I downloaded but it did not put a short cut on my desktop–how do I find it?
Hello,
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What you download is the installer. If you didn’t specify any specific location to download that file to, it should be in a “Downloads” location on your computer.
Run the installer.
When the installer completes, you should have program files and shortcuts in standard locations (Program files, Applications, /usr/bin, dock, launcher, start menu, etc., depending on which kind of system you are on). The desktop may also have a shortcut, or you can add it from the other locations.
Note also that on most linux distributions (assuming that you may be running linux), LibreOffice will be available through the software package manager so you don’t need to download any installation files.