Stuck on editing a PDF doc

I’m on Linux mint 22.1 and Everytime I open a PDF, odt, docx on libre office writer etc… the doc has a box around it with an anchor in it… it won’t let me edit or do anything with the doc… I’m stuck… can’t figure this out…??

You tagged base. Is this a database issue related to the DB front end Base?

It looks like you meet difficulty with Writer (for odt and docx) and Draw (for PDF).

It is extremely difficult to guess what’s happening without even a screenshot. Which is your exact LO release? Have you installed a Flatpak, an ordinary Mint package or downloaded directly from LO official site?

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