Released today, a major update: #LibreOffice 7.4!

✅ 16,384 columns in spreadsheets
✅ Better change tracking
✅ Document themes in presentations

...plus compatibility improvements, performance boosts and more. Get it here ➡️ blog.documentfoundation.org/bl…

I use #libreoffice in the professional space because of its wide range of features such as PDF editing unavailable on many other office suites and because of its adaptability.

While I used to use proprietary programs in the past, since I used a niche application, the constant fear of deprecation would loom over my head.

With LibreOffice, not only do I never have to worry about obsolescence, but I can also change LibreOffice to fit my workflow through its code.

hi, I am teaching my own computing course online based on software freedom in Indonesia since 2017.

This course helps people switch from Windows to GNU/Linux, or more precisely from proprietary to free software.

This course makes all students use LibreOffice Writer, Calc, and Impress. They always save as #OpenDocumentFormat. They practice #LibreOffice on all operating systems, preferably #GNU, in their computing life.

I named this course Teknoplasma.

It must be over 10 years now of using #LibreOffice.

Libreoffice has been there for personal, education, and work all those years. Now my daughter also defaults to it. Always there, robust, and it has never let me down. Looking forward to many more years, and generations, relying on it.

I love #LibreOffice (in particular Writer) because it makes it fast and easy to lay out the internal files for paperbacks I publish through POD platforms. It is more powerful than Web-based tools, has better layout features than MS Word, and it's free -- what's not to love?

I also use Calc for tracking my writing productivity. As a writer who has not yet had commercial success with his books, free tools like this mean a lot to me.

Why do I love #LibreOffice ?

The reasons are plenty:
1. With LibreOffice, I do not have to pay hundreds of dollars for Microsoft Office subscriptions just to write one or two documents from time to time. I have it installed on my every computer and I don't need to bother about subscription.
2. LibreOffice stays what it is. When Microsoft is changing its Office suite, adding more features no one asked for, moving... I'm sorry, hiding current options from users so they have to look for it everywhere, LibreOffice does not introduce so drastic changes. Even if there are, I have a choice (sorry, I still don't buy the idea of ribbon, even after all these years xD).
3. I can legally install "office suite" to my friends without being accused of being a pirate by anyone. It usually works like this "Hey man! I need to write an assignment for my classes. Do you have a spare copy of Microsoft Office?" "Are you only going to use Word?" "Yes!" "Then just download LibreOffice. It will work just exactly the same and it's free" 😆

I love #LibreOffice because I can send my teachers assignments that were completed using fully free software without them ever realizing I left the walled garden of Microsoft. :)

(Even using the odt format, they usually don't notice.)

I love #LibreOffice because it uses open document formats.

Users should stop depending on proprietary file format, created by some big corporation.

I'm experimenting with the #libreoffice SDK to write a small #nextcloud app. I'm using the #cpp API because I want to wrap it in an #Rust #HTTP backend.

It is hard to figure out how to use the API and questions on Stackoverflow are hard to align with the #libreoffice examples. For example, stackoverflow.com/q/62769483 does not really help. I guess you need to be familiar with the API before you will understand it.

@libreoffice, do you have any pointers to become more comfortable with the API?

Libreoffice API (UNO): need to change user's xTextField text

Is there any proper way to change text in the user's created xTextField using C++ UNO? These fields names are com.sun.star.text.fieldmaster.User.[FIELD NAME] I tried this before, but it didn't help:

^{Stack Overflow}

I wrote an article about 6 ways you can get involved with @libreoffice (5 involve no coding skills) in May.

opensource.com/article/22/5/fi…

#libreoffice

6 easy ways to make your first open source contribution with LibreOffice

May 2022 is LibreOffice month. Here are some easy ways to make your first open source contribution.

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Join the welcoming LibreOffice India Community blog.documentfoundation.org/bl…

We are waiting for you.

@libreoffice
#LibreOffice #FreeSoftware

Join the Indian LibreOffice community!

Across the globe, LibreOffice communities help to improve the software, translate the user interface, update documentation and spread the word.

^{Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation Blog)}