Change the unit of LibreOffice ruler

If you use LibreOffice Writer frequently, you probably have learnt to rely on the rule to manage the margins and tabs of your documents. If you need to have a different sets of units, such as  Centimetres or points, you can change the unit of LibreOffice ruler.

LibreOffice is a free and open-source office suite. It was forked in 2010 from OpenOffice.org, which in turn was an open-sourced version of StarOffice. The LibreOffice suite consists of different programs for word processing, spreadsheets, slideshows, diagrams and drawings, and databases.

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Create PDF/A document with LibreOffice

Have you been asked to provide a particular document not only in PDF format, but specifically in PDF/A? You are in luck as you can easily create PDF/A with LibreOffice.
As you probably know, PDF is a standard for encoding documents that is portable between systems. Then, if you are wondering how PDF/A differs from “conventional” PDF, according to Wikipedia:

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Install LibreOffice on Ubuntu using the official repository

Few days ago the final version of LibreOffice 3.3, the spin-off of OpenOffice born after the the issues between Document Foundation and Oracle, come to life.

With this guide I will show you how to install LibreOffice 3.3 on Ubuntu and its variants with the official repositories.

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