the text on a web page to small press :kbd:`control + +`. If you want to zoom out on the text or pictures press :kbd:`control + -`. To reset to the original zoom press :kbd:`control + 0`. To make Firefox fullscreen press :kbd:`F11` and to leave fullscreen simply press :kbd:`F11` again or in the hamburger menu press the two button with two diagonal arrows. While in fullscreen the tab bar will be hidden to change tab while you have Firefox in fullscreen move your mouse to the top of the monitor and the tab bar will popup. You can also type your zoom into Firefox from the hamburger menu :menuselection:`Zoom` field and press the :guilabel:`+` and :guilabel:`-`.
To zoom in if you find the text on a web page to small press :kbd:`control + +`. If you want to zoom out on the text or pictures press :kbd:`control + -`. To reset to the original zoom press :kbd:`control + 0`. To make Firefox fullscreen press :kbd:`F11` and to leave fullscreen simply press :kbd:`F11` again or in the hamburger menu press the two button with two diagonal arrows. While in fullscreen the tab bar will be hidden to change tab while you have Firefox in fullscreen move your mouse to the top of the monitor and the tab bar will popup. You can also type your zoom into Firefox from the hamburger menu :menuselection:`Zoom` field and press the :guilabel:`+` and :guilabel:`-`. To see the current zoom on a webpage read the zoom from the right hand side of the address bar. To restore your zoom to 100% left click on the the zoom on the right hand side of the address bar.
To search for text in your tab press :kbd:`Control +F` or use the three horizontal lines and select :menuselection:`Find in page`. A search bar at the bottom of the window will appear. To move to the next result click the downward arrow on the screen or click the upward arrow on the screen to move to the previous result. To toggle highlighting every match check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Highlight All` checkbox. To make the search not necessarily need to match capitalization uncheck the :guilabel:`Match Case` checkbox. To check if diacritical marks are the same check the :guilabel:`Match Diacritics` checkbox. To only match entire words check the :guilabel:`Whole Words` checkbox. To close out searching press the :guilabel:`X` button.
To print a webpage such as directions you can click the button with horizontal bars and select :menuselection:`Print` from the menu. You can also print by pressing :kbd:`Control+P`. To choose which printer to use use the :guilabel:`Destination` field. To change how many copies you are printing change the :guilabel:`Copies` field. To change the orientation of your webpage press either the :guilabel:`Portrait` or :guilabel:`Landscape` buttons. To choose which pages to print use the :guilabel:`Pages` field. To change where to print in color or black and white change the :guilabel:`Color mode` menu. To cancel printing press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button. To start printing press the :guilabel:`Print` button.
To print a webpage such as directions you can click the button with horizontal bars and select :menuselection:`Print` from the menu. To see how many pages the website you would print is read :guilabel:`sheets of paper` in the top right corner. You can also print by pressing :kbd:`Control+P`. To choose which printer to use use the :guilabel:`Destination` field. To change how many copies you are printing change the :guilabel:`Copies` field. To change the orientation of your webpage press either the :guilabel:`Portrait` or :guilabel:`Landscape` buttons. To choose which pages to print use the :guilabel:`Pages` field. To change where to print in color or black and white change the :guilabel:`Color mode` menu. To cancel printing press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button. To start printing press the :guilabel:`Print` button.
If you want a menubar for Firefox right click the main toolbar and click the checkbox for :menuselection:`Menu Bar`. To reload a tab even one you are not on right click on the tab bar :menuselection:`Reload Tab`, press :kbd:`F5`, or :kbd:`Control+R`. To mute a tab even when you are not on it you can right clicking on the tab and then select :menuselection:`Mute Tab` or by pressing :kbd:`Control+m`. To unmute a tab right click :menuselection:`Unmute tab` or press :kbd:`Control+m` or press the speaker button with the line through it. To open a new copy of a tab right click on the tab bar and then select :menuselection:`Duplicate Tab`. To move a tab all the way to the left right click on the tab :menuselection:`Move Tab --> Move to start`. To move a tab all the way to the right right click on tab :menuselection:`Move Tab --> Move to end`. To move a tab to a new window right click on the tab and :menuselection:`Move Tab --> Move to new Window`. To pin a tab to have it open in Firefox every time you close and reopen Firefox right click on the tab and select :menuselection:`Pin Tab`. To have a tab not be pinned anymore right click on the pinned tab and select :menuselection:`Unpin Tab`. To open a new private window press :kbd:`Control+Shift+P` or press the three horizontal lines and select :menuselection:`New Private Window`. If you want to bookmark a tab right click the tab and :menuselection:`Bookmark Tab`. To close tabs to the right of the current tab right click on the tab and :menuselection:`Close Multiple Tabs --> Close tabs to the right`. To undo closing a tab right click on a tab and :menuselection:`Reopen Closed Tab`.
If you want a menubar for Firefox right click the main toolbar and click the checkbox for :menuselection:`Menu Bar`. To toggle showing a sidebar press the :guilabel:`book` button to the right of the address bar. To reload a tab even one you are not on right click on the tab bar :menuselection:`Reload Tab`, press :kbd:`F5`, right click and press :guilabel:`circular arrow`, or :kbd:`Control+R`. To mute a tab even when you are not on it you can right clicking on the tab and then select :menuselection:`Mute Tab` or by pressing :kbd:`Control+m`. To unmute a tab right click :menuselection:`Unmute tab` or press :kbd:`Control+m` or press the speaker button with the line through it. To open a new copy of a tab right click on the tab bar and then select :menuselection:`Duplicate Tab`.
..image:: firefox-tab-context.png
To move a tab all the way to the left right click on the tab :menuselection:`Move Tab --> Move to start`. To move a tab all the way to the right right click on tab :menuselection:`Move Tab --> Move to end`. To move a tab to a new window right click on the tab and :menuselection:`Move Tab --> Move to new Window`. To pin a tab to have it open in Firefox every time you close and reopen Firefox right click on the tab and select :menuselection:`Pin Tab`. To have a tab not be pinned anymore right click on the pinned tab and select :menuselection:`Unpin Tab`. To open a new private window press :kbd:`Control+Shift+P` or press the three horizontal lines and select :menuselection:`New Private Window`. If you want to bookmark a tab right click the tab and :menuselection:`Bookmark Tab`. To close tabs to the right of the current tab right click on the tab and :menuselection:`Close Multiple Tabs --> Close tabs to the right`. To close tabs to the left of the current tab :menuselection:` Close Multiple Tabs --> close tabs to the left`. To close all tabs but the one you opened on right click :menuselection:`Close Multiple Tabs --> Close Other Tabs`. To undo closing a tab right click on a tab and :menuselection:`Reopen Closed Tab`.
To search for a word in a webpage press :kbd:`Control+F` and then type what you want to search for in the searchbar that pops up. At the right of this bar will show :guilabel:`x of y matches` to see how many matches are on your search. To jump to the next result press the :guilabel:`Down arrow`. To Move to the previous result press the :guilabel:`Up arrow`. To see everything that matches the search result check the :guilabel:`Highlight All`. To have Firefox match the capitalization of searches check the :guilabel:`Match Case` checkbox. To have Firefox search to only match the entire word check the :guilabel:`Whole Words` checkbox.
Firefox offers to save passwords of websites with a popup when you enter in a password and press :guilabel:`Save`. This will have Firefox remember the password so you do not have to remember it. Firefox however stores these in your browser and you can access them from the three bars :menuselection:`Passwords`. To search what sites you have saved logins for type in the :guilabel:`Search Logins` bar at the top. On the left hand side bar lists each saved login for each site and to get to one login left click on the site. Once on a login click the :guilabel:`Copy` button to copy the password to login to a site. To view a password of what you have saved click the :guilabel:`eyeball` button which will show your saved passwords. To hide your password again press the :guilabel:`crossed out eyeball`. To stop storing a login in Firefox press the :guilabel:`Remove` button. To change a saved password you can press the :guilabel:`Edit` button.
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Customizing
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If you want to view your Firefox preferences you can type about:preferences into the address bar or :menuselection:`Hamburger menu --> Preferences`. To have your session restored each time you restart Firefox is to check the :guilabel:`Restore previous session` checkbox. The checkbox for :guilabel:`Restore previous session` checkbox restores your previous session's tabs when you close Firefox. The tabs section has a checkbox to :guilabel:`Open links in new tabs instead of new windows` which is checked by default. The checkbox for :guilabel:`When you open a link a new tab switch to it immediately` switches to new tabs when you open them. To change your default fonts and colors use the :guilabel:`Fonts and Colors` section. To select the default font choose :guilabel:`Default font` from the field. To select a different font size change the :guilabel:`Size` field. To change the default zoom change the :guilabel:`Default zoom` field. To only zoom the text check the :guilabel:`Zoom text only` checkbox. The radio button group for :guilabel:`Downloads` lets you have a static location to save downloads or always ask to save files. To toggle drm controlled content check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Play DRM-controlled content` checkbox. If you want to turn off picture in picture mode for videos uncheck the :guilabel:`Enable picture in picture video controls`.
