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# General

Specifies the general settings for LibreOffice.

To access this command...

Choose LibreOffice - PreferencesTools - Options - LibreOffice - General.

## Help

Specifies the behavior of the online help.

### Extended tips

Displays a help text when you rest the cursor on an icon, a menu command, or a control on a dialog.

## Document status

### Printing sets "document modified" status

Specifies whether the printing of the document counts as a modification. When this option is marked, the very next time the document is closed you are asked if the changes should be saved. The print date is then entered in the document properties as a change.

## Year (two digits)

Defines a date range, within which the system recognizes a two-digit year.

In LibreOffice, years are indicated by four digits, so that the difference between 1/1/99 and 1/1/01 is two years. This \<emph\>Year (two digits)\</emph\> setting allows the user to define the years in which two-digit dates are added to 2000. To illustrate, if you specify a date of 1/1/30 or later, the entry "1/1/20" is recognized as 1/1/2020 instead of 1/1/1920.

## Help Improve LibreOffice

### Collect usage data and send it to The Document Foundation

Send usage data to help The Document Foundation improve the software usability. The software development team is interested in information about the usage pattern of LibreOffice. This data helps to improve the usability of the applications, by identifying the most frequently used sequences of commands while performing common tasks, and in return, design a user interface that is easier to use and more productive. The usage data is sent anonymously and carry no document contents, only the commands used.