1.1.1 فتح Writer وإغلاقه ICDL 1.1.1
LibreOffice Writer is a free, open-source word processing application — it's the Alin Li alternative to Microsoft Word! You can create letters, reports, essays, and much more.
To open Writer:
- Click the Application Menu (الأنشطة أو ابدأ)
- Search for "LibreOffice Writer" or find it under "Office"
- Click to open — a blank document appears
To open an existing document: Ctrl + O → navigate to the file → click Open. Or double-click a .odt / .docx file in your File Manager.
To close: Click the ❌ button in the corner, or Ctrl + W (إغلاق المستند) / Ctrl + Q (إغلاق التطبيق بالكامل).
1.1.2 إنشاء مستندات من قوالب ICDL 1.1.2
A template is a pre-designed document with formatting already set up (letterhead, CV, report layout). Instead of starting from scratch:
- Go to File → New → Templates
- Browse categories or search for a template
- Select one and click "Open" — a new document based on that template appears
1.1.3–1.1.4 حفظ المستندات ICDL 1.1.3–1.1.4
| إجراء | Shortcut | What Happens |
|---|---|---|
| Save | Ctrl + S | Saves changes to the current file. First time? Opens "Save As" dialog. |
| Save As | Ctrl + Shift + S | Save with a new name, location, or different format. |
| Save as PDF | File → Export as PDF | Creates a .pdf file that looks the same on any device. |
Common file formats:
| النوع | Extension | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| نص Open Document | .odt | Default format. Open standard — works in any word processor. استخدم هذا دائمًا! |
| Microsoft Word | .docx | When sharing with people who use Microsoft Word |
| نص عادي | .txt | Text only — no formatting, images, or tables |
.pdf | For final documents that shouldn't be edited — looks perfect everywhere |
1.1.5 التنقل بين المستندات ICDL 1.1.5
When you have multiple documents open: go to the Window menu to see all open documents and click to switch. Or use Alt + Tab to switch between any open windows on your desktop.
1.2.1 ضبط التفضيلات ICDL 1.2.1
Go to Tools → Options (على Linux) لضبط:
| Setting | Where | What It Does |
|---|---|---|
| User name | LibreOffice ← بيانات المستخدم | Your name appears in document properties and comments |
| Default save folder | LibreOffice ← المسارات | Choose where files save by default (e.g., /home/student/Documents) |
| Default file format | تحميل/حفظ ← عام | Set to always save as .odt or .docx |
| AutoRecovery | تحميل/حفظ ← عام | Auto-saves every X minutes (set to 5 min for safety!) |
1.2.2–1.2.4 المساعدة والتكبير وأشرطة الأدوات ICDL 1.2.2–1.2.4
Help: Press F1 or go to Help → LibreOffice Help to search for any topic.
Zoom: Use the slider in the bottom-right corner, or go to View → Zoom. Ctrl + التمرير بالماوس يكبّر ويصغّر أيضًا.
Toolbars: Go to View → Toolbars to show/hide toolbars. The Standard and Formatting toolbars are the most important. The Sidebar (عرض ← الشريط الجانبي أو Ctrl + F5) يوفّر وصولًا سريعًا إلى الخصائص والأنماط وغيرها.
1.2.5–1.2.6 التنقل في المستندات ICDL 1.2.5–1.2.6
| Shortcut | إجراء |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Home | Jump to the beginning of the document |
| Ctrl + End | Jump to the end of the document |
| Ctrl + G | Go to a specific page number (Navigator) |
| Page Up / Page Down | Scroll one screen up/down |
| Ctrl + ← / → | Jump one word left/right |
| Home / End | Jump to start/end of current line |
| F5 | افتح لوحة Navigator (للانتقال إلى العناوين والجداول والصور) |
2.1.1–2.1.2 أوضاع عرض المستندات ICDL 2.1.1–2.1.2
| View Mode | القائمة | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| 📄 عادي (تخطيط الطباعة) | View → Normal | The standard view — shows exactly how the document will look when printed, with page borders, margins, and headers/footers |
| 🌐 Web Layout | View → Web | Shows the document as it would appear in a web browser — no page breaks |
2.1.3 إدخال النص ICDL 2.1.3
Simply click where you want to type and start typing! The cursor (blinking line |) shows where text will appear. Press Enter to start a new paragraph. Text automatically wraps to the next line — you don't need to press Enter at the end of each line.