If you want to view your Firefox preferences you can type about:preferences into the address bar or :menuselection:`Hamburger menu --> Settings`. To find something in settings search in the :guilabel:`Find in settings` box. The :guilabel:`General` tab has settings for opening Firefox after closing and the appearance of Firefox. To have your session restored each time you restart Firefox is to check the :guilabel:`Open previous windows and tabs` checkbox. To switch between which tabs you were recently using by pressing control and tab at the same time check the :guilabel:`Ctrl + Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order`. The tabs section has a checkbox to :guilabel:`Open links in new tabs instead of new windows` which is checked by default. The checkbox for :guilabel:`When you open a link, image or media in a new tab switch to it immediately` switches to new tabs when you open them. To confirm closing multiple tabs check the :guilabel:`Confirm before closing multiple tabs` checkbox. To not confirm when quitting by :kbd:`control + q` uncheck the :guilabel:`Confirm before quitting with ctrl+Q`.
To tab on the left :guilabel:`Home` has settings for your home and opening of new tabs. The :guilabel:`Homepage and new windows` drop down lets you select the Firefox home or a blank page when you first open the browser. The :guilabel:`New Tabs` menu lets you choose :menuselection:`Firefox Home` or :menuselection:`Blank Page` when you open a new tab. The checkbox :guilabel:`Web Search` lets you toggle whether to show a web search on the Firefox homepage. To show the sites you visit the most check the checkbox :guilabel:`Top Sites`. To change how many rows of top sites to show use the drop down menu to the right of :guilabel:`Top Sites`. The checkbox :guilabel:`Recommend by Pocket` toggles links recommend by pocket. Uncheck the :guilabel:`Sponsored Stories` checkbox to not have sponsored stories from pocket. The :guilabel:`Highlights` checkbox allows site that you have saved or visited recently. To change how many rows of highlights are shown use the drop down menu to the right of :guilabel:`Highlights`.
To tell websites what theme to use use the themes under :guilabel:`Website appearance`. To use your system theme for Firefox check the :guilabel:`Automatic` button. To switch to always using a light theme on Firefox press the :guilabel:`Light` button. To always use a dark theme for Firefox press the :guilabel:`Dark` button. To switch back to the default Firefox theme press the :guilabel:`Firefox theme` button. To change your default fonts and colors use the :guilabel:`Fonts and Colors` section. To change colors for Firefox press :guilabel:`Manage Colors` button. To select the default font choose :guilabel:`Default font` from the field. To select a different font size change the :guilabel:`Size` field. To change the default zoom change the :guilabel:`Default zoom` field. To only zoom the text check the :guilabel:`Zoom text only` checkbox. To choose where to download files change where to download in the :guilabel:`Save files to` field. To always ask to save files check the :guilabel:`Always ask you where to save files` checkbox. To choose what program Firefox should use to open files use the options in Applications menu. To search for a particular file type type in the :guilabel:`Search file types or applications` field. To see which file type read the :guilabel:`Content Type` column. To chose what to do with this filetype change what you are doing in the :guilabel:`Action` column. To always save other files press the :guilabel:`Save files` button. To have Firefox ask what to do with other files press the :guilabel:`Ask whether to open or save files` button. To change To toggle DRM controlled content check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Play DRM-controlled content` checkbox.
..image:: prefrenceshome.png
To middle click and then scroll by moving the mouse check the :guilabel:`Use autoscrolling` checkbox. To turn off smooth scrolling in Firefox uncheck the :guilabel:`Use smooth scrolling` checkbox. To have Firefox always show scrollbars check the :guilabel:`Always show scrollbars` checkbox. To always use the cursor keys for navigation check the :guilabel:`Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages` checkbox. If you want to turn off picture in picture mode for videos uncheck the :guilabel:`Enable picture in picture video controls`.
To manage your search settings use the :guilabel:`Search` tab on preferences. The radio button for :guilabel:`Search Bar` changes whether you want a separate search bar or and integrated search bar for search and navigation. The :guilabel:`Default Search Engine` lets you change your default search engine. To toggle whether to search suggestions check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Provide search suggestions`. To end up showing search suggestions in the address bar when searching check the :guilabel:`Show search suggestions in address bar results` checkbox. To try to autocomplete searches before browsing history check the :guilabel:`Show search suggestions ahead of browsing history in address bar results` checkbox.
To tab on the left :guilabel:`Home` has settings for your home and opening of new tabs. The :guilabel:`Homepage and new windows` drop down lets you select the Firefox home or a blank page when you first open the browser. The :guilabel:`New tabs` menu lets you choose :menuselection:`Firefox Home` or :menuselection:`Blank Page` when you open a new tab. The checkbox :guilabel:`Web Search` lets you toggle whether to show a web search on the Firefox homepage. To show the sites you visit the most check the checkbox :guilabel:`Top Sites`. To change how many rows of top sites to show use the drop down menu to the right of :guilabel:`Top Sites`. The checkbox :guilabel:`Recommend by Pocket` toggles links recommend by pocket. Uncheck the :guilabel:`Sponsored Stories` checkbox to not have sponsored stories from pocket. The :guilabel:`Highlights` checkbox allows site that you have saved or visited recently. To change how many rows of highlights are shown use the drop down menu to the right of :guilabel:`Highlights`.
..image:: preferenceshome.png
To enable Firefox showing recent activity on the page for new tabs check the :guilabel:`Recent activity` checkbox. To change how many rows of recent sites change the :guilabel:`A selection of recent sites and content` checkbox field. To not show recently visited pages uncheck the :guilabel:`Visited Pages` checkbox. To not show recently saved bookmarks uncheck the :guilabel:`Bookmarks` checkbox. To not show things you recently saved to your computer uncheck the :guilabel:`Most Recent Download` checkbox. To not show pages you recently saved to pocket uncheck the :guilabel:`Pages Saved to Pocket` checkbox.
To manage your search settings use the :guilabel:`Search` tab on preferences. The radio button for :guilabel:`Add search bar in toolbar` changes whether you want a separate search bar or and integrated search bar for search and navigation. The :guilabel:`Default Search Engine` lets you change your default search engine. To toggle whether to search suggestions check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Provide search suggestions`. To end up showing search suggestions in the address bar when searching check the :guilabel:`Show search suggestions in address bar results` checkbox. To try to autocomplete searches before browsing history check the :guilabel:`Show search suggestions ahead of browsing history in address bar results` checkbox. To get search suggestions in private windows check the :guilabel:`Show search suggestions in Private Windows` checkbox.
To change settings for How Firefox handles security and privacy settings use the :guilabel:`Privacy & Security` tab. To increase protection against trackers press the :guilabel:`Strict` button and to switch back press the :guilabel:`Standard` button. To send website you do not want to be track header always press the :guilabel:`Always` button. To choose which sites data to clear out you can press :guilabel:`Manage Data`. If asking to save passwords is something you wish to turn off uncheck the :guilabel:`Ask to save logins and passwords for websites` checkbox.
@ -82,15 +99,21 @@ To change settings for How Firefox handles security and privacy settings use the
Deleting Firefox user data will log you out of online accounts and if you do not know your password you will need to recover your password or you may lose access to online accounts.
..image:: prefreences-security.png
..image:: preferences-security.png
To see what websites store data on you locally press the :guilabel:`Manage Data` button. To clear all Firefox data you currently have press the :guilabel:`Clear Data` button. To have Firefox get rid of all cookies when Firefox is closed check the :guilabel:`Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed` checkbox. To have Firefox not autofill logins and passwords uncheck the :guilabel:`Autofill logins and passwords` checkbox. To see your saved logins press the :guilabel:`Saved Logins` button. To chose what sites not to save passwords for certain websites press the :guilabel:`Exceptions` button.
To set a password to access your logins on Firefox check the :guilabel:`Use a Primary Password` checkbox and then press the :guilabel:`Change Primary Password` button. To do this next you will need to enter the password twice to make sure you don't not accidentally make a typo and then press :guilabel:`OK`. To have Firefox not automatically save your address uncheck the :guilabel:`Autofill addresses` checkbox. To view which addresses are saved press the :guilabel:`Saved Addresses`. To have Firefox not save credit cards uncheck the :guilabel:`Autofill credit cards` checkbox. To view or delete saved credit cards press :guilabel:`Saved Credit Cards` button.
To change how Firefox saves history change the menu next to :guilabel:`Firefox will`. To clear your browsing history right now press the :guilabel:`Clear History` button.
To stop any of the following from showing up in search suggestion uncheck the checkbox for :guilabel:`Browsing history`, :guilabel:`Bookmarks`, :guilabel:`Open tabs`, :guilabel:`Shortcuts`, or :guilabel:`Search engines`. To not have search suggestion from the web make the :guilabel:`Suggestions from the web` button grayed out. To turn off Firefox sponsored search suggestions press the button to gray out the :guilabel:`Suggestions from sponsors` button.
To change how Firefox deals with websites wanting permissions for Location, Camera, Microphone, Notifications, Autoplay, or Virtual Reality use the :guilabel:`Permissions` section. For each of these settings there is a :guilabel:`Settings` button that you can press to get settings for each. To see in the settings window which sites have a permission read under :guilabel:`Website` column. To change if a website can use something change the :guilabel:`Status` column. To remove a website from having permissions for something press the :guilabel:`Remove Website` button. To remove all websites from this permission press the :guilabel:`Remove All Websites` button. To search for one website in the list type in :guilabel:`Search Website` bar. To block all new requests for this permission check the :guilabel:`Block new requests` checkbox. To save the changes that you have made press the :guilabel:`Save Changes` button. To cancel your changes press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button.
Version
----------
Lubuntu currently ships with the latest version of Firefox, Firefox 98.
Lubuntu currently ships with the latest version of Firefox, Firefox 123.
