LibreOffice get colors back in PDF exports
LibreOffice get colors back in PDF exports
Since OpenOffice [1] moved to LibreOffice [2], direct consequence of Sun Microsystems bought by Oracle [3], some differences may have been felt, except name change.
OpenOffice.org – the Free and Open Productivity Suite
LibreOffice, free and open source productivity suite
Oracle and Sun
One of them, on my LibreOffice version (actually 3.3.3), had a particular impact on me : my PDF exports were systematically black and white.
For example, while working on a LibreOffice Writer document (Fig 1), containing some colored titles, I noticed that PDF export, with same options (Fig 2) as before version change, was exported as a black and white PDF (Fig 3).
![LibreOffice get colors back in PDF exports : Libre Office Writer colored source document](https://www.ybierling.com/images/medium/officeproductivity/libreofficegetcolorsbackinpdfexport/libreofficegetcolorsbackinpdfexport1.png)
![LibreOffice get colors back in PDF exports : Fig 2 : LibreOffice PDF export parameters](https://www.ybierling.com/images/medium/officeproductivity/libreofficegetcolorsbackinpdfexport/libreofficegetcolorsbackinpdfexport2.png)
![LibreOffice get colors back in PDF exports : Fig 3 : LibreOffice black and white PDF export](https://www.ybierling.com/images/medium/officeproductivity/libreofficegetcolorsbackinpdfexport/libreofficegetcolorsbackinpdfexport3.png)
A simple solution that I propose you, is to look in your print options (Ctrl + P). Once in the print screen, go in the LibreOffice Writer tab, and uncheck “Print text in black” option (Fig 4). Cancel is enough, it is not necessary to start printing.
![LibreOffice get colors back in PDF exports : Fig 4 : LibreOffice printing options](https://www.ybierling.com/images/medium/officeproductivity/libreofficegetcolorsbackinpdfexport/libreofficegetcolorsbackinpdfexport4.png)
Re-export then your file in PDF, and colors are back (Fig 5)!
![LibreOffice get colors back in PDF exports : Fig 5 : LibreOffice color PDF export](https://www.ybierling.com/images/medium/officeproductivity/libreofficegetcolorsbackinpdfexport/libreofficegetcolorsbackinpdfexport5.png)
On my computer, this manipulation have to be done each time I start LibreOffice [2], as this option is automatically checked, even if I change it.