2.1.4 إدراج الرموز والمحارف الخاصة ICDL 2.1.4
Go to Insert → Special Character to insert symbols not on your keyboard:
2.2.1 المحارف غير المطبوعة ICDL 2.2.1
المحارف غير المطبوعة علامات خفية تتحكم بالتنسيق. أظهرها/أخفِها باستخدام Ctrl + F10 or the ¶ button on the toolbar:
| Symbol | يعني | Created By |
|---|---|---|
| · (نقطة) | مسافة بين الكلمات | Pressing Spacebar |
| ¶ | End of a paragraph | Pressing Enter |
| ↵ | فاصل سطر يدوي (إرجاع مرن) | Shift + Enter |
| → | محرف جدولة | Pressing Tab key |
2.2.2 تحديد النص ICDL 2.2.2
| What to Select | How to Do It |
|---|---|
| A word | Double-click the word |
| A line | Click in the left margin next to the line |
| A sentence | Click at the start, hold Shift، وانقر عند النهاية |
| A paragraph | Triple-click anywhere in the paragraph |
| كل النص | Ctrl + A |
| A specific range | Click at start → hold Shift → click at end |
| غير متجاور text | Select first part → hold Ctrl → select additional parts |
2.2.3–2.2.8 تحرير النص ICDL 2.2.3–2.2.8
Insert mode (الافتراضي): يدفع النص الجديد النص الموجود إلى اليمين.
وضع الكتابة فوق النص: Press Insert key — new text replaces existing characters. (The status bar shows "Insert" or "Overwrite" at the bottom.)
Delete: Delete key removes the character AFTER the cursor. Backspace removes the character BEFORE the cursor.
Find: Ctrl + H opens Find & Replace. Or Ctrl + F for just Find.
Type what you're looking for → click "Find Next" or "Find All".
Replace: In Find & Replace dialog, type the old text in "Search For" and the new text in "Replace With". Click "Replace" (one at a time) or "Replace All" (all at once).
| إجراء | Shortcut | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Copy | Ctrl + C | Copies selected text (original stays) |
| Cut (Move) | Ctrl + X | Removes selected text (ready to paste elsewhere) |
| لصق | Ctrl + V | يضع النص المنسوخ أو المقصوص في موضع المؤشر |
| Undo | Ctrl + Z | Reverses the last action (can press multiple times!) |
| Redo | Ctrl + Y | Redoes an undone action |
You can also copy/move text between open documents using the same shortcuts!
🎮 Activity: Shortcut Matching Game
طابِق كل اختصار مع وظيفته:
📖 مراجع الإنترنت
3.1.1–3.1.2 تنسيق النص الأساسي ICDL 3.1.1–3.1.2
Select text first, then apply formatting:
| Formatting | Shortcut | Toolbar | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bold | Ctrl + B | B button | يجعل النص أثخن وأغمق |
| Italic | Ctrl + I | I button | يجعل النص مائلًا |
| Underline | Ctrl + U | U button | يضيف خطًا أسفل النص |
| Font Size | — | Size dropdown (e.g., 12pt) | يكبّر النص أو يصغّره |
| Font Type | — | Font dropdown | Changes the style of letters (Arial, Times, Liberation Sans) |
3.1.3–3.1.6 تنسيق النص المتقدم ICDL 3.1.3–3.1.6
| Feature | What It Does | Where to Find |
|---|---|---|
| Subscript | Text below the line: H₂O | Format → Text → Subscript or Ctrl + Shift + B |
| Superscript | Text above the line: E=mc² | Format → Text → Superscript or Ctrl + Shift + P |
| Font Colour | Changes the colour of text | Font Color dropdown on Formatting toolbar (A with coloured bar) |
| Case Changes | UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case | Format → Text → UPPERCASE / lowercase / Capitalize Every Word |
| Automatic Hyphenation | Splits long words at line ends with hyphens | Tools → Language → Hyphenation, or Format → Paragraph → Text Flow |
3.1.7 الروابط التشعبية ICDL 3.1.7
A hyperlink turns text into a clickable link that opens a web page, email, or another part of the document.
