LibreOffice 24.8 Help
The Formatting bar contains basic commands for applying manually formatting.
Specifies whether to show or hide the Styles window, which is where you can assign and organize styles.
Allows you to select a font name from the list or enter a font name directly.
You can enter several fonts, separated by semicolons. LibreOffice uses each named font in succession if the previous fonts are not available.
Allows you to choose between different font sizes from the list, or to enter a size manually.
Makes the selected text bold. If the cursor is in a word, the entire word is made bold. If the selection or word is already bold, the formatting is removed.
Makes the selected text italic. If the cursor is in a word, the entire word is made italic. If the selection or word is already italic, the formatting is removed.
Click to apply the current font color to the selected characters. You can also click here, and then drag a selection to change the text color. Click the arrow next to the icon to open the Font color toolbar.
Aligns the contents of the cell to the left.
Horizontally centers the contents of the cell.
Aligns the contents of the cell to the right.
Aligns the contents of the cell to the left and to the right cell borders.
Applies the default currency format to the selected cells.
Choose Format - Number Format - Currency.
Number Format: Currency
CommandCtrl + Shift + 4
Applies the percentage format to the selected cells.
Choose Format - Number Format - Percent.
Number Format: Percent
CommandCtrl + Shift + 5
Applies the default number format to the selected cells.
Choose Format - Number Format - General.
Number Format: General
CommandCtrl + Shift + 6
Adds one decimal place to the numbers in the selected cells.
Number Format: Add Decimal Place
Removes one decimal place from the numbers in the selected cells.
Number Format: Delete Decimal Place
Reduces the left indent of the current paragraph or cell content and sets it to the previous default tab position.
Increases the left indent of the current paragraph or cell content and sets it to the next default tab position.
Click the Borders icon to open the Borders toolbar, where you can modify the border of a sheet area or an object.
Click to open a toolbar where you can click a background color for a paragraph. The color is applied to the background of the current paragraph or the selected paragraphs.
Aligns the contents of the cell to the upper edge of the cell.
Vertically centers the contents of the cell.
Aligns the contents of the cell to the lower edge of the cell.
Applies the default date format to the selected cells.
Choose Format - Number Format - Date.
Number Format : Date
CommandCtrl + Shift + 3
Applies the default scientific format to the selected cells.
Choose Format - Number Format - Scientific.
Number Format: Scientific
CommandCtrl + Shift + 2
If CTL support is enabled, two additional icons are visible.
The text is entered from left to right.
The text formatted in a complex text layout language is entered from right to left.