{"id":12225,"date":"2025-06-24T23:45:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T03:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacificopencourses.col.org\/ds4oers\/?page_id=12225"},"modified":"2025-06-24T23:45:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T03:45:36","slug":"install-libreoffice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pacificopencourses.col.org\/ds4oers\/learning-challenges\/develop-teaching-resource-including-open-images\/install-libreoffice\/","title":{"rendered":"Install LibreOffice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<div class=\"floatright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/File:LibreOffice_external_Logo-trans1.png\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LibreOffice external Logo-trans1.png\" src=\"\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/thumb\/e\/ef\/LibreOffice_external_Logo-trans1.png\/400px-LibreOffice_external_Logo-trans1.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"119\" class=\"img-responsive\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\"><\/p>\n<p><i>LibreOffice<\/i> is a Free and Open Source collection of office productivity software you can download and use for free. In this section, we provide information on the application, how to download the software, and provide links to useful resources.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"media\" src=\"https:\/\/pacificopencourses.col.org\/ds4oers\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru-course\/idevices\/Icon_multimedia.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>What is LibreOffice?<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>This video provides an overview of the components of LibreOffice including:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> LibreOffice Writer (for word processing)\n<\/li>\n<li> LibreOffice Calc (for spreadsheets)\n<\/li>\n<li> LibreOffice Draw (for graphics)\n<\/li>\n<li> LibreOffice Impress (for slideshow presentations)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>LibreOffice provides an excellent alternative to Microsoft Office. With LibreOffice, you don&#8217;t need a proprietary software licence, so you can install the software on any personal computer you may have.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"vimeo\" id=\"arve-vimeo-1088264094\" style=\"max-width:720px;\" class=\"arve aligncenter\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:500\/281\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.200000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-vimeo-1088264094\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1088264094?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&amp;transparent=0&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;amp;byline=0&amp;amp;portrait=0&amp;amp;&amp;autoplay=0#t=0s\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"404.64\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1088264094?dnt=1&#038;app_id=122963&#038;transparent=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0&#038;portrait=0&#038;byline=0&#038;portrait=0&#038;&#038;autoplay=0#t=0s\" title=\"\" width=\"720\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/pacificopencourses.col.org\\\/ds4oers\\\/learning-challenges\\\/develop-teaching-resource-including-open-images\\\/install-libreoffice\\\/#arve-vimeo-1088264094\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/player.vimeo.com\\\/video\\\/1088264094?dnt=1&app_id=122963&transparent=0&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;&autoplay=0#t=0s\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both;\">\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"activity\" src=\"https:\/\/pacificopencourses.col.org\/ds4oers\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru-course\/idevices\/Icon_activity.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Download and install the LibreOffice software<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>It is a simple process to download LibreOffice. However, <b>please note that this is a large file<\/b> (314MB) so it will take a while to download. In a school context, we recommend that one person downloads the file which can then be shared locally off-line with your colleagues.\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li> Go to the official LibreOffice website: <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external free\" href=\"https:\/\/www.libreoffice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a oew browser tab\/window)\">https:\/\/www.libreoffice.org\/<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> Click on the Download menu option, then select <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.libreoffice.org\/download\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a oew browser tab\/window)\">Download LibreOffice<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> Choose the current version (Now version 7.0.0)\n<\/li>\n<li> Normally, the download page will automatically select the correct operating system. If not, choose your operating system (Windows, Mac or Linux). If Windows, you will probably need the 64-bit version, if your computer is not older than 10 years\n<\/li>\n<li> Click on the Download button, and wait for the file to download\n<\/li>\n<li> When complete, double click on the file to install it\n<\/li>\n<li> Follow the instructions on screen to complete the installation\n<ul>\n<li> Select