- Select the text you want to make into a link
- Go to Insert → Hyperlink (أو اضغط Ctrl + K)
- In the "URL" field, type the web address (e.g., https://libreoffice.org)
- Click "Apply" then "Close"
To edit a hyperlink: right-click it → "Edit Hyperlink". To remove: right-click → "Remove Hyperlink".
3.2.1–3.2.4 تنسيق الفقرات ICDL 3.2.1–3.2.4
Creating paragraphs: Press Enter to create a new paragraph. To merge two paragraphs into one, place your cursor at the start of the second paragraph and press Backspace.
فاصل سطر (إرجاع مرن): Press Shift + Enter to start a new line WITHOUT starting a new paragraph. Useful inside addresses or poems.
Text alignment:
| محاذاة | Shortcut | What It Looks Like |
|---|---|---|
| ⬅️ Left | Ctrl + L | Text aligns to the left edge (default for most text) |
| ↔️ Centre | Ctrl + E | Text is centred on the page (good for titles) |
| ➡️ Right | Ctrl + R | Text aligns to the right edge (for dates, page numbers) |
| ⬌ Justified | Ctrl + J | Text stretches to fill both edges evenly (like in newspapers) |
3.2.5–3.2.6 المسافات البادئة وعلامات الجدولة ICDL 3.2.5–3.2.6
| Indent Type | What It Does | How |
|---|---|---|
| المسافة البادئة اليسرى | يبعد الفقرة كاملةً عن الهامش الأيسر | Format → Paragraph → Indents & Spacing → Before text |
| Right indent | يبعد الفقرة كاملةً عن الهامش الأيمن | Format → Paragraph → Indents & Spacing → After text |
| First line indent | يُزاح السطر الأول فقط إلى الداخل (كما في الكتب) | Format → Paragraph → First line indent |
| Hanging indent | First line stays, rest of paragraph indents (for bibliographies) | Set negative first line indent |
Quick indent: Use the Increase Indent / Decrease Indent buttons on the toolbar, or drag the markers on the ruler.
Tabs let you align text at specific positions across the line. Types of tab stops:
| Tab Type | What It Does |
|---|---|
| علامة جدولة يسرى | Text starts at the tab position and goes right |
| Centre Tab | Text centres around the tab position |
| Right Tab | Text ends at the tab position (right-aligned) |
| Decimal Tab | تُحاذى الأرقام عند الفاصلة العشرية (لأعمدة العملات) |
Set tabs: Click on the ruler at the top of the page, or go to Format → Paragraph → Tabs.
3.2.7–3.2.8 التباعد ICDL 3.2.7–3.2.8
Go to Format → Paragraph → Indents & Spacing:
| Setting | What It Does |
|---|---|
| أعلى الفقرة | يضيف مسافة قبل الفقرة |
| Below paragraph | يضيف مسافة بعد الفقرة |
| تباعد الأسطر: مفرد | الأسطر متقاربة (افتراضي) |
| تباعد الأسطر: 1.5 سطر | تباعد متوسط (شائع للمقالات المدرسية) |
| تباعد الأسطر: مزدوج | Wide spacing (for editing drafts) |
3.2.9 التعداد النقطي والقوائم المرقمة ICDL 3.2.9
Select your text (or start typing), then click the Bulleted List أو قائمة مرقّمة button on the toolbar. To change style, click the dropdown arrow next to the button and choose a different style.
To remove bullets/numbers: select the list and click the button again (toggles off).
3.2.10 حدود الفقرات وتظليلها ICDL 3.2.10
Go to Format → Paragraph → Borders to add: border style (solid, dashed, dotted), line width, line colour, and background/shading colour. This is useful for highlighting important paragraphs or creating callout boxes.
3.3 الأنماط ICDL 3.3
Styles are saved formatting settings you can apply instantly. They ensure consistent formatting throughout your document.
أنماط الفقرات (عنوان 1، عنوان 2، نمط الفقرة الافتراضي، إلخ) تتحكم في الفقرة كاملةً — الخط والحجم والتباعد والمحاذاة.
Character styles control just the selected characters — like making certain words always appear in bold red.
How to apply: Click in the paragraph (or select text) → use the Style dropdown on the left side of the Formatting toolbar → choose a style (Heading 1, Heading 2, Body Text, etc.).
