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# Online Update

Specifies some options for the automatic notification and downloading of online updates to LibreOffice.

To access this command...

#### From the menu bar:

Choose LibreOffice - Preferences Tools - Options - LibreOffice - Online Update.

#### From the tabbed interface:

On the Tools tab, choose Options on the right.

#### From toolbars:

Options, then select LibreOffice - Online Update

#### From the keyboard:

Option Alt + F12, then select LibreOffice - Online Update

Online Update is a module that is installed by default. To exclude, choose "Custom" in the Setup when installing LibreOffice. Check your distribution package to see if it is possible to exclude installation of Online Update.

## Online Update Options

### Check for updates automatically

Mark to check for online updates periodically, then select the time interval how often LibreOffice will check for online updates. LibreOffice will check once a day, week, or month, as soon as a working Internet connection is detected. If you connect to the Internet by a proxy server, set the proxy on LibreOffice - Preferences Tools - Options - Internet - Proxy.

When an update is available, an icon in the menu bar displays some explaining text. Click the icon to proceed.

Online Update

If you disable the check, the icon is removed from the menu bar.

### Every Day

A check will be performed once a day.

### Every Week

A check will be performed once a week. This is the default setting.

### Every Month

A check will be performed once a month.

### Check now

A check will be performed now.

## Download Destination

Displays the selected folder to store the downloaded files.

### Download updates automatically

Enable the automatic download of updates to the specified folder.

### Change

Click to select the destination folder for downloaded files.

## User Agent

Enable the check to send information about your LibreOffice version, operating system and basic hardware. This information is used to optimize the download.

## Automatic Update

Allows you to download and install updates for LibreOffice as soon as they become available on the download servers. Updates are incremental and will be applied the next time you start LibreOffice.

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