Ver 6.2.8.2. I can add shapes to Writer page but I can’t select it to resize or move. I can add the same shapes and Fontworks in Calc with no problems. An earlier version on my laptop works fine.
Thanks for helping kompilainenn but my problem wasn’t my OS (a new Windows 10) but the format that I was useing. I spent the whole frigging day pecking around Libre… even unistalled it once and re-installed. The fix was a simple one but my brain just didn’t go in the right direction.
Just started using LibreOffice so my question was probably answered many versions ago. Turns out that shapes/objects and Fontworks do not work in any xml docs (docx etc). I changed my default ‘save’ to .doc instead of docx and I was golden. LOVE the LibreOffice writer now. If you want xml docs you can still use ‘insert images’ … just not Libre’s drawings or Fontworks.
The whole shapes/Fontworks is still working kinda weird. The objects still can’t be selected when the .doc is first created. It works like it is supposed to only when a previously saved .doc is opened and shapes or Fontworks is added. Not a big deal. I kinda like Fontworks…reminds me of the old Wallwords in early MS Word. If I want it in a newly opened .doc, it is easy enough to create it in ‘Draw’ and snip it from a screen shot. It can be selected and sized then. Pretty sure it is a minor bug/compatability issue and not a problem on my end. My hardware is brand new and Windows 10 is fresh as a daisy.