LibreOffice Basic Help

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LibreOffice provides an Application Programming Interface (API) that allows controlling the LibreOffice components with different programming languages by using the LibreOffice Software Development Kit (SDK). For more information about the LibreOffice API and the Software Development Kit, visit https://api.libreoffice.org

This help section explains the most common functions of LibreOffice Basic. For more in-depth information please refer to the OpenOffice.org BASIC Programming Guide on the Wiki.

Working with LibreOffice Basic

Programming with LibreOffice Basic

Run-Time Functions

Recording a Macro

Creating a Basic Dialog

Creating Controls in the Dialog Editor

Changing the Properties of Controls in the Dialog Editor

Opening a Dialog With Basic

Programming Examples for Controls in the Dialog Editor

Basic Programming Examples

Working with VBA Macros

Working with VBA Macros

Exclusive VBA Functions and Statements

Working with Macros in Python

LibreOffice Python Scripts Help

Setting up an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Python

Python Scripts Organization and Location

Running Python Interactive Console

Programming with Python Scripts

Python programming examples

Calling Basic Macros from Python

Creating Python Scripts with ScriptForge

LibreOffice Python Modules

msgbox module

scriptforge module

uno module

LibreOffice internal Basic macro libraries

LibreOffice installs a set of Basic macro libraries that can be accessed from your Basic macros.

The Tools Library

The Depot Library

The Euro Library

The FormWizard Library

The Gimmicks Library

The ImportWizard Library

The Schedule Library

The ScriptBindingLibrary Library

The ScriptForge Library

The Template Library

The WikiEditor Library

Help about the Help

The Help references the default settings of the program on a system that is set to defaults. Descriptions of colors, mouse actions, or other configurable items can be different for your program and system.

The LibreOffice Help

The Help Index

Bookmarking Help pages

Contents - The Main Help Topics

Getting Support

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