Draw Guide 7.3

Chapter 12,
User Interface Variants

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Copyright............................................................................................................................2Contributors.............................................................................................................................. 2Feedback.................................................................................................................................. 2
Publication date and software version.......................................................................................2
Using LibreOffice on macOS.....................................................................................................2Introduction........................................................................................................................4
Selecting user interface....................................................................................................4
Standard Toolbar UI..........................................................................................................5
Tabbed UI............................................................................................................................5
Fixed tabs................................................................................................................................. 7File tab................................................................................................................................. 7
Home tab.............................................................................................................................. 8
Insert tab.............................................................................................................................. 9
Layout tab............................................................................................................................ 9
Review tab......................................................................................................................... 10
View tab............................................................................................................................. 12
Extension tab..................................................................................................................... 12
Tools tab............................................................................................................................. 12
Additional tabs........................................................................................................................ 13
Draw tab............................................................................................................................. 13Image tab........................................................................................................................... 14
Object tab........................................................................................................................... 15
Table tab............................................................................................................................. 15Media tab........................................................................................................................... 15

Single Toolbar UI & Sidebar UI.......................................................................................16
Tabbed Compact UI.........................................................................................................16Groupedbar Compact UI.................................................................................................17
Contextual Single UI........................................................................................................17

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Introduction
By default, commands and tools used in LibreOffice Draw are grouped in a user interface
consisting of cascading menus and toolbars. The functions and use of these cascading menusand toolbars are described in previous chapters of this user guide.
This chapter describes the user interface variants that are available for LibreOffice Draw. A user
then has the option to select the user interface that suits their requirements and methods ofcreating drawings in LibreOffice Draw.

NoteWhen changing the user interface, the variant can be applied only to LibreOffice
Draw, or applied to all the modules in LibreOffice.

Selecting user interface
To select a user interface variant or switching between the user interface variants:
1) Go to View > User Interface on the Menu bar to open the Select Your Preferred UserInterface dialog (Figure 1).
2) In UI variants, select one of the variants. An example of the selected variant is shown inthe Preview box, along with a short description.
3) Click on Apply to Draw to apply the variant selection to LibreOffice Draw only, or click on
Apply to All to apply the variant to all the LibreOffice modules. The LibreOffice windowchanges to match the selected variant.
4) Click Close to close the dialog.

Figure 1: Select Your User Preferred User Interface dialog

NoteIf the option Enable experimental features has been selected in the Tools >Options > Advanced dialog, several more variants appear in UI variants. Beingexperimental, these variants are not described in this user guide.

4 | Chapter 12, User Interface VariantsFigure 2: Standard Toolbar user interface in LibreOffice Draw 7.2

NoteIn all the user interface variants, the Sidebar can be hidden or shown by clicking on
the Hide/Show button on the left of the Sidebar,

Standard Toolbar UIThe Standard Toolbar user interface is the default view when LibreOffice is installed and theWorkspace opened for the first time. Figure 2 shows an example of the default Workspace viewin LibreOffice Draw, which normally consists of the following.
•Menu bar at the top of the Workspace.

•Standard toolbar positioned below the Menu bar.

•Line and Filling toolbar positioned below the Standard toolbar.

•Drawing toolbar positioned vertically on the left of the Workspace.

•Sidebar positioned on the right of the Workspace.

For more information on the Draw Workspace, see Chapter 1, Introducing Draw.

Tabbed UIThe Tabbed user interface provides a familiar interface for users coming from proprietary officesuites, for example Microsoft Office. This user interface is divided into tabs, where each tab
displays a set of tools grouped by context. The context changes depending on the object
selected and the LibreOffice module being used.
It includes a Menu bar, a Tab bar, and tool icons grouped in context that would be normally usedin LibreOffice Draw. If the tool icons on a tab page do not fit into the width of the Draw window, adouble chevron >> appears at the right end of the row. Click the double chevron >> to display
more commands.

Tabbed UI | 5Figure 3: Quick menu options

Figure 4: Icon bar

Figure 5: Customize dialog - Notebookbar page

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On Windows and Linux operating systems, the Menu bar can be hidden or displayed by clicking
on Menubar at the left end of the Tab bar.
On the right of the Tab bar, a Quick menu (≡) (Figure 3) is available giving access to somecommonly used commands and links. Some of the Quick menu items have submenus, indicatedby a triangle ► on the right. The Quick menu is the same for all tabs.
On the left of the Tab bar, an icon bar (Figure 4) is available giving access to some commonlyused tools – Menu bar; Open (Ctrl+O); Save (Ctrl+S);Undo (Ctrl+Z); Redo (Ctrl+Y).
The Tabbed user interface can be customized using the Notebookbar page of the Customize
dialog (Figure 5) to show or hide the individual tools on the various tabs. For more information on
customization of LibreOffice, see the Getting Started Guide and the Writer Guide.

NoteWhen using the Tabbed user interface, the Draw toolbars are removed from view. If itis necessary, toolbars can be opened and used by going to View > Toolbars on theMenu bar or Quick menu > Toolbars.

Fixed tabs
The fixed tabs in the Tabbed user interface for Draw are described on the following pages. The
following figures show the left and right ends of the tabs separately so they are large enough tomore easily see the commands.

File tab
The File tab (Figure 6) is a fixed tab providing commands to create new documents; open, save,print, and close documents; manage templates; export to PDF and EPUB; display document
properties; add a digital signature; and sign an existing PDF.
The File tab has two menus (Figures 7 and 8): File and Help. The File tab menu contains thesame commands as the tools available on the tab. The Help tab menu provides links to a varietyof resources.

