Re: [libreoffice-users] New User: Three Questions

** Reply to message from David B Teague sr <davidbteague@comporium.net> on
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:56:27 -0400

> On 7/19/2011 9:09 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> >   1.) When LO is invoked it displays a box of icons in the middle of the
> > application window. Where do I change the start up option so I see 
> > either a
> > blank window or a new writer document instead of this icon box? 
>
> Are you using Windows? If so, I am certain there is a way, but I 
> sidestep the issue by keeping an empty writer document on my desk top. I 
> start that and click the "new document" at the upper left. I do have to 
> choose where to save if different from the default. I thought this 
> easier than fighting the run box as suggested elsewhere.
>
> You can prefer to create a shortcut, giving the "item" the short cut 
> wizard requests as a path to swriter.exe. On my 64 bit W7 machine it is
> C:\Program Files (x86)\LibreOffice 3\program\swriter.exe
> YMMV.
>
> The answers given by others to your remaining questions are better than 
> what I can come up with.

I know he isn't using Windows, but FYI, under Windows there is a folder in
your program list with icons for each of the functions, i.e. Writer, Calc,
etc. Just make a copy of the shortcut and put it on your desktop or quick
start bar.

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