Sometime back in 2017, I was absolutely frustrated with Microsoft Office and Windows 10 is “bugginess”, slow, and just simply frustrating end performance. Firstly, what is LibreOffice? How is it like to use (it’s pros and cons)? How is compatibility like with other office suites? And Lastly, who, if anyone, is LibreOffice good for?īefore we dive into this, a little background story is needed on why I personally, use LibreOffice with Google Suites online. This article will answer the following questions. Microsoft Office is, after all, the gold standard of Office Suites, so why on earth would anyone want to use something entirely differently? For others, LibreOffice might be linked with unprofessional, underdeveloped, and lower quality end-product compared to Microsoft Office. I hope this provides sufficient information for you to get a black screen and see how it looks with F5 on your system.In a world where corporate entities predominantly use Microsoft Office, the name LibreOffice may not be in the dictionary of many of these entities. I then start a presentation with F5 and on my system I have a black screen with white line along the bottom and the right edge. I then select OK and the LO Impress screen changes to Black. I then select the black colour and this changes the New colour to Back. I then choose Background and this gives colour options.

Right mouse click and select Slide Properties. I then move my cursor onto the blank image between the Slides and Properties panels. In the Layouts option you can choose the blank slide. The Sidebar provides the option for selecting numerous features, but for now I mainly use the Properties which gives Slide and Layouts.

I sometime find the Sidebar is hidden and I have to move my cursor over the arrow half way down the right edge of the screen. For View, I have Normal, Status Bar, Slide Pane, Comments and Sidebar selected. To start with, when I launch LO Impress, I have the View option next to the Edit along the top of the LO Screen. I guess I assumed some familiarity with LO Impress as I have been using it for many years. Thanks for letting me know the problems you were having.

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