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Letter spacing issue in LibreOffice Writer

Medusepremier Posted messages 10 Status Member -  
 Julia -
Hello everyone,

I am a new user of LibreOffice and it seems that I have a little problem.
I am on Mac High Sierra (10.13.6) and I am using LibreOffice version 7.0.6.2

My problem is that the spacing between letters changes randomly, which makes reading difficult.

I’m including a small screenshot to show you:



Do you see what I mean?
I tried checking / unchecking kerning in Format but there was no change. I also tried with other fonts (Helvetica, Helvetica Neue, Times New Roman, Liberation Sans) and there was no difference.

My problem is that it persists when converting to PDF and thus when printing.

Have you ever encountered this? Is there something to do?

I’m coming from Word 2008 so LibreOffice is very nice because it is much more up to date, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to work on it...

Thanks in advance,

Looking forward to hearing from you

M.

15 answers

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    Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58213 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   17 482
     
    Hello.

    Try another version of Libre Office.
    With mine, using the same font as you, but on PC, I don't have this problem.

    --
    Retirement is great! Especially in the Caribbean...
    Raymond (INSA, AFPA)
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    1. Medusepremier Posted messages 10 Status Member
       
      Hello,

      Thank you for the suggestion. I just tried version 6.4 and there’s no change. Do you have a version you would recommend (to avoid me searching randomly)?

      Thanks in advance!
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  2. yclik Posted messages 3874 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 609
     
    Hello
    To be tested

    Tools > Options > LibreOffice > View
    check "hardware acceleration"
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  3. Medusepremier Posted messages 10 Status Member
     
    Hello,

    Thank you very much. I just checked, unfortunately the "hardware acceleration" option is grayed out for me (the box exists, but I can't take any action on it). Do I need to modify another setting beforehand?

    Thanks in advance!
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  4. yclik Posted messages 3874 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 609
     
    re
    To test profile purge
    Close Open Office or Libre Office
    press the WINDOWS key (flag) and R (simultaneously).
    -Then, type %appdata%
    -Look for the OpenOffice or LibreOffice folder
    -Rename it to OldOpenOffice or OldLibreOffice

    and try again "hardware acceleration"
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  6. Medusepremier Posted messages 10 Status Member
     
    Re - re - hello,

    I'm on a Mac, I imagine that must influence the procedure described? (Not least because I don't have a Windows key...)

    Thanks in advance,
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  7. yclik Posted messages 3874 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 609
     
    re
    see here
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  8. Medusepremier Posted messages 10 Status Member
     
    Good evening,

    Well, it's done, the user profile has been cleared. Unfortunately, that hasn't changed anything; hardware acceleration is still not available, and the problem persists...

    Any other ideas?

    Thank you in advance!
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  9. trotte-menu Posted messages 904 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   349
     
    Hello,

    The display of LibreOffice on macOS leaves much to be desired (understatement).
    To convince you, I let you appreciate the difference between OpenOffice 4.1.10 (on the left) and LbO 7.0.6 (on the right)

    But what you describe is the display. What about the result of the printing?
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  10. Medusepremier Posted messages 10 Status Member
     
    Hello,

    Indeed, the display is not great... Unfortunately, it persists during the export to .pdf and printing, which is very limiting.

    Thank you in advance
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  11. yclik Posted messages 3874 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 609
     
    Good evening
    try to remove the formatting with the paragraph style toolbar
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  12. Medusepremier Posted messages 10 Status Member
     
    Good evening,

    I just tried removing the formatting, but unfortunately there were no changes either...

    I have a "old" Macbook Pro from 2011, could there be a hardware issue?

    Thanks in advance.
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    1. Julia
       
      Thank you for the advice, it works well for me. Problem solved in a few minutes thanks to you.
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  14. Medusepremier Posted messages 10 Status Member
     
    Hello,

    Thank you for the advice, but to be honest, the idea of switching to LibreOffice was to have a program that is a bit more recent and up-to-date than the last version from 2011 (without wanting to offend anyone).

    I’ll do it as a last resort, but if there are other ideas, I’m open to suggestions :-)

    Thanks!
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    1. yclik Posted messages 3874 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 609
       
      Hello
      Open office is still relevant

      more info
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  15. Medusepremier Posted messages 10 Status Member
     
    Hello,

    Once again, no intention to disrespect this tool, but:

    "This article was published on Saturday, October 15, 2011, at 3:11 PM and is classified under OpenOffice in general."

    It is also noted "a version 3.4 expected in 2012." Version 4.1 was released in 2014 and there hasn't been any major update since (a last minor version in May 2021, 4.1.10, so only 10 minor updates in 7 years...)

    I will try it out for good measure, but I think we are far from the features of LibreOffice (though I could be wrong...)

    Am I the only one experiencing this problem?
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    1. yclik Posted messages 3874 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   1 609
       
      Hello
      click on the header of the page to get the latest info, last article from July 2021
      sorry that was an old shortcut
      http://oooforum.free.fr/

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  16. Medusepremier Posted messages 10 Status Member
     
    Hello,

    Thank you, I just downloaded OpenOffice and it's true that the display works much better, nothing to say about that. I haven't tested printing yet but I think it should be fine.

    However, is there no way to save in .docx? Maybe an add-on?

    Have a good day,
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