@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ To remove a torrent from the list of torrent files right click on it or :kbd:`De
To filter which torrents are shown on your list use the :guilabel:`Show` drop down menu. To only show active torrents from the :guilabel:`Show` drop down select :menuselection:`Active`. To only show torrents that are downloading from the :guilabel:`Show` menu select :menuselection:`Downloading`. To only show seeding torrents from the :guilabel:`Show` drop down select :menuselection:`Seeding`. To only show Paused torrents from the :guilabel:`Show` drop down select :menuselection:`Paused`. To show only Finished torrents from the :guilabel:`Show` menu select :menuselection:`Finished`. To only show torrents that are verifying from the :guilabel:`Show` drop down select :menuselection:`Verifying`. To only show torrents that are in an error state from the :guilabel:`Show` menu select :menuselection:`Error`. To go back to showing all torrents from the :guilabel:`Show` menu select :menuselection:`All`.
To pause a particular torrent left click on the torrent press :kbd:`Control +P` or :menuselection:`Torrent --> Pause`. To start the torrent again press :kbd:`Control + S` or :menuselection:`Torrent --> Start`. To move a torrent :menuselection:`Torrent --> Set Location` to move where your torrent is. To verify your local data press :kbd:` Control + V` or :menuselection:`Torrent --> Verify Local Data`.
To pause a particular torrent left click on the torrent press :kbd:`Control +P` or :menuselection:`Torrent --> Pause`. To start the torrent again press :kbd:`Control + S` or :menuselection:`Torrent --> Start`. To move a torrent :menuselection:`Torrent --> Set Location` to move where your torrent is. To verify your local data press :kbd:` Control + V` or :menuselection:`Torrent --> Verify Local Data`.
If you want have a move compact view :menuselection:`View --> Compact View` or press :kbd:`Alt + C`. To switch back out from compact view press the same thing again.
@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ To change options for a torrent file use the :guilabel:`Options` tab. To have th
Version
-------
Lubuntu ships with version 3.00 of Transmission.
Lubuntu ships with version 4.0.5 of Transmission.
How to Launch
-------------
To launch Transmission go to menu :menuselection:`Internet --> Qtransmission Bittorent Client` or run
To launch Transmission go to menu :menuselection:`Internet --> Transmission (Qt)` or run
..code::
@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ To open your preferences for Transmission :menuselection:`Edit --> Preferences`.
..image:: qtransmission-speed-pref.png
The :guilabel:`Downloading` tab of your preferences has settings for downloading torrents. To automatically have transmission open the torrent files in a directory check the :guilabel:`Automatically add .torrent files from` checkbox and chose a path to have automatically added. To start the added torrents automatically check the :guilabel:`Start added torrents` checkbox. To choose where to save torrents is in the :guilabel:`Save to Location:` button to bring up a dialog to show where to save the torrent. To set a maximum number of torrents downloading at the same time change the :guilabel:`Maximum active downloads` field. To stop trying to download a file after no more file to download change the :guilabel:`Download is inactive if data sharing stopped` and choose how many minutes to choose if it is inactive. To add .part to the end of incomplete downloaded files check the :guilabel:`Append ".part" to incomplete files' names` checkbox. To choose if you want a different file to choose the incomplete files check the :guilabel:`Keep incomplete files in` checkbox and bring a dialog to choose where to store the inocomplete files on the right.
The :guilabel:`Downloading` tab of your preferences has settings for downloading torrents. To automatically have transmission open the torrent files in a directory check the :guilabel:`Automatically add .torrent files from` checkbox and chose a path to have automatically added. To start the added torrents automatically check the :guilabel:`Start added torrents` checkbox. To choose where to save torrents is in the :guilabel:`Save to Location:` button to bring up a dialog to show where to save the torrent. To set a maximum number of torrents downloading at the same time change the :guilabel:`Maximum active downloads` field. To stop trying to download a file after no more file to download change the :guilabel:`Download is inactive if data sharing stopped` and choose how many minutes to choose if it is inactive. To add .part to the end of incomplete downloaded files check the :guilabel:`Append ".part" to incomplete files' names` checkbox. To choose if you want a different file to choose the incomplete files check the :guilabel:`Keep incomplete files in` checkbox and bring a dialog to choose where to store the incomplete files on the right.
Bluedevil is the default application to manage Bluetooth devices for Lubuntu.
Pairing
-------
To launch Bluedevil to pair with a device from the menu :menuselection:`Internet --> Bluedevil Wizard` or from the command line run
..code::
bluedevil-wizard
. If Bluetooth is disabled you will be asked to enable it. In the main part of the window will show detected Bluetooth devices under the heading :guilabel:`Select a device`. To choose a device to pair with left click on it. Click on the device you wish to add and press :guilabel:`Next`.
Next you will be asked if your pin matches on your device to pair it. If the pin matches press the :guilabel:`Matches` button. If the the pin does not match press the :guilabel:`Does not match` button.
..image:: bluedevilwizard.png
Sending files
-------------
To send a file to another device after pairing with the device :menuselection:`Internet --> Bluedevil Send File` or from the command line run
..code::
bluedevil-sendfile
to open the file sending dialog. Then select the device you want to send a file to. Press the button with the upward pointing arrow to to bring a dialog of which files to transfer. To choose the file navigate to the path and select the :guilabel:`Open` button. To choose which device to sent a file select the device under :guilabel:`Select a device from the list`. Then to actually send the file press the :guilabel:`Send files` button. On a mobile device you may need to press a button to allow the file transfer.
..image:: bluedevil-sendfile.png
Shortcomings
------------
While Bluedevil can handle most basic operations, some tasks need to be completed via the command line. Here are some common tasks:
Listing Paired Devices
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You can list the devices that are already paired by running the following:
..code::
$ bt-device -l
Added devices:
FOO BAR (00:11:22:33:44:55)
Connect to Paired Device Manually
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
To connect to `FOO BAR`, you would run:
..code::
$ bluetoothctl connect 00:11:22:33:44:55
Attempting to connect to 00:11:22:33:44:55
[CHG] Device 00:11:22:33:44:55 Connected: yes
Connection successful
Disconnect From Paired Device Manually
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
To disconnect from `FOO BAR`, you would run:
..code::
$ bluetoothctl disconnect 00:11:22:33:44:55
Attempting to disconnect from 00:11:22:33:44:55
[CHG] Device 00:11:22:33:44:55 ServicesResolved: no
Successful disconnected
More Commands
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Running the following will give you many more options for configuration via the command line:
@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ LibreOffice is the default open source full office suite for Lubuntu. In the men
Usage
------
To open a recently used file in LibreOffice they are shown in the main part of the window by pressing the :guilabel:`Recent Documents` button or :menuselection:`File --> Recent Documents`. To clear your recent documents left click the arrow next to :guilabel:`Recent Documents` and select :menuselection:`Clear Recent Documents` or :menuselection:`File --> Recent Documents --> Clear List`. If you do not want a particular recent document shown in the center press the :guilabel:`x` button in the top right corner of that file. To open a program or to create a file from a file dialog are along the left hand column under the :guilabel:`Create` header. To open a particular file press the :guilabel:`Open File` button, press :kbd:`Control+ O`, or :menuselection:`File --> Open`. To start a new document from a template press the :guilabel:`Templates` button and left click on the template you want. To choose a subcategory of tmeplates click the downward pointing arrow next to :guilabel:`Templates`.
To open a recently used file in LibreOffice they are shown in the main part of the window by pressing the :guilabel:`Recent Documents` button or :menuselection:`File --> Recent Documents`. To clear your recent documents left click the arrow next to :guilabel:`Recent Documents` and select :menuselection:`Clear Recent Documents` or :menuselection:`File --> Recent Documents --> Clear List`. If you do not want a particular recent document shown in the center press the :guilabel:`x` button in the top right corner of that file. To open a program or to create a file from a file dialog are along the left hand column under the :guilabel:`Create` header. To open a particular file press the :guilabel:`Open File` button, press :kbd:`Control+ O`, or :menuselection:`File --> Open`. To start a new document from a template press the :guilabel:`Templates` button and left click on the template you want. To choose a subcategory of templates click the downward pointing arrow next to :guilabel:`Templates`.
To close LibreOffice press :kbd:`Conntrol+ Q`.
To close LibreOffice press :kbd:`Control+ Q`.
LibreOffice all of the different components have a window menu that lets you switch between a document in LibreOffice Writer and LibreOffice Calc. To do this go to :menuselection:`Window` and select the window that you want to switch to.
@ -23,17 +23,19 @@ from the command line to stop crashes at document recovery.
If you are about to close a document without saving it in LibreOffice a dialog will popup asking :guilabel:`Save changes to document before closing?`. If you do not want to save what you were working on press the :guilabel:`Don't Save` button. To not quit LibreOffice press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button. To Save the document to not lose your work press the :guilabel:`Save` button.
On non-English Lubuntu 22.04 installations there is a bug with LibreOffice not being localized see `here <https://discourse.lubuntu.me/t/using-a-language-other-than-english-heres-how-to-get-libreoffice-in-your-language/3269/>`_ for a workaround.
Screenshot
----------
..image:: libreoffice.png
Version
-------
Lubuntu ships with version 7.3.2 of LibreOffice.
Lubuntu ships with version 7.6.4 of LibreOffice.
