Interface
Opens the Select Your Preferred User Interface dialog to let you choose the user interface layout for LibreOffice.
The notebook bar shows a different way to organize controls and icons than a collection of straight rows of icons, displaying contextual groups of commands and contents for a quicker usage and better user experience.
User interface layouts
The User Interface entry defines which user interface elements are visible.
Standard toolbar
Classic mode with two visible toolbars – standard and formatting. The sidebar is partially collapsed and shows only tabs. Intended for users who are familiar with the classic interface.
Barra com separadores
In this mode, the bar is divided into tabs, where each tab displays a set of icons grouped by context. The context can also change depending on the object selected in the document, for example a table or an image. The Tabbed user interface is the most similar to the Ribbons used in Microsoft Office. It organizes functions in tabs and makes the main menu obsolete.
Tabbed compact
A barra com separadores (compacta) pretende ser similar à interface do MS Office mas ocupando menos espaço, para ser utilizada em ecrãs pequenos.
Groupedbar compact
A barra com grupos (compacta) disponibiliza acesso a funções em grupos, com ícones para as funcionalidades mais utilizadas e menus suspensos para as outras. Esta variante maximiza o espaço vertical.
Contextual single
A interface Grupos de contexto (compacta) tem apenas uma barra de ferramentas e as funções dependem do contexto em que se inserem.
Single toolbar
Standard user interface but with single-line toolbar. Intended for use on small screens. The sidebar is collapsed.
Barra lateral
Standard user interface with expanded sidebar. Expert users who want to quickly change many different properties are advised to use this user interface.
When user activates additional toolbars, they will be saved in the user profile. Therefore, on returning from the notebook bar mode, all toolbars set visible before will show again.
The Tabbed and Groupedbar modes are also available as compact variants.
The notebook bar icon size is adjustable in listbox.
The notebook bar cannot be customized.
The current implementation (LibreOffice 25.2) of the notebook bar is common to Writer, Calc, Draw and Impress modules. A change in the notebook bar in one module will affect the notebook bar of the other modules.