r/LibreOfficeWriter

I've only slightly dabbled in - LibreOffice - but there is one thing I noticed - No Left Side Ruler - only a Ruler at the top.

Is there a way to switch the Left Ruler On?

I would use this when I need to create a Label where I only have a limited amount of space.

For example, recently I wanted to Label a USB Thumb Drive for the Zorin OS. Obviously a Thumb Drive is not that big, so I had to make sure the Label fit. Just one example. In this case, having a Left Ruler would have been helpful.

I can live with not having it, but it would be nice if I could turn that feature On.

I download documents from professional plateform in *.doc format. But when I open them with libre office writer, the doc is in a mess. The original formatting is gone.I tried to change some parameters in the LO preferences but in vain.

my L.O. version is :

Version: 26.2.3.2 (AARCH64)

Build ID: 70e089b17412e4cb7773e41413306b17a2328c34

CPU threads: 8; OS: macOS 26.5; UI render: Skia/Metal; VCL: osx

Locale: fr-MA (fr_MA.UTF-8); UI: en-US

Can someone help to make .doc format colmpatible with LO Writer? Many thanks in advance.