How to enable the LibreOffice Ribbon. Leanr how to enable new MUFFIN (Ribbon) toolbar in LibreOffice 5.3 on Ubuntu 16.10 and Ubuntu 16.04 Systems. By default, the new MUFFIN toolbar is not available in LibreOffice as it is an experimental feature. To enable and use the new MUFFIN Ribbon toolbar, you will have to enable in manually.
MUFFIN Ribbon UI
The MUFFIN Ribbon UI was announced by The LibreOffice Design Team On 21 December 2016. The announcement reads:
With a blank canvas, a designer can place any UI widget on it, including the usual buttons with or without a label, a section label to identify the group of controls, or more advanced widgets like tabs. They also have the ability to define any dimension for buttons, so they serve as a visual attractor, and all together have a larger catalog of controls to choose from than couldn’t be found in classic toolbars. Furthermore, they can define that the main menu can be hidden, or whether it should have a particular icon theme, for instance. Of course the classic toolbars will still remain and are enabled by default, so don’t be afraid of radical changes. Users interested in trying out the Notebookbar will be able to opt-in and will be able to try out multiple different implementations.
Enable The MUFFIN Ribbon in LibreOffice 5.3
Click on the menu Tools > Options, select ‘LibreOffice’ > ‘Advanced’ and now check the option ‘Enable Experimental Features’. Once done, press ‘OK’ and restart LibreOffice to apply changes. If asked, simply click ‘Restart Now’ button.
Now to use the MUFFIN Ribbon UI, enable it from View > Toolbar Layout menu.
There are 4 toolbar layouts set that can used in LibreOffice 5.3 on Ubuntu Systems:
- Default Classic
- Notebookbar
- Single Toolbar
- Single Toolbar + Sidebar
The default Notebookbar is the one which is seen in the Tabbed style. There are two more styles which can be used – Contextual groups and Contextual single.
How To Enable The LibreOffice Ribbon; Enable Notebook Bar originally posted on Source Digit – Latest Technology, Gadgets & Gizmos.