How to Launch
-------------
From the menu :menuselection:`Office --> LibreOffice` to launch LibreOffice or run
From the menu :menuselection:`Office --> LibreOffice Start Center` to launch LibreOffice or run
@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ To sort your data like a bunch of names first select all the cells with the mous
To undo a selection press :kbd:`control +z` or press the button with the arrow looping around and pointing to the left. To redo an operation press :kbd:`Control +y` or the number looping to the right and exiting to the left.
To zoom to view a full page on your spreadsheet in the menu :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Entire Page`. To view the whole width of your page on the menu :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Page Width`. To zoom to a particular percentage :menuselection:`View --> Zoom` and select the percentage you want. Another way to change your zoom is the slider in the bottom right hand corner. To zoom in move the slider to the right and to zoom out move the slider to the left.
To zoom to view a full page on your spreadsheet in the menu :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Entire Page`. To view the whole width of your page on the menu :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Page Width`. To zoom to a particular percentage :menuselection:`View --> Zoom` and select the percentage you want. Another way to change your zoom is the slider in the bottom right hand corner. To zoom in move the slider to the right and to zoom out move the slider to the left. To see your current zoom is in the bottom right hand corner. To bring up a more zoom options right click and select which zoom you want.
..image:: libreoffice_calc.png
@ -51,7 +51,15 @@ To insert a hyperlink in LibreOffice Calc :menuselection:`Insert --> Hyperlink`
To make text bold in LibreOffice Calc press :kbd:`Control + B` or :menuselection:`Format --> Text --> Bold`. To make text italic press :kbd:`Control + I` or :menuselection:`Format --> Text --> Italic`. To have your text have a single underline :menuselection:`Format --> Text --> Single Underline`.
To align text in the center of the cells press :kbd:`Control +E` or :menuselection:`Format --> Align Text --> Centered`. To align text in the cells to the right of the cell press :kbd:`Control +R` or :menuselection:` Format --> Align Text --> Right`. To switch the text back to being on the left press :kbd:`Control +L` or :menuselection:`Format --> Align Text --> Left`. To align text so that the edges of each cell all line up with being stretched in the center press :kbd:`Control + J` or :menuselection:` Format --> Align Text --> Justified`. To align text to the top of the cell :menuselection:` Format --> Align Text --> Top`. To center thee text vertically in the cell :menuselection:`Format --> Align Text --> Center`. To align text to the bottom of a cell :menuselection:`Format --> Align Text --> Bottom`.
To align text in the center of the cells press :kbd:`Control +E` or :menuselection:`Format --> Align Text --> Centered`. To align text in the cells to the right of the cell press :kbd:`Control +R` or :menuselection:`Format --> Align Text --> Right`. To switch the text back to being on the left press :kbd:`Control +L` or :menuselection:`Format --> Align Text --> Left`. To align text so that the edges of each cell all line up with being stretched in the center press :kbd:`Control + J` or :menuselection:`Format --> Align Text --> Justified`. To align text to the top of the cell :menuselection:`Format --> Align Text --> Top`. To center thee text vertically in the cell :menuselection:`Format --> Align Text --> Center`. To align text to the bottom of a cell :menuselection:`Format --> Align Text --> Bottom`.
To format your cells for a number with two decimal places press :kbd:`Control+Shift+1` or :menuselection:`Format --> Number Format --> Number`. To format a number as a percent press :kbd:`Control+ Shift+ 5` or :menuselection:`Format --> Number Format --> Percent`. To format a cell as currency press :kbd:`Control + Shift + 4` or :menuselection:`Format --> Number Format --> Currency`. To format a cell as a date press :kbd:`Control+ Shift+ 3` or :menuselection:`Format --> Number Format --> Date`. To format a cell as time :menuselection:`Format --> Number Format --> Time`. To format the cell in scientific notation press :kbd:`Control + Shift + 2` or :menuselection:`Format --> Number Format --> Scientific`. To switch your formatting back to the general default press :kbd:`Control+ Shift +6` or :menuselection:`Format --> Number Format --> General`. To add a thousands separator to your number :menuselection:`Format --> Number Format --> Thousands Separator`.
To toggle hiding the formula bar :menuselection:`View --> Formula Bar`. To toggle viewing the status bar at the bottom :menuselection:`View --> Status Bar`. To toggle showing the headers that show what each cell is like a4 :menuselection:`View --> View Headers`. To toggle viewing gridlines :menuselection:`View --> View Grid Lines`.
To add a new spreadsheet quickly at the end press the :guilabel:`+` button at the bottom. To switch between different sheets left click on the sheet name at the bottom bar. To delete a sheet you added right click on it :menuselection:` Delete Sheet` and then confirm you are deleting that sheet. To rename a sheet right click on the sheets name and :menuselection:`Rename Sheet`. To see which sheet you are on it will be underlinded at the bottom bar and also say how many sheets along the bottom bar.
To insert a comment press :kbd:`Control + Alt +C` or :menuselection:`Insert --> Comment`. To then type the comment in the yellow popup. To toggle viewing your comments :menuselection:`View --> Comments`.
To quit LibreOffice Calc press :kbd:`Control+Q`.
@ -71,7 +79,7 @@ The :guilabel:`Chart Elements` tab controls labels and displaying legends on you
Version
-------
Lubuntu ships with version 7.3.2 of LibreOffice Calc.
Lubuntu ships with version 7.6.4 of LibreOffice Calc.
LibreOffice Draw is the drawing portion of LibreOffice.
Usage
-----
To draw a line left click on the :guilabel:`single line` button on the toolbar on the left or :guilabel:`Shape --> Line`. Then click at one point where you want the line to start and move with the mouse to where you want it to end. To draw a rectangle left click on the :guilabel:`rectangle` button on the left bar or :guilabel:`Shape --> Rectangle`. Then click on one corner of the rectangle and then more the mouse to the other corner diagonally of where you want the rectangle. To draw an ellipse left click on the :guilabel:`ellipse` button on the left bar or :guilabel:`Shape --> Ellipse`. Then left click on one side of the ellipse and move the mouse to where you want the other side of the ellipse to end. At the end of drawing something it will be selected and you can move and resize it as you wish.
To switch to a selection tool left click on the :guilabel:`mouse cursor` image on the left bar. To move what you have selected left click and drag it to where you want it. To resize an item keeping its proportion left click on a corner of the boxes that show up and click and drag to the desired side. To squish or stretch while resizing something click on corner on the side and the click and drag to the desired size. To delete an selected part press :kbd:`delete` while you have it selected.
To draw an arrow click on the :guilabel:`Left Pointing Arrow` button on the left bar. To choose among many different arrows :menuselection:`Shape --> Insert --> Block Arrows`. To change which type of arrow click on the drop down and left click on the arrow to select that kind. Then left click where to put one end of the arrow and then move the mouse to the other end of the arrow. To draw a few different shapes click the :guilabel:`Shape` button on the left bar. To choose a different shape click on the drop down next to the shape. The click where you want the shape and move the mouse to choose how big to make the shape. More shapes can also be chosen from :menuselection:`Shape --> Insert --> Basic Shapes`.
To change the color of your line press the :guilabel:`lines, dots, and drops` dropdown menu to choose many different colors. To choose your color for things filled in press the dropdown :guilabel:`underlined bucket button` on the left bar. To switch to a color left click on it. To switch to a recently used color click on the color under :guilabel:`Recent`. To select a custom color click on :guilabel:`Custom color`.
To insert a star or banner :menuselection:`Shape --> Insert --> Stars and Banners` and select your star or banner or press the :guilabel:`Star button` and select which one with the drop down next to it. Then use the mouse to choose how big to make your star.
To insert a 3d object into your drawing :menuselection:`Shape --> Insert --> 3D objects` or the :guilabel:`3D Objects` button on the bottom of the left bar. Then choose the size of your 3d object with the mouse.
To rotate an object select it and :menuselection:`Shape --> Rotate`, right click and select :menuselection:`Transformation --> Rotate`. Then left click on the corner to spin an object around. To change the axis of where you are rotating an object move the dot in the center to change the center of rotation.
To flip a shape vertically :menuselection:`Shape --> Flip --> Vertically` or right click :menuselection:`Flip --> Vertically`. To flip a shape horizontally :menuselection:`Shape --> Flip --> Horizontally` or right click :menuselection:`Flip --> Horizontally`.
To move the alignment all the way to the left of a page :menuselection:`Shape --> Algin Objects --> Left`. To move an object to the center :menuselection:`Shape --> Align Objects --> Centered`. To move an object to the right of the page :menuselection:`Shape --> Align Objects --> Right`. To move an object to the top :menuselection:`Shape --> Align Objects --> Top`. To move an object to the center vertically :menuselection:`Shape --> Align --> Center`. To move an object to the bottom :menuselection:`Shape --> Align Objects --> Bottom`.
To insert a textbox press :kbd:`F2`, press the button :guilabel:`with a T in a box`, or :guilabel:`Insert --> Text box`. Drag the text box into what shape you want it. Then type the text you want in the text box.
..image:: mainlodrawwindow.png
To save your drawing press :kbd:`Control+s`, press the :guilabel:`Floppy disk` button, or :menuselection:`File --> Save`. To save your file as a separate name press :kbd:`Control+ shift + s` or :menuselection:`File --> Save As`. To open a file press :kbd:`Control +O`, the :guilabel:`Folder` button, or :menuselection:`File --> Open`. To save your file in a different format press the :guilabel:`rectangle with the rightward pointing arrow` or :guilabel:`File --> Export`. To export the file into a PDF directly press the button with the :guilabel:`black rectangle and a bent corner on a piece of paper` or :guilabel:`File --> Export As --> Export Directly as PDF`.
