Insert (Text from File)

Inserts the contents of another document into the current document at the cursor position.

To access this command...

From the menu bar:

Choose Insert - Text from File

From the tabbed interface:

On the Insert menu of the Insert Tab, choose Text from File.

From toolbars:

Icon Text from File

Text from File


tip

To always have the latest version of the contents of a file, insert a section into your document, and then insert a link to the text file in the section. See insert a section for details.


File dialogs - such as Open, Save As and the like - are available in two different ways:

Use - LibreOffice - General to shift from one to the other.

Folder selection

Pick up your preferred folder from the pull-down list or type its path name. Autocomplete function can be used to ease typing.

Connect to a server using the File Services dialog.
Select a parent folder from the folder path with Icon Open.

Add a subfolder to the current folder with create new folder.

File name

Enter a file name or a path for the file. You can also enter a URL

File type

Select the file format for the document that you are saving. In the display area, only the documents with this file type are displayed. File types are described in Information on Import and Export Filters.

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