أو افتح Styles sidebar with F11 to see all available styles.
The Clone Formatting tool (paintbrush icon 🖌️ on toolbar) copies formatting from one place to another:
- ضع المؤشر في النص الذي تريد نسخ تنسيقه
- Click the Clone Formatting button (paintbrush)
- Select the text you want to apply that formatting to
- Done! The formatting is applied.
Tip: Double-click the paintbrush to apply formatting to multiple places. Click it again (or press Esc) to stop.
4.1.1 إنشاء الجداول وحذفها ICDL 4.1.1
- Go to Table → Insert Table (أو Ctrl + F12)
- Choose the number of columns and rows
- Click OK — the table appears at your cursor position
أو استخدم Table button on the toolbar — hover over the grid to select size visually!
To delete a table: Click inside it → Table → Delete → Table.
4.1.2–4.1.4 Working with Table Data ICDL 4.1.2–4.1.4
Enter data: Click in a cell and type. Press Tab to move to the next cell. Press Shift + Tab to go back.
Select parts of a table:
| Select | How |
|---|---|
| خلية واحدة | Click in the cell, then Ctrl + A (أو انقر على حافة الخلية) |
| صف | Click in the left margin next to the row / Table → Select → Row |
| عمود | Click at the top edge of the column / Table → Select → Column |
| Entire table | Table → Select → Table, or click upper-left corner handle |
Insert/Delete rows & columns: Right-click inside the table → Insert/Delete Rows or Columns. Or use Table → Insert/Delete.
4.2 Table Formatting ICDL 4.2
| What to Change | How |
|---|---|
| Column width | Drag the column border on the ruler, or right-click → Table Properties → Columns |
| Row height | Drag the row border, or Table Properties → set height |
| Cell borders | Select cells → Table → Properties → Borders tab → choose style, width, colour |
| Cell shading | Select cells → Table → Properties → Background tab → choose colour |
4.3 Graphical Objects ICDL 4.3
- ضع المؤشر حيث تريد الصورة
- Go to Insert → Image
- Browse to find your image file → click Open
- The image appears in your document!
You can also drag and drop an image file from the File Manager directly into the document.
Go to Insert → Shape → choose a shape category (Basic, Symbol, Arrow, Flowchart, Stars) → click and drag on the document to draw it.
أو استخدم Drawing toolbar: View → Toolbars → Drawing.
Select: Click on the object — handles (small squares) appear around it.
نقل: Click and drag the object to a new position. Or cut and paste to move between documents.
Copy: Ctrl + C then Ctrl + V. يعمل أيضًا بين المستندات المفتوحة.
Resize (keep proportions): Hold Shift and drag a corner handle. This maintains the aspect ratio so the image doesn't look squished!
Resize (freely): Drag a corner handle WITHOUT holding Shift — the image stretches in any direction.
Delete: Select the object → press Delete key.
📖 مراجع الإنترنت
What is Mail Merge? ICDL 5.1
دمج المراسلات lets you create personalised letters, labels, or envelopes for many people automatically. Instead of typing each person's name and address separately, you create ONE template letter and ONE data list — the computer combines them!
📄 المستند الرئيسي — the letter or label template with placeholder fields
📊 Data Source — a spreadsheet or database with names, addresses, and other info (one row per person)
5.1.1–5.1.3 Setting Up Mail Merge ICDL 5.1.1–5.1.3
- Create your data source — Open LibreOffice Calc and create a spreadsheet with columns like: First Name, Last Name, Address, City, etc. Save it as
.ods - افتح رسالتك أو أنشئها in Writer — type the main content that everyone will receive
- Go to Tools → Mail Merge Wizard — follow the steps: choose letter type, select your spreadsheet data source
- Insert fields: ضع المؤشر حيث يجب أن يظهر الاسم ← انقر "Insert Data Field" ← اختر "First_Name" من القائمة. كرر ذلك لاسم العائلة والعنوان وغيرهما.
- Your letter now has placeholders like
<First_Name><Last_Name>that will be replaced with real data!
Dear <First_Name> <Last_Name>,
We are pleased to invite you to our Open Computing Day at Alin Li Academy!