To undo if you make a mistake press :kbd:`Control + Z`, press :guilabel:`the u shaped arrow pointing to the left` button, or :menuselection:`Edit --> Undo`. If you want to redo something you undid press :kbd:`Control+ Y`, press :guilabel:`the u shaped arrow pointing to the right` button, or :menuselection:`Edit --> Redo`.
To cut or copy something first select it. Then to copy press :kbd:`Control+C` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy`. To cut press :kbd:`Control+ X` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Cut`. To paste press :kbd:`Control+ V` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste`.
To toggle showing a grid press the :guilabel:`Grid` button on the toolbar or :guilabel:`View --> Grid and Helplines --> Display Grid`. To bring the grid to the front of the drawing :menuselection:`View --> Grid and Helplines --> Grid to Front`.
To change properties of your line select the line and then select :menuselection:`Line` or :guilabel:`Format --> Line`. The :guilabel:`Line` tab has settings for your line. To choose your style for your line choose one from the :guilabel:`Style` drop down. To change the color of your line use the :guilabel:`Color` drop down. To change how wide your line is change the :guilabel:`Width` field. To change transparency of your line change the :guilabel:`Transparency`.
To add a shadow to your line use the :guilabel:`Shadow` tab. To add a shadow check the :guilabel:`Use shadow` checkbox. To change the color of the shadow change the :guilabel:`Color` drop down. To change which side the shadow is press the button towards which side you want the shadow to appear. To preview your shadow look on the right hand side of the window. To change how far the shadow is from the object use the :guilabel:`Distance` field. To blur your shadow change the :guilabel:`Blur` field. To change the opacity of your shadow use the :guilabel:`Transparency` field.
To change the style of your line use the :guilabel:`Line Style` tab. To change the line style use the :guilabel:`Line style` drop down.
To change change the settings for your shape right click and select :menuselection:`Area`. The :guilabel:`Area` tab has settings for how your shape appears. To choose a color use the :guilabel:`Color` button. To select a color in your pallette left click on that color in the pallet. To change your pallette select in the :guilabel:`Palette` drop down. To choose a recent color left click it under :guilabel:`Recent Colors`. To change to a particular color in a color picker window press the :guilabel:`Pick` button. To view your current color see the :guilabel:`Active` column. To see what color you are changing to view the :guilabel:`New` column. To change the amount of red in your color change the :guilabel:`R` field. To change the amount of green in your color change the :guilabel:`G` field. To change the the amount of blue in your color change the :guilabel:`B` field. To enter a particular hex code for a color enter it in :guilabel:`Hex` field.
To give your shape a gradient of colors press the :guilabel:`Gradient` button. To select a type of Gradient left click on it under the :guilabel:`Gradient` on the left hand side. To view how the gradient will look view :guilabel:`Preview`. To change how the gradient changes shape change the :guilabel:`Type` drop down. To change how quick one color changes to the next use the :guilabel:`Increment` field. To change where the gradient is center use the :guilabel:`Center` field. To change what angle your gradient is at change the :guilabel:`Angle` field. To change how far to start a transition change the :guilabel:`Transition start` field. To chose the starting color for your shape use the :guilabel:`From Color`. To choose another color for your area choose the :guilabel:`To Color`. To change the opacity of your color change the percent field to the right of your color.
To have an image for your area use the :guilabel:`Image` button. To choose a preselected image use the :guilabel:`Image` on the left hand side. To add a saved image for your shape press the :guilabel:`Add/Import` button. To view how your image will appear view the :guilabel:`Preview` column on the right. To select having the image repeat the bigger it is select :menuselection:`Tiled` under :guilabel:`Style`. To choose to strech an image to the size of your shape select :menuselection:`Streched` under :guilabel:`Style`. To move your image to a particular position on the sahpe select :menuselection:`Custom position/size`.
To choose a pattern for your area press the :guilabel:`Pattern` button. To choose a preselected pattern left click under :guilabel:`Pattern` on it on the left hand side. To preview your pattern look at it under :guilabel:`Preview`. To change your foreground color of the pattern change :guilabel:`Foreground Color` field. To change the background color of your pattern change the :guilabel:`Background Color` field. To change which which part of your pattern is which color left click on where you want left click on that part to choose between the foreground or background color.
To choose a hatch pattern use the :guilabel:`Hatch` button. To choose a hatch pattern left click on the hatch pattern under :guilabel:`Hatch`. To view your hatch pattern look at it under :guilabel:`Preview`. To change how big the hatches are change the :guilabel:`Spacing` field. To rotate the hatch pattern change the :guilabel:`Angle`. To change which type of line to use for your hatch pattern change the :guilabel:`Line type` field. To choose the color of your lines change the :guilabel:`Line color` field. To have a background color of your hatch pattern check the :guilabel:`Background color` checkbox and then select your background color in the drop down.
To add a shadow to your shape use the :guilabel:`Shadow` tab. To use shadow check the :guilabel:`Use Shadow` checkbox. To view your shape use the :guilabel:`Preview` on the right side. To choose what side your shadow is on click the corner you want the shadow to be on. To choose the color of your shadow use the color field. To choose how far your shadow is from your image change the :guilabel:`Distance` field. To blur your shadow change the :guilabel:`Blur` field. To change how transparent the shadow is change the :guilabel:`Transparency` field.
To zoom in and out there is a zoom bar on the bottom right. To zoom in move the zoom bar towards the :guilabel:`+`. To zoom out move the zoom bar towards the :guilabel:`-`. The current zoom is displayed to the right of the zoom bar. To zoom to see the entire page :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Entire Page`. To zoom to the width of the page :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Page Width`. To return to your previous level of zoom :menuselection:` View --> Zoom --> Zoom Previous`. On the bottom right hand corner there is a bar to adjust the zoom. In the right of this bar shows the current zoom. Move the bar to the right to zoom and to the left to zoom out. To set the zoom back to your default view press the :guilabel:`four arrows in different directions` button. To choose to switch your current zoom right click on your current zoom and select a new zoom.
On the left there is a sidebar that shows your a summary of each page of a drawing. To add a new page right click on the page sidebar and select :menuselection:`New Page` or :menuselection:`Page --> New Page`. To switch between pages left click on the page you want to switch to on the left hand side. To delete a page right click on the page sidebar and select :menuselection:`Delete Page`. To duplicate your page right click on the page on the sidebar and select :menuselection:`Duplicate Page`. To rename a page right click on the sidebar and select :menuselection:`Rename Page`.
To toggle showing rulers in LibreOffice Draw press :kbd:`Control+ Shift + R`, :menuselection:`View --> Rulers`, or right click and select :menuselection:`Rulers`.
To print a drawing press :kbd:`Control+P` or :menuselection:`File --> Print`. To select your printer use the :guilabel:`Printer` drop down. To change how many copies to print change :guilabel:`Number of copies`. To change your paper size choose the :guilabel:`Paper size` menu. To preview what you are printing view the left side of the window. To actually print choose the :guilabel:`Print` button.
Version
-------
Lubuntu ships with version 7.6.4 of LibreOffice Draw.
How to Launch
-------------
To launch LibreOffice Draw :menuselection:`Office --> LibreOffice Draw` or run
LibreOffice Impress is the program to present presentations on Lubuntu.
@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ To apply a bold effects on your fonts select the text with the mouse and then pr
To increase your font size press :kbd:`Control + ]` or :menuselection:`Format --> Text --> Increase Size`. To decrease your font size press :kbd:`Control + [` or :menuselection:`Format --> Text --> Decrease Size`. To make text superscript select it and press :kbd:`Shift + Control +P` or :menuselection:`Format --> Text --> Superscript`. To make text subscript select it and press :kbd:`Shift + Control + B` or :menuselection:`Format --> Text --> Subscript`.
To spell check your presentation press :kbd:`F7` or :menuselection:`Tools --> Spellcheck`. If you want to print your slides you can press :kbd:`Control + p` or :menuselection:`File --> Print`. To open up your printer settings :menuselection:`File --> Printer Settings`. A dialog will pop up with different settings for your printer. To chose which printer to print to use the :guilabel:`Printer` drop down menu. To change which slides use the :guilabel:`Range and Copies` button group. To change what paper size you are printing change the :guilabel:`Paper size` field. To change which way the paper is printed on change the :guilabel:`Orientation` field. To the left in a sidebar is a preview of what you will print. To view what page you are on and how many pages is in the bottom left of the sidebar.
To spell check your presentation press :kbd:`F7` or :menuselection:`Tools --> Spellcheck`. To ignore a spelling mistake once press :guilabel:`Ignore Once`. To ignore all instances of a word press :guilabel:`Ignore All`. To add a word to the spellchecking dictionary press the :guilabel:`Add to Dictionary` button. To correct this typo press the :guilabel:`Correct` button. To correct every time this typo press the :guilabel:`Correct All` button.
If you want to paste text into a slideshow press :kbd:`Control + V` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste`. To copy text select it first and then press :kbd:`Control + C` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy`. To cut text select it first and the press :kbd:`Control +X` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Cut`. To paste text without formatting pres :kbd:`Control +Shift + Alt +V` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste Unformatted Text`. To select all text press :kbd:`Control+A` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Select All`.
