The tool bar

Function buttons

These buttons let you quickly perform some of the most widely used tasks, such as creating a new document, opening an existing one and saving your work.

Edit buttons

These buttons are used to cut, copy and paste selected elements, as well as undo and redo mistakes and corrections.

Format options

These menus let you choose the font, style and size of text, along with adding formatting such as italics. Depending on the program you’re using, other appspecific formatting options appear.

Information bar

This bar contains info about the document you’re working on. In Writer, this includes the number of words and characters, page number and language. In Calc, it includes the sheet number and any sums you’ve created.