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<p>Document editing is a horrible business that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Fighting formats, muddled margins, puzzling paragraph breaks, annoying autocorrect, and stumbling spell checking leads to a mess of text that can't be combated by even the most confident keyboard cowboys.</p>
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<h3>Changing the Ribbon</h3>
<p>By default, the ribbon (that collection of icons at the top of the program) in LibreOffice is more reminiscent of MS Office 9x then MS Office 365. There is, fortunately, an easy fix. In the top menubar click <code>View &gt; User Interface</code>. In the popup window that appears select 'Tabbed' and then 'Apply to all'. This ensures that it will apply not just to the current program you're using but the entire suite.</p>
<h3>Installing Fonts</h3>
<p>Microsoft have a lot of their own fonts that don't come pre-packaged with Linux. Luckily for us they can generally be installed with relative ease. If using Arch Linux then then is a very useful Arch Wiki article on it <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Microsoft_fonts">here</a>. If you aren't using Arch then I wish you the best of luck.</p>
<p>Microsoft have a lot of their own fonts. You can skip this section if you use Windows but you'll likely want to acquire them if you use Linux as they don't come pre-packaged. Luckily for us they can generally be installed with relative ease. If using Arch Linux then then is a very useful Arch Wiki article on it <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Microsoft_fonts">here</a>. If you aren't using Arch then I wish you the best of luck.</p>
<h3>Removing Format Warnings</h3>
<p>LibreOffice often screams at you if you use MS Office filetypes. You can hide these warnings when saving files you can navigate to the <code>hamburger menu &gt; Options</code>. In the popup you can then navigate to <code>Load/Save &gt; General</code> and then untick 'Warn when not saving in ODF or default format'.</p>
<h3>Improving Shapes</h3>
<p>Shapes from MS Office don't have perfect compatibility by default, to fix this we can navigate to the <code>hamburger menu &gt; Options &gt; Load/Save &gt; Microsoft Office</code> and tick 'SmartArt to LibreOffice shapes or reverse'.</p>
<p>LibreOffice often screams at you if you use MS Office filetypes. You can hide these warnings when saving files you can navigate to the <code>Tools &gt; Options</code> (if you can't find <code>Tools</code> then try pressing <code>alt</code>). In the popup you can then navigate to <code>Load/Save &gt; General</code> and then untick 'Warn when not saving in ODF or default format'.</p>
<h3>Improving Embeds</h3>
<p>Many embedded objects from MS Office don't have perfect compatibility by default, to fix this we can navigate to the <code>Tools &gt; Options &gt; Load/Save &gt; Microsoft Office</code> and ensure all the boxes in the Embedded Objects section are ticked.</p>
<h3>Reorganising Forms and Adding Trailing Spaces</h3>
<p>Navigate to <code>Tools &gt; Options &gt; LibreOffice Writer &gt; Compatibility</code> and ensure <code>Reorganise Form menu for Microsoft compatibility</code> and <code>Word-compatible trailing blanks</code> are ticked. Once done, click <code>Use as Default</code> and then <code>Yes</code> in the subsequent popup box.</p>
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<p>Do you know any other good settings to change or compatibility practices? Leave your suggestions in a comment.</p>
<p>Are there any specific settings you change, or parts of this post that you think could be improved? Leave your suggestions in a comment.</p>

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By default, the ribbon (that collection of icons at the top of the program) in LibreOffice is more reminiscent of MS Office 9x then MS Office 365. There is, fortunately, an easy fix. In the top menubar click `View > User Interface`. In the popup window that appears select 'Tabbed' and then 'Apply to all'. This ensures that it will apply not just to the current program you're using but the entire suite.

### Installing Fonts
Microsoft have a lot of their own fonts that don't come pre-packaged with Linux. Luckily for us they can generally be installed with relative ease. If using Arch Linux then then is a very useful Arch Wiki article on it [here](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Microsoft_fonts). If you aren't using Arch then I wish you the best of luck.
Microsoft have a lot of their own fonts. You can skip this section if you use Windows but you'll likely want to acquire them if you use Linux as they don't come pre-packaged. Luckily for us they can generally be installed with relative ease. If using Arch Linux then then is a very useful Arch Wiki article on it [here](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Microsoft_fonts). If you aren't using Arch then I wish you the best of luck.

### Removing Format Warnings
LibreOffice often screams at you if you use MS Office filetypes. You can hide these warnings when saving files you can navigate to the `hamburger menu > Options`. In the popup you can then navigate to `Load/Save > General` and then untick 'Warn when not saving in ODF or default format'.
LibreOffice often screams at you if you use MS Office filetypes. You can hide these warnings when saving files you can navigate to the `Tools > Options` (if you can't find `Tools` then try pressing `alt`). In the popup you can then navigate to `Load/Save > General` and then untick 'Warn when not saving in ODF or default format'.