If you want to print your slides you can press :kbd:`Control + p` or :menuselection:`File --> Print`. To open up your printer settings :menuselection:`File --> Printer Settings`. A dialog will pop up with different settings for your printer. To chose which printer to print to use the :guilabel:`Printer` drop down menu. To change which slides use the :guilabel:`Range and Copies` button group. To change what paper size you are printing change the :guilabel:`Paper size` field. To change which way the paper is printed on change the :guilabel:`Orientation` field. To the left in a sidebar is a preview of what you will print. To view what page you are on and how many pages is in the bottom left of the sidebar.
If you want to paste text into a slideshow right click :menuselection:`Paste`, press :kbd:`Control + V`, or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste`. To copy text select it first and then press :kbd:`Control + C`, right click :menuselection:`Copy`, or :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy`. To cut text select it first and the press :kbd:`Control +X`, right click :menuselection:`Cut`, or :menuselection:`Edit --> Cut`. To paste text without formatting pres :kbd:`Control +Shift + Alt +V` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste Unformatted Text`. To select all text press :kbd:`Control+A` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Select All`.
To insert a special character :menuselection:`Insert --> Special Character`. To center your text press :kbd:`Control + E` or :menuselection:`Format --> Align --> Center`. To have your text aligned to the right press :kbd:`Control +R` or :menuselection:`Format --> Align --> Right`. To align text to the left press :kbd:`Control + L` or :menuselection:`Format -->Align --> Left`.
@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ To bring up a dialog to customize the character or your text :menuselection:`For
..image:: loformatcharacter.png
The :guilabel:`Font Effects` tab has effects for your text. To have many different strikethrough effects to your text select the one you want from the dropdown :guilabel:`Strikethrough` menu. To change whether the font appears to be sunken or raised from the presentation use the menu for :guilabel:`Relief`. To choose how you want your text underlined choose an option from the :guilabel:`Underlining` menu. To change the color of your underline use the :guilabel:`Underline color` menu. To have effects with how your is vertically with the rest of the line select the :guilabel:`Position` tab. To make your text superscript press the :guilabel:`Superscript` button. To make your text subscript press the :guilabel:`Subscript` button. The menu for :guilabel:`Scale width` changes how much to scale the width of the font.
The :guilabel:`Font Effects` tab has effects for your text. To have many different strikethrough effects to your text select the one you want from the dropdown :guilabel:`Strikethrough` menu. To change whether the font appears to be sunken or raised from the presentation use the menu for :guilabel:`Relief`. To choose how you want your text underlined choose an option from the :guilabel:`Underlining` menu. To change the color of your underline use the :guilabel:`Underline color` menu. To have effects with how your is vertically with the rest of the line select the :guilabel:`Position` tab. To make your text superscript press the :guilabel:`Superscript` button. To make your text subscript press the :guilabel:`Subscript` button. The menu for :guilabel:`Scale width` changes how much to scale the width of the font.
To format the paragraphs and spacing of text :menuselection:`Format --> Paragraph`. The :guilabel:`Indents & Spacing` Tab has settings for indenting your text and the space between lines. To increase the indent right before the text starts increase the :guilabel:`Before text` field. To change the indentation after your text change the :guilabel:`After text` field. To have a different indent for your first line change the :guilabel:`First Line` filed. To change the amount of space above a paragraph change the :guilabel:`Above paragraph` field. To change the space below a paragraph change the :guilabel:`Below paragraph` field. To change the line spacing from this dialog window select the drop down menu :guilabel:`Line Spacing`. To reset your changes in this window press the :guilabel:`Reset` button. To not apply your changes press the :guilabel:`Cancel` button. To apply your changes and exit the window press the :guilabel:`OK` button.
@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ To move a text box around you can left click on the text box and drag it to the
To insert the number of your slide :menuselection:`Insert --> Slide Number`.
To change the zoom of you presentation :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Zoom` to bring up a window to manage your zoom. If you just want to zoom to fit the page width :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Page Width`. To change your zoom to 100 percent :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> 100%`. In the bottom right corner there is a slider for controlling zoom. To zoom in move the slider to the right and to zoom out move the slider to the left.
To change the zoom of you presentation :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Zoom` to bring up a window to manage your zoom. If you just want to zoom to fit the page width :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Page Width`. To change your zoom to 100 percent :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> 100%`. In the bottom right corner there is a slider for controlling zoom. To zoom in move the slider to the right and to zoom out move the slider to the left. To view your current zoom look at the bottom right hand corner. To quickly choose another zoom level right click on the current zoom.
To move a slide down :menuselection:`Slide --> Move --> Slide Down`. To move a slide up :menuselection:`Slide --> Move --> Slide Up`. To move a slide to the start :menuselection:`Slide --> Move --> Slide to start`. To move a slide to the end :menuselection:`Slide --> Move --> Slide to end`.
@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ To view your slides right next to each other :menuselection:`View --> Slide Sort
To change your view to grayscale :menuselection:`View --> Color/Grayscale --> Grayscale`. To view your presentation in black and white :menuselection:`View --> Color/Grayscale --> Black and White`. To switch back to color view :menuselection:`View --> Color/Grayscale --> Color`.
To insert a comment into a presentation press :kbd:`Control + Alt +C` or :menuselection:`Insert --> Comments`. Then type your comment in the yellow note. To toggle viewing comments :menuselection:`View --> Comments`. To view just one comment simply left click on the area left click on the comment.
To quit LibreOffice impress press :kbd:`Control+Q`.
Screenshot
@ -114,13 +118,13 @@ Slideshows/Presentations
------------------------
To start a slideshow press :kbd:`f5` or the button the looks like a TV with a triangle on it or :menuselection:`Slide Show --> Start from First Slide.` To start a slideshow from the current slide press :kbd:`Shift + f5` or :menuselection:`Slide Show --> Start from current slide`. To exit the slideshow press :kbd:`escape`. To get to the next slide of the slideshow left click or press the :kbd:`right arrow key`. to get to a previous slide in presentation mode press the :kbd:`left arrow key` or right click previous. To move back to your first slide press the :kbd:`Home` key. To move to your last slide press the :kbd:`End` key.
To bring up custom settings for your settings :menuselection:`Slide Show --> Slide Show Settings`. To change the presentation to in a window press the :guilabel:`In a window` button. To have the slideshow or presentation repeat afterwards press the :guilabel:`Loop and repeat after:`. To switch back to the default of having your presentation be fullscreen press the :guilabel:`Full screen` button. To change options on your presentation are under the :guilabel:`Options` heading. To toggle showing the mouse pointer check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Mouse pointer visible` checkbox. To toggle allowing animations check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Animations allowed` checkbox. To toggle changing slides by clicking with the mouse check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Change slides by clicking on background` checkbox. To toggle the presentation always on top check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Presentation always on top` checkbox.
To bring up custom settings for your settings :menuselection:`Slide Show --> Slide Show Settings`. To change the presentation to in a window press the :guilabel:`In a window` button. To have the slideshow or presentation repeat afterwards press the :guilabel:`Loop and repeat after:`. To switch back to the default of having your presentation be fullscreen press the :guilabel:`Full screen` button. To change options on your presentation are under the :guilabel:`Options` heading. To toggle showing the mouse pointer check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Mouse pointer visible` checkbox. To toggle allowing animations check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Animations allowed` checkbox. To toggle changing slides by clicking with the mouse check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Change slides by clicking on background` checkbox. To toggle the presentation always on top check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Presentation always on top` checkbox. To change which screen or projector impress is presenting to change the :guilabel:`Presentation display` field.
..image:: slideshowprop.png
Version
-------
Lubuntu ships with version 7.3.2 of LibreOffice Impress.
Lubuntu ships with version 7.6.4 of LibreOffice Impress.
LibreOffice Math is the default application for typesetting equations on Lubuntu.
Screenshot
----------
..image:: libreoffice_math.png
Usage
------
To save your formula you have written in LibreOffice math press :kbd:`Control +S` or :menuselection:`File --> Save`. To open a file press :kbd:`Control +O` or :menuselection:`File --> Open`. To print your formula press :kbd:`Control +P` or :menuselection:`File --> Print`. To view your printer settings :menuselection:`File --> Printer settings`. To save a file as a different name press :kbd:`Control+Shift+S` or :menuselection:`File --> Save As`. To view your recent files :menuselection:`File --> Recent Documents`.
..image:: math-save.png
To paste text into LibreOffice math press :kbd:`Control +V` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste`. To copy text from LibreOffice math press :kbd:`Control+C` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy`. To cut text from LibreOffice math press :kbd:`Control +X` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Cut`. To select all text press :kbd:`Control+A` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Select All`.
To undo changes in LibreOffice math press :kbd:`Control +Z` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Undo`. To redo a change you have undone press :kbd:`Control +Y` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Redo`.
The left hand side has many symbols you can use for say set relations and other operators. To insert even more symbols :menuselection:`Tools --> Symbols`.
To change the fonts of your formulas :menuselection:`Format --> Fonts` which brings up a window for fonts for different contexts. To change your font size :menuselection:`Format --> Font sizes`. To bring up a menu to change your alignment :menuselection:`Format --> Alignment`.
To change zoom :menuselection:`View --> Zoom` and select the zoom you want. In the bottom right hand corner there is a zoom slider. To zoom in move the slider to the right and to zoom out move the slider to the left.
To quit LibreOffice Math press :kbd:`Control+Q`.
Version
-------
Lubuntu ships with Version 7.3.2 of LibreOffice Math.