a &#8216;Typical&#8217; installation\n<\/li>\n<li> You can choose to create a shortcut on your desktop to launch LibreOffice from the desktop (Optional)\n<\/li>\n<li> We don&#8217;t recommend loading LibreOffice during system start-up, as that will add unnecessary time to your boot-up process, and you may not want to use a word processor every time you start your computer\n<\/li>\n<li> If there are applications which you already have open, you can select the &#8216;Do not close applications&#8217; option and re-start the machine when the installation is done\n<\/li>\n<li> When the installation is complete, click the &#8216;Finish&#8217; button\n<\/li>\n<li> You may be asked to re-start the computer. Click &#8216;yes&#8217;\n<\/li>\n<li> After re-starting, go to your application menu and select Libre Office\n<\/li>\n<li> Select the LibreOffice Writer option to launch the word processor\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you are not sure what to do, search Youtube for &#8216;How to install LibreOffice&#8217; and you&#8217;ll find some tutorial videos. See for example <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mdG0TtL5m5k\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a oew browser tab\/window)\">this one<\/a>, published by DCP Web Designers.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Additional_support_resources\">Additional support resources<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are excellent support resources available online to help with using LibreOffice. In particular, there is a free online course on <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/elearn.ellak.gr\/course\/view.php?id=37\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a oew browser tab\/window)\">Using LibreOffice<\/a>, published in English by the GFOSS Open Technologies Alliance.\n<\/p>\n<p>In addition, you can download the full Start-up Instruction Manual (PDF &#8211; 18MB) for free, by clicking on the image below:\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/File:LibreOffice-Thumb-Getting-Started.png\" class=\"image\" title=\"left\\linke=https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/b\/b7\/GS70-GettingStarted.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"left\\linke=https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/b\/b7\/GS70-GettingStarted.pdf\" src=\"\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/b\/b2\/LibreOffice-Thumb-Getting-Started.png\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" class=\"img-responsive\"><\/a><br \/>\n<b><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/b\/b7\/GS70-GettingStarted.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"(opens in a oew browser tab\/window)\">Download PDF<\/a><\/b> (18MB)\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"question\" src=\"https:\/\/pacificopencourses.col.org\/ds4oers\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru-course\/idevices\/Icon_qmark.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Quiz<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Take this short quiz to test your knowledge on the LibreOffice suite of software applications.\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"h5p-iframe-1\" class=\"h5p-iframe h5p-initialized WEH5P\" data-content-id=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/h5p.oeru.org\/h5p\/132\/embed\" width=\"640px\" height=\"400px\" style=\" width:640px; height:400px; font-weight: bold;;\" frameboarder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \nNewPP limit report\nCPU time usage: 0.037 seconds\nReal time usage: 0.045 seconds\nPreprocessor visited node count: 401\/1000000\nPreprocessor generated node count: 1636\/1000000\nPost\u2010expand include size: 12076\/2097152 bytes\nTemplate argument size: 6883\/2097152 bytes\nHighest expansion depth: 7\/40\nExpensive parser function count: 0\/100\n--><\/p>\n<p><!-- Saved in parser cache with key we_en-mw_:pcache:idhash:188651-0!*!*!!*!2!* and timestamp 20250624090716 and revision id 1109046\n -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"visualClear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<ul class=\"pager\">\n<li class=\"previous\">\n            <a href=\"\/ds4oers\/learning-challenges\/develop-teaching-resource-including-open-images\/choose-a-lesson\">\u2190 Previous<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<li class=\"next\">\n            <a href=\"\/ds4oers\/learning-challenges\/develop-teaching-resource-including-open-images\/insert-and-format-images\">Next \u2192<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"wenote-ids\"><script type='text\/javascript' id='wenotes-ids'>\n    var WEnotesSite = \"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\";\n    var WEnotesPath = \"\/DS4OERS\/Image_resource\/Install_LibreOffice\";\n    var WEnotesSiteID = \"0e3d258fbd36841f92259eefcd41d5e9\";\n    var WEnotesPathID = \"abb09a193b4251bf8844198570d4e62e\";\n    var WEnotesIDs = { site: \"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\", path: \"\/DS4OERS\/Image_resource\/Install_LibreOffice\", site_id: \"0e3d258fbd36841f92259eefcd41d5e9\", path_id: \"abb09a193b4251bf8844198570d4e62e\" };\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer><\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LibreOffice is a Free and Open Source collection of office productivity software you can download and use for free. 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