Your personal invitation will be sent to:
<Address>, <City>
Warm regards,
فريق Alin Li
5.2.1–5.2.2 Generating Output ICDL 5.2
بعد ربط القالب بالبيانات:
- Click «دمج» in the Mail Merge Wizard (or Tools → Mail Merge)
- Choose output: مستند جديد (ينشئ مستندًا واحدًا كبيرًا يضم جميع الرسائل) أو Printer (يرسل مباشرة إلى الطباعة)
- Each person gets their own personalised letter with their name, address, and details filled in automatically!
You can also create address labels using File → New → Labels, then connecting to your data source the same way.
6.1.1 Page Orientation & Size ICDL 6.1.1
Go to Format → Page Style → Page tab:
| Setting | الخيارات | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| الاتجاه | 📄 عمودي (طويل) / 🖼️ أفقي (عريض) | عمودي للرسائل، وأفقي للجداول العريضة أو الشهادات |
| مقاس الورق | A4 (21 × 29.7 cm)، وLetter (8.5 × 11 in)، وغيرهما. | A4 هو القياسي في معظم الدول؛ وLetter في الولايات المتحدة |
6.1.2 الهوامش ICDL 6.1.2
الهوامش مساحة فارغة حول حواف الصفحة. غيّرها من Format → Page Style → Page tab:
Set Top, Bottom, Left, Right margins. Default is usually 2 cm (0.79 inches). For binding (printed booklets), increase the left or inner margin.
6.1.3–6.1.4 Page Breaks ICDL 6.1.3–6.1.4
Insert: ضع المؤشر حيث تريد الصفحة الجديدة ← Insert → More Breaks → Page Break (أو Ctrl + Enter).
Delete: Show non-printing characters (Ctrl + F10) → ضع المؤشر قبل فاصل الصفحة مباشرة → اضغط Delete.
6.1.5–6.1.6 Headers & Footers ICDL 6.1.5–6.1.6
Headers appear at the top of every page; footers appear at the bottom. مناسب لأرقام الصفحات والتواريخ والعناوين وأسماء المؤلفين.
- Go to Insert → Header and Footer → Header → Default Page Style (أو التذييل)
- تظهر مساحة نص أعلى الصفحة أو أسفلها — اكتب محتواك
- To insert automatic fields: Insert → Header and Footer → Page Number، أو إدراج → حقل → التاريخ، عدد الصفحات، اسم الملف، المؤلف
| Field | What It Shows | Insert Path |
|---|---|---|
| رقم الصفحة | Current page number (auto-updates) | Insert → Field → Page Number |
| Date | Today's date (auto-updates) | Insert → Field → Date |
| File Name | The document's file name | Insert → Field → File Name |
| Author | Your name (from user data settings) | Insert → Field → Author |
| عدد الصفحات | Total number of pages | Insert → Field → Page Count |
Common format: "Page 3 of 12" — type "Page ", insert Page Number, type " of ", insert Page Count.
6.2.1–6.2.2 Spell Check ICDL 6.2.1–6.2.2
يضع LibreOffice Writer خطًا تحت الأخطاء الإملائية بلون red wavy lines and grammar issues in blue wavy lines.
Run spell check: Press F7 or go to Tools → Spelling. يمكنك التعامل مع كل خطأ بالخيارات التالية:
| إجراء | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Change | Replace the misspelled word with the selected suggestion |
| Change All | Fix all instances of this misspelling in the document |
| Ignore Once | Skip this word just this time |
| Ignore All | Skip all instances of this word |
| إضافة إلى القاموس | يضيف الكلمة إلى قاموسك الخاص (لن تُعلَّم مجددًا) |
6.2.3–6.2.4 Preview & Print ICDL 6.2.3–6.2.4
Print Preview: Press Ctrl + Shift + J or go to File → Print Preview. This shows exactly how pages will look on paper. Click "Close Preview" to return to editing.
Print: Ctrl + P opens the Print dialog:
| خيار | What It Does |
|---|---|
| جميع الصفحات | Prints the entire document |
| الصفحات | Print specific pages (e.g., 1, 3, 5-7) |
| Selection | Prints only the text you've selected/highlighted |
| عدد النسخ | Print multiple copies (e.g., 3 copies for 3 students) |
أكاديمية Alin Li ICDL — Word Processing with LibreOffice Writer