How to Launch
-------------
To launch LibreOffice Math in the menu :menuselection:`Office --> LibreOffice Math` or run
..code::
lomath
from the command line. The icon for LibreOffice Math looks like a piece of paper with the math symbol for square root of x.
LibreOffice Math is the default application for typesetting equations on Lubuntu.
Screenshot
----------
..image:: libreoffice_math.png
Usage
------
To save your formula you have written in LibreOffice math press :kbd:`Control +S` or :menuselection:`File --> Save`. To open a file press :kbd:`Control +O` or :menuselection:`File --> Open`. To print your formula press :kbd:`Control +P` or :menuselection:`File --> Print`. To view your printer settings :menuselection:`File --> Printer settings`. To save a file as a different name press :kbd:`Control+Shift+S` or :menuselection:`File --> Save As`. To export your formula as a PDF file :menuselection:`File --> Export as PDF`. To view your recent files :menuselection:`File --> Recent Documents`.
..image:: math-save.png
To paste text into LibreOffice math press :kbd:`Control +V`, right click :menuselection:`Paste`, or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste`. To copy text from LibreOffice math press :kbd:`Control+C`, select text right click and select :menuselection:`Copy`, or :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy`. To cut text from LibreOffice math press :kbd:`Control +X` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Cut`. To select all text press :kbd:`Control+A` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Select All`.
To undo changes in LibreOffice math press :kbd:`Control +Z`, :guilabel:`Leftward pointing arrow`, or :menuselection:`Edit --> Undo`. To undo to a particular change press the downard pointing arrow next to the left hand pointing arrow. To redo a change you have undone press :kbd:`Control +Y`, :guilabel:`Rightward pointing arrow`, or :menuselection:`Edit --> Redo`.
The right hand side has many symbols you can use for say set relations and other operators. To change which groups of symbols you are currently using change the menu to the top of the sidebar with symbols on the right. If the symbol usually has a variable or operand on on a side or something it will have a box to that side. To view a description of the symbol simply mouseover the symbol. If something you inserted has a variable in your take in on the bottom of the window will show as a :guilabel:`<?>`. To toggle hiding this sidebar check/uncheck :menuselection:`View --> Elements`. To temporarily collapse a sidebar click the arrows pointing towards the edge of the window. To expand the windows again press the arrow to go back towards the outside. To insert even more symbols :menuselection:`Tools --> Symbols`.
To type into a formula the bottom part of the window has what is inserted into the formula. You can also insert many operators or brackets by right clicking and then selecting the symbol. To simply exponentatate in the or raise something to a power type :kbd:`^` to insert this. To typeset a matrix type :kbd:`matrix{ }` or right click and select :menuselection:`Formats --> matrix`. The matrix is entered in rows with each element being separated by :kbd:`#` and switching to a new row with :kbd:`##`.
To refresh the display afterwards press :kbd:`F9` or :menuselection:`View --> Update`. To toggle autoupdate :menuselection:`View --> Autoupdate Display`.
To change the fonts of your formulas :menuselection:`Format --> Fonts` which brings up a window for fonts for different contexts. To change your font size :menuselection:`Format --> Font sizes`. To bring up a menu to change your alignment :menuselection:`Format --> Alignment`. To change the spacing between lines and characters :menuselection:`Format --> Spacing`. To align text to the left press the :guilabel:`Left` button. To center text press the :guilabel:`Centered` button. To change alignment to the right press the :guilabel:`Right` button.
To change zoom :menuselection:`View --> Zoom` and select the zoom you want. In the bottom right hand corner there is a zoom slider. To zoom in move the slider to the right and to zoom out move the slider to the left. To see your current zoom is on the bottom right hand corner.
To quit LibreOffice Math press :kbd:`Control+Q`.
Version
-------
Lubuntu ships with Version 7.6.4 of LibreOffice Math.
How to Launch
-------------
To launch LibreOffice Math in the menu :menuselection:`Office --> LibreOffice Math` or run
..code::
lomath
from the command line. The icon for LibreOffice Math looks like a piece of paper with the math symbol for square root of x.
LibreOffice Writer is the default word processing application on Lubuntu.
@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ To use LibreOffice writer type what you wish to type into the main part of the w
..image:: writer-save.png
To change the font size there is a drop down box with a number in it you can type the font size you want in this box or select from the dropdown menu. You can change the font with the drop down box to the left of the font size which you can type and it autocompletes the fonts or select from the drop down menu. To make your text bold you can select the text with the mouse and press the button that looks like **B** or press :kbd:`control + B`. To make the font italic press the button that looks like *I* or press :kbd:`control + I` after selecting the text or keep typing with it to be italic. To have an underlined text select the text and press :kbd:`Control +U`. To make strikethrough press the button that is a s with a line through it. If you want a floating window on how to style your text :menuselection:`Format --> Character`.
To change the font size there is a drop down box with a number in it you can type the font size you want in this box or select from the dropdown menu. You can change the font with the drop down box to the left of the font size which you can type and it autocompletes the fonts or select from the drop down menu. To make your text bold you can select the text with the mouse and press the button that looks like **B** or press :kbd:`control + B`. To make the font italic press the button that looks like *I* or press :kbd:`control + I` after selecting the text or keep typing with it to be italic. To have an underlined text select the text and press :kbd:`Control +U` or press the underlined :guilabel:`U` button. To change the style of underline press the downward pointed arrow next the underlined :guilabel:`U` button. To make strikethrough press the button that is a s with a line through it. If you want a floating window on how to style your text :menuselection:`Format --> Character`.
To copy text select it with the mouse or :kbd:`Shift + arrow key` then press :kbd:`Control +C` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy`. To cut text select it first and then press :kbd:`Control +X` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Cut`. To paste text press :kbd:`Control +V` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste`. To paste with no formatting press :kbd:`Control + Alt + Shift+ V` or :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste Unformatted Text`.
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ To change alignment from this window use the :guilabel:`Alignment` tab. To chang
..image:: lowriter_paragraph.png
To change what how the text deals with page breaks and paragraphs use the :guilabel:`Text Flow` tab. To automatically use hyphens check the :guilabel:`Automatically` checkbox. To change how many characters to leave before the hyphen change the :guilabel:`Characters at line end` field. To change how many character after the hyphen on the next line change the :guilabel:`Characters at line begin`. To set a maximum number or hyphens change the :guilabel:`Maximum number of consecutive hyphens` field. To toggle not putting a short bit of text at the bottom of a page or column check the :guilabel:`Orphan control` checkbox. To change how many lines to not allow to be separated change the :guilabel:`lines` field to the right of :guilabel:`Orphan control`. To stop a few lines of text alone at the top check the :guilabel:`Widow control` checkbox. To change how many lines you of text to change the :guilabel:`Lines` field to the right of :guilabel:`Widow control`. If you do not want orphan or widow control check the :guilabel:`Do not split paragraph` checkbox.
To change what how the text deals with page breaks and paragraphs use the :guilabel:`Text Flow` tab. To automatically use hyphens check the :guilabel:`Automatically` checkbox. To not hyphenate words with capital letters check the :guilabel:`Don't hyphenate words in CAPS` checkbox. To not hyphenate the last word check the :guilabel:`Don't hyphenate the last word` checkbox. To not hyphenate the last word check the :guilabel:`Don't hyphenate the last word` checkbox. To change how many characters to leave before the hyphen change the :guilabel:`Characters at line end` field. To change how many character after the hyphen on the next line change the :guilabel:`Characters at line begin`. To set a maximum number or hyphens change the :guilabel:`Maximum number of consecutive hyphens` field. To toggle not putting a short bit of text at the bottom of a page or column check the :guilabel:`Orphan control` checkbox. To change how many lines to not allow to be separated change the :guilabel:`lines` field to the right of :guilabel:`Orphan control`. To stop a few lines of text alone at the top check the :guilabel:`Widow control` checkbox. To change how many lines you of text to change the :guilabel:`Lines` field to the right of :guilabel:`Widow control`. If you do not want orphan or widow control check the :guilabel:`Do not split paragraph` checkbox.
..image:: text-flow.png
@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ To change font color press the button that has a T with a drop on it and a red u
To make text superscript press the button with A :sup:`B`. To make text subscript press the button that is an A :sub:`B`.
If you want text in a text box that can be moved with the mouse press the button that looks like a T with a box around it or :menuselection:`Insert --> Text box`. To insert a hyperlink press :kbd:`Control + K` or :menuselection:`Insert --> Hyperlink`.
If you want text in a text box that can be moved with the mouse press the button that looks like a :guilabel:`T with a box around it` or :menuselection:`Insert --> Text box`. To insert a hyperlink press :kbd:`Control + K` or :menuselection:`Insert --> Hyperlink`.
..image:: libreoffice_writer.png
To check the spelling of your document press the ABC button with a checkmark, from the :menuselection:`Tools --> Spelling` or press :kbd:`f7`. When you have the spellcheck window open to change what language you are checking the spelling for change the :guilabel:`Text language` field. When you have what spell check thing is a typo it will be highlighted in red with context of where that appears in your document. If you think this is not an error just for this time press the :guilabel:`Ignore Once` button. To not change this at every time this occurs in the document press the :guilabel:`Ignore All` button. If what you wrote is correct and never want it marked wrong again press the :guilabel:`Add to Dictionary` button. Below what spellcheck thinks is an error will show :guilabel:`Suggestions` on what you it thinks it should correct. To select a different suggestions left click on it to select that suggestion. To replace what spellcheck thinks is an error with the suggestion press the :guilabel:`Correct` button. To replace the supposed error with the suggestion in the entire document press the :guilabel:`Correct All` button. To have this error be autocorrected press the :guilabel:`Always Correct` button.
