Description: UI Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install and Start LibreOffice Impress 2. Try to insert textbox by clicking on an icon Actual Results: I cannot click the add text box icon because there is none. I have to go to the menu Insert->Text Box Expected Results: There is an easy to find button for text boxes right from the start. One essential feature of presentation software are textboxes! Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: Version: 7.4.2.3 / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 22949782292d40bc0751a2b0b2cf40927460a4f8 CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 5.15; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
Created attachment 183261 [details] Toolbar after installation
If you'd like the Text box button simply check it enabled. Tools -> Customize -> Toolbar and set the Target to the "Drawing" toolbar. The checkbox for the "Text box" (.uno:Text) is there and can be enabled. The "Text box" is available on the "Text" toolbar, but the button is not shown enabled by default on the Drawing toolbar. Also would note that the default <F2> short cut assigned to the UNO performs the the action without needing the to press the toolbar button. Just <F2> and draw the Text box rectangle...
Thank you very much for your support! I knew that there is the option to change it and though I had done it before for a different installation, I could not find it on the spot. "simply check it enabled" is a relative statement and holds only if you know about the software, which users often don't after a fresh installation. May I suggest to rethink the initial layout? The same holds for the text toolbar. There was probably a reason why it was chosen to be different than other presentation software, but for me it seems like a major obstacle to use Impress out-of-the-box. In my opinion, e.g. Collabora Online Presentation chooses a better initial toolbar layout.
Just a follow up: I did what you suggested and the "Text box" Icon appeared. However it is grayed out and cannot be used. I can add the "Text" toolbar icon, which works and does what I want. However, the fact that even your description does not work, is another argument to improve usability in my opinion. Thank you