### Improving Shapes
Shapes from MS Office don't have perfect compatibility by default, to fix this we can navigate to the `hamburger menu > Options > Load/Save > Microsoft Office` and tick 'SmartArt to LibreOffice shapes or reverse'.
### Improving Embeds
Many embedded objects from MS Office don't have perfect compatibility by default, to fix this we can navigate to the `Tools > Options > Load/Save > Microsoft Office` and ensure all the boxes in the Embedded Objects section are ticked.

### Reorganising Forms and Adding Trailing Spaces
Navigate to `Tools > Options > LibreOffice Writer > Compatibility` and ensure `Reorganise Form menu for Microsoft compatibility` and `Word-compatible trailing blanks` are ticked. Once done, click `Use as Default` and then `Yes` in the subsequent popup box.

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Do you know any other good settings to change or compatibility practices? Leave your suggestions in a comment.
Are there any specific settings you change, or parts of this post that you think could be improved? Leave your suggestions in a comment.
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</h1>
<ul>
16 Jul, 2022
990 words
4.5 minute read
1069 words
5 minute read
</ul>
</header>
<p>Document editing is a horrible business that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. Fighting formats, muddled margins, puzzling paragraph breaks, annoying autocorrect, and stumbling spell checking leads to a mess of text that can't be combated by even the most confident keyboard cowboys.</p>
Expand All @@ -77,13 +77,15 @@ <h2>Improving Microsoft Office Compatibility</h2>
<h3>Changing the Ribbon</h3>
<p>By default, the ribbon (that collection of icons at the top of the program) in LibreOffice is more reminiscent of MS Office 9x then MS Office 365. There is, fortunately, an easy fix. In the top menubar click <code>View &gt; User Interface</code>. In the popup window that appears select 'Tabbed' and then 'Apply to all'. This ensures that it will apply not just to the current program you're using but the entire suite.</p>
<h3>Installing Fonts</h3>
<p>Microsoft have a lot of their own fonts that don't come pre-packaged with Linux. Luckily for us they can generally be installed with relative ease. If using Arch Linux then then is a very useful Arch Wiki article on it <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Microsoft_fonts">here</a>. If you aren't using Arch then I wish you the best of luck.</p>
<p>Microsoft have a lot of their own fonts. You can skip this section if you use Windows but you'll likely want to acquire them if you use Linux as they don't come pre-packaged. Luckily for us they can generally be installed with relative ease. If using Arch Linux then then is a very useful Arch Wiki article on it <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Microsoft_fonts">here</a>. If you aren't using Arch then I wish you the best of luck.</p>
<h3>Removing Format Warnings</h3>
<p>LibreOffice often screams at you if you use MS Office filetypes. You can hide these warnings when saving files you can navigate to the <code>hamburger menu &gt; Options</code>. In the popup you can then navigate to <code>Load/Save &gt; General</code> and then untick 'Warn when not saving in ODF or default format'.</p>
<h3>Improving Shapes</h3>
<p>Shapes from MS Office don't have perfect compatibility by default, to fix this we can navigate to the <code>hamburger menu &gt; Options &gt; Load/Save &gt; Microsoft Office</code> and tick 'SmartArt to LibreOffice shapes or reverse'.</p>
<p>LibreOffice often screams at you if you use MS Office filetypes. You can hide these warnings when saving files you can navigate to the <code>Tools &gt; Options</code> (if you can't find <code>Tools</code> then try pressing <code>alt</code>). In the popup you can then navigate to <code>Load/Save &gt; General</code> and then untick 'Warn when not saving in ODF or default format'.</p>
<h3>Improving Embeds</h3>
<p>Many embedded objects from MS Office don't have perfect compatibility by default, to fix this we can navigate to the <code>Tools &gt; Options &gt; Load/Save &gt; Microsoft Office</code> and ensure all the boxes in the Embedded Objects section are ticked.</p>
<h3>Reorganising Forms and Adding Trailing Spaces</h3>
<p>Navigate to <code>Tools &gt; Options &gt; LibreOffice Writer &gt; Compatibility</code> and ensure <code>Reorganise Form menu for Microsoft compatibility</code> and <code>Word-compatible trailing blanks</code> are ticked. Once done, click <code>Use as Default</code> and then <code>Yes</code> in the subsequent popup box.</p>
<hr />
<p>Do you know any other good settings to change or compatibility practices? Leave your suggestions in a comment.</p>
<p>Are there any specific settings you change, or parts of this post that you think could be improved? Leave your suggestions in a comment.</p>

</div>
</body>

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