To check the spelling of your document press the ABC button with a checkmark, from the :menuselection:`Tools --> Spelling` or press :kbd:`f7`. When you have the spellcheck window open to change what language you are checking the spelling for change the :guilabel:`Text language` field. To insert a special character in spellcheck press the :guilabel:`Ω` button. Press the button with the piece of paper to paste into spellcheck. When you have what spell check thing is a typo it will be highlighted in red with context of where that appears in your document. If you think this is not an error just for this time press the :guilabel:`Ignore Once` button. To not change this at every time this occurs in the document press the :guilabel:`Ignore All` button. If what you wrote is correct and never want it marked wrong again press the :guilabel:`Add to Dictionary` button. Below what spellcheck thinks is an error will show :guilabel:`Suggestions` on what you it thinks it should correct. To select a different suggestions left click on it to select that suggestion. To replace what spellcheck thinks is an error with the suggestion press the :guilabel:`Correct` button. To replace the supposed error with the suggestion in the entire document press the :guilabel:`Correct All` button. To have this error be autocorrected press the :guilabel:`Always Correct` button.
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..image:: lowriter-print.png
To change view or change your printer settings :menuselection:`File --> Printer settings`. To view your word count of how many words are currently in the document is with nothing selected at the bottom of the LibreOffice writer window. If you select text with the mouse you can also see the word count of selection from the same spot. The word count is also shown on the very bottom of the window.
To change view or change your printer settings :menuselection:`File --> Printer settings`. To view your word count of how many words are currently in the document is with nothing selected at the bottom of the LibreOffice writer window. If you select text with the mouse you can also see the word count of selection from the same spot. The word count is also shown on the very bottom of the window. To bring up a popup window with your wordcount :menuselection:`Tools --> Word Count`.
To insert special symbols or characters press the button with the Ω symbol or from the menu :menuselection:`Insert --> Special character`. To insert a page break press :kbd:`control + enter` or from the menu :menuselection:`Insert --> Page Break`.
To insert special symbols or characters press the button with the :guilabel:`Ω` symbol or from the menu :menuselection:`Insert --> Special character`. If you use a symbol a lot you can quickly select it by pressing the downward pointing arrow next to the :guilabel:`Ω` button. To insert a page break press :kbd:`control + enter` or from the menu :menuselection:`Insert --> Page Break`.
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To Insert a page number :menuselection:`Insert --> Field --> Page number`. To insert the current time into the document :menuselection:`Insert --> Field --> Time`. To insert the current date into the document :menuselection:`Insert --> Field --> Date`. To insert the number of pages in the document :menuselection:`Insert --> Field --> Page count`.
To have a page number in your header or footer :menuselection:`Insert --> Page Number`. To choose where to put the page number put change the :guilabel:`Postion` drop down. To change which side of the page the page number appears on use the :guilabel:`Alignment` drop down. To have the number be on the opposite side for every other page check the :guilabel:`Mirror on even pages` checkbox. To include the total of all pages check the :guilabel:`Include page total` checkbox. To change how your page numbers are formatted change the :guilabel:`Page nubmers` drop down.
To have a header shown at the top of each page :menuselection:`Insert --> Header and footer --> Header --> Default style`. To have a footer at the bottom of each page :menuselection:`Insert--> Header and footer --> Footer --> Default style`. To get back to writing the main part of the document left click on the body of the document.
To add a comment inline into the document press :kbd:`Control+Alt+C` or right click and select :menuselection:`Comment`. Type your comment in the yellow box to the right to leave a note on that comment. To leave a reply to this comment press the downward pointing arrow :menuselection:`Reply`.
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To have a view of the document with no margins shown like on a webpage :menuselection:`View --> Web` or To get back to the original view :menuselection:`View --> Menu`. To toggle a vertical scrollbar :menuselection:`View --> Scrollbars --> Vertical Scroll bar`. To have a horizontal scrollbar :menuselection:`View --> Scrollbars --> Horizontal Scroll bar`.
To toggle your view of rulers press :kbd:`Control + Shift +R` or :menuselection:`View --> Rulers --> Rulers`. To only toggle showing a vertical ruler :menuselection:`View --> Rulers --> Vertical Rulers`. To toggle seeing formatting marks press :kbd:`Control + F10` or :menuselection:`View --> Formatting Marks`. To toggle making LibreOffice Writer press :kbd:`Control + Shift + J` or :menuselection:`View --> Fullscreen`.
To toggle your view of rulers press :kbd:`Control + Shift +R` or :menuselection:`View --> Rulers --> Rulers`. To only toggle showing a vertical ruler :menuselection:`View --> Rulers --> Vertical Rulers`. To toggle seeing formatting marks press :kbd:`Control + F10` or :menuselection:`View --> Formatting Marks`. To toggle making LibreOffice Writer press :kbd:`Control + Shift + J` or :menuselection:`View --> Fullscreen`.
To zoom for the entire page to be visible :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Entire Page`. To zoom so you can see the width of the page and everything is bigger :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Page Width`. To zoom in a bit more and not see the margins on the page :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Optimal View`. To zoom to 100 percent zoom :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> 100%`. Another way to change zoom is there is a zoom slider in the bottom right hand corner to increase zoom in move the slider to the right and to zoom out move the slider to the left.
To zoom for the entire page to be visible :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Entire Page`. To zoom so you can see the width of the page and everything is bigger :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Page Width`. To zoom in a bit more and not see the margins on the page :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> Optimal View`. To zoom to 100 percent zoom :menuselection:`View --> Zoom --> 100%`. Another way to change zoom is there is a zoom slider in the bottom right hand corner to increase zoom in move the slider to the right and to zoom out move the slider to the left. To see your current zoom is shown in the bottom right hand corner. Right clicking on the current zoom brings up a menu to quickly switch to different zoom levels.
To insert a watermark on the background of the page :menuselection:`Format --> Watermark`. To change what the watermark says input that into the :guilabel:`Text` field. To change the font of the watermark change the :guilabel:`Font` field. To change the angle from horizontal text use the :guilabel:`Angle` field in degrees. To change your how transparent the water mark is change the :guilabel:`Transparency` has 100 as entirely clear and 0 as entirely opaque. To change the color of the watermark use the :guilabel:`Color` drop down pop up menu.
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Comments
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To add a comment to a file with LibreOffice Writer press :kbd:`Control +Alt +C`, right click :menuselection:`Insert Comment`, or :menuselection:`Insert --> Comment`. To add text on the comment click in the yellow area and type in your comment. To delete a comment press the downward pointed arrow in the yellow comment and select :menuselection:`Delete Comment`. To get back in the body of the document click in the white part towards the left of the document. To read when a comment was made look at the bottom of the comment in yellow.
To add a comment to a file with LibreOffice Writer press :kbd:`Control +Alt +C`, right click :menuselection:`Insert Comment`, or :menuselection:`Insert --> Comment`. To add text on the comment click in the yellow area and type in your comment. To delete a comment press the downward pointed arrow in the yellow comment and select :menuselection:`Delete Comment`. To get back in the body of the document click in the white part towards the left of the document. To read when a comment was made look at the bottom of the comment in yellow. To toggle showing comments :menuselection:`View --> Comments`.
..image:: comments.png
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Tables
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To insert a table :menuselection:`Table --> Insert Table` and a table dialog window will popup. To change the number of columns change the :guilabel:`Columns` field. To change the number of rows change the :guilabel:`Rows` field. To view a different styles for your table are under the :guilabel:`Style` menu and you can see a preview to the right of the menu. To input text into a part of the table simply left click over that part of the table. To move to another part of the table with the arrow key with the direction you want to go.
To insert a table :menuselection:`Table --> Insert Table` and a table dialog window will popup. To change the number of columns change the :guilabel:`Columns` field. To change the number of rows change the :guilabel:`Rows` field. To toggle showing a heading check the :guilabel:`Heading` checkbox. To view a different styles for your table are under the :guilabel:`Style` menu and you can see a preview to the right of the menu. To input text into a part of the table simply left click over that part of the table. To move to another part of the table with the arrow key with the direction you want to go.
..image:: table_insterting.png
..image:: table_inserting.png
To add a row above your current row :menuselection:`Table --> Insert --> Rows Above`. To add a row below the current row :menuselection:`Table --> Insert --> Rows Below`. To add a column before the current one :menuselection:`Table --> Insert --> Columns Before`. To add a column after the current one :menuselection:`Table --> Insert --> Columns After`. To add multiple rows or columns :menuselection:`Table --> Insert --> Rows` or :menuselection:`Table --> Insert --> Column`. To switch how many of multiple rows or columns change the :guilabel:`Number` field. To switch to adding rows or columns above or below press the :guilabel:`Below Selection` button. To actually add the rows or columns press the :guilabel:`OK` button. To delete a row :menuselection:`Table --> Delete --> Rows`. To delete a column :menuselection:`Table --> Delete --> Columns`. To delete the whole table :menuselection:`Table --> Delete --> Table`.
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Version
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Lubuntu ships with LibreOffice Writer version 7.3.2
Lubuntu ships with LibreOffice Writer version 7.6.4
Simon Quigley
