Fixing application forms
Application forms created in MS word sometimes seem to show strange behaviour when opened in LibreOffice.
An example is below
So in this case there is a Grey background to the text, this seems to get in the way of typing and filling out the form properly.
This can be fixed with
View —> Field Shadings
Another oddity with this form is protected fields. In the very fields / boxes that you are meant to type text into.
This can be fixed with
Tools —> Options —> LibreOffice Writer —> Compatibility then unchecking the write protect box.
This screen shot is from LibreOffice 6, the LibreOffice 7 option is slightly different but should also fix the problem.
This is a really good example of why we need to adopt open standards such as ODF. We also need to consider that not everyone runs MS Office. Free software makes computing accessible to ALL.
(https://www.libreofficetemplates.net/) * LibreOffice basics * LibreOffice Documentation * The Document foundation * HM Government – Using Open Document Formats (ODF) in your organisation