Figure 6: Tabbed user interface - File tab

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Figure 7: File tab menu

Figure 8: Help tab menu

Home tab
The Home tab (Figure 9) is a fixed tab providing commands to cut, copy, paste, and format text;
insert common items (for example images, tables, charts); apply, update, and edit drawing styles;
and so on. The Home tab menu (Figure 10) at the right end of the Tab bar provides additionalcommands that are not on the tab.

Figure 9: Tabbed user interface - Home tab

Figure 10: Home tab menu

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Insert tab
The Insert tab (Figure 11) is a fixed tab providing tools to insert many commonly used items. TheInsert tab menu (Figure 12) at the right end of the Tab bar provides some of the same tools.

Figure 11: Tabbed user interface - Insert tab

Figure 12: Insert tab menu

Layout tab
The Layout tab (Figure 13) is a fixed tab providing tools to create a drawing layout. The Layouttab menu (Figure 14) at the right end of the Layout tab bar provides some of the same tools.

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Figure 13: Tabbed user interface - Layout tab

Figure 14: Layout tab menu

Review tab
The Review tab (Figure 15) is a fixed tab providing tools for spell checking text; inserting anddeleting review comments; and redaction. The Review tab menu (Figure 16) provides additional
text editing commands. Some of these commands appear only if Asian or Complex Text Layout
are selected in Tools > Options > Language Settings > Languages.

Figure 15: Tabbed user interface - Review tab

10 | Chapter 12, User Interface VariantsFigure 16: Review tab menu

Figure 17: Tabbed user interface - View tab

Figure 18: View tabmenu

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View tab
The View tab (Figure 17) is a fixed tab providing tools to display a drawing on screen. The View
tab menu (Figure 18) provides additional tools relating to the display on a drawing on screen.

Extension tab
The Extension tab (Figure 19) is a fixed tab containing only the command to access theExtension Manager allowing the installation of extensions that are compatible for use in
LibreOffice.

Figure 19: Tabbed user interface Extension tab

Tools tab
The Tools tab (Figure 20) is a fixed tab providing several tools for macros; color replacer; mediaplayer. The Tools tab menu (Figure 21) provides some of the same commands, plus extra toolsfor organizing macros and dialogs; image map; data sources; filter settings; extension manager;
and options.

Figure 20: Tabbed user interface - Tools tab

Figure 21: Tools tabmenu

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Additional tabs
Additional tabs appear when an object in Draw is selected and are displayed between the View
and Extension tabs. The illustrations show the left and right ends of the tabs separately so they
are large enough to more easily see the commands.

Draw tab
The Draw tab (Figure 22) is only available when a draw object is selected in a drawing. Itprovides commands for editing, transforming, grouping, aligning, and distributing draw objects.
The Draw tab menu (Figure 23) provides a similar set of commands for editing, transforming andconverting draw objects.

Figure 22: Tabbed user Interface - Draw tab

Figure 23: Draw tab menu

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Image tab
The Image tab (Figure 24) only becomes available when an image is selected in a drawing suchas a photograph, Fontwork, OLE object, or QR code. It provides tools for working with theseimages, including captions, cropping, borders and area styles and colors, anchors, wrapping,positioning, and filtering. The Image tab menu (Figure 25) provides links to dialogs for workingwith images.

Figure 24: Tabbed user interface - Image tab

Figure 25: Image tab menu

Figure 26: Tabbed user interface - Object tab

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The Object tab (Figure 26) only becomes available when an object, such as a chart, is selected.
It provides tools to position, resize, choose colors and borders for the selected object. TheObject tab menu (Figure 27) provides extra tools to match the type of object selected.

Figure 27: Object tabmenu

Table tab
The Table tab (Figure 28) only becomes available when a table is selected in a drawing. It
provides tools to format a table to the drawing requirements. The Table tab menu (Figure 29)
includes extra tools for editing a table.

Figure 28: Tabbed user interface - Table tab

Figure 29: Table tab menu

Media tab
The Media tab (Figure 30) only becomes available when a media object is selected in a drawing.
It provides tools for positioning and running an audio or video file. The Media tab menu
(Figure 31) includes extra tools for editing a media object.

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Figure 30: Tabbed user interface - Media tab

Figure 31: Media tabmenu

Single Toolbar UI & Sidebar UIWhen selected, the Single Toolbar and Sidebar user interfaces only show the Menu bar with notoolbars. However, toolbars can be added to either of these user interfaces by going to View >Toolbars on the Menu bar and selecting the required toolbar from the options available. For
more information on toolbars, see Appendix B, Toolbars in this guide and the Getting Started
Guide.

Tabbed Compact UIThe Tabbed Compact user interface has the same tabs as the Tabbed user interface, but thecommands on each tab are arranged as a single row of tools. Some of these tools havedrop-down menus with extra options. Figure 32 shows an example of the File tab in the Tabbed
Compact user interface.
The tab menu on the right of the Tabbed Compact user interface provides the same options as
the tab menus in the Tabbed user interface, see “Tabbed UI” on page 5 for more information.

Figure 32: Tabbed Compact user interface - File tab

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Groupedbar Compact UIThe Groupedbar Compact user interface (Figure 33), with a Draw object selected, is divided
into groups that contain commands organized as sets of tools and menus. The tools and menus
that are available change to suit the type of object selected. Clicking on the double chevron >>displays more tools for editing an object.
The Groupedbar menu (Figure 34) on the right-hand end of this interface provides extra tools forworking with LibreOffice Draw, including convenient ways to change the user interface andaccess toolbars.

Figure 33: Groupedbar user interface with Draw object selected

Figure 34: Groupedbar
menu

Contextual Single UIThe Contextual Single user interface displays a single toolbar to suit the type of object that has
been selected. Figure 35 shows an example of Contextual Single user interface when a draw
object is selected. Clicking on the double chevron >> displays more tools for editing an object.

Figure 35: Contextual Single user interface with Draw object selected

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