LibreOffice @libreoffice@fosstodon.org

LibreOffice 6.2.3 is here! It includes over 90 bugfixes and compatibility improvements, thanks to our worldwide community and certified developers. Learn more, download it and support our project with a donation: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2019/04/18/libreoffice-6-2-3/

Where did LibreOffice come from? What happened to its predecessors, OpenOffice.org and StarOffice? Discover the rich history of the software on our timeline! https://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/libreoffice-timeline/

Did you know? We have a blog where we write about LibreOffice and free software events, chat with contributors, post news and job offers, and much more: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/

LibreOffice tip: With Edit ▸ AutoText ▸ Import you can select a Word document or template, containing AutoText entries that you want to import

LibreOffice is made by a worldwide community – check out our map of contributors to learn more, and read interviews with them! https://www.libreoffice.org/community/community-map/

Our LibreOffice community on Reddit has over 3,000 subscribers! Join us for discussions, help and updates about the software: https://www.reddit.com/r/libreoffice/

Boost your programming skills! Join our next C++ workshop on 11 April at 18:00 UTC, and learn more about linked lists. Experienced LibreOffice developers will give you a hand: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2019/04/10/next-c-workshop-linked-lists-11-april-at-1800-utc/

LibreOffice tip: need to move a paragraph in Writer? You don't need to cut and paste – just use this keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+Arrow up/down (on macOS, replace Ctrl with Cmd)

"As an open source fan, I thought: why not get involved in this project? Then a few community members introduced me to the LibreOffice community!" Find out how Biraj Karmakar is helping us to our software even better: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2019/04/08/community-member-monday-biraj-karmakar/

LibreOffice tip: Center a picture in a Writer Table's cell? Anchor as ▸Center buttons in Formating (horizontally) & Table (vertically) toolbars

Announcing the First Latin America LibreOffice Conference, which will take place in Asunción, Paraguay on July 19 (Friday) and 20 (Sat)! https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2019/04/02/announcing-the-first-latin-america-libreoffice-conference/

LibreOffice community members around the world help to spread awareness of the software and open standards! We were recently at the Chemnitzer Linux-Tage, where we had a stand, answered questions and gave talks – find out more: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2019/04/01/libreoffice-at-the-chemnitzer-linux-tage-2019/

In March we had two updates for LibreOffice, news about upcoming conferences, C++ workshops, interviews with awesome community members, and more! Check it out: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2019/03/29/libreoffice-monthly-recap-march-2019/

We have lots of events coming up in the LibreOffice project, such as the German Community Meetup – plus regular calls about design, documentation, marketing and more: https://nextcloud.documentfoundation.org/index.php/apps/calendar/p/WPAQ2UTYAJPRW84U

And here's our first tip: Want to sort a pivot table? Click on a drop-list's arrow in the row/column header and select sort method: ascending, descending or custom

We're on Mastodon! A big thanks to Fosstodon for the help! We'll be posting updates and news about LibreOffice, along with tips and tricks for using the software.