Bug 160953 - Can't change OLE Object display mode from rendered object to icon
Summary: Can't change OLE Object display mode from rendered object to icon
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: LibreOffice (show other bugs)
Version:
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24.8.0.0 alpha0+
Hardware: All All
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Blocks: OLE-Objects
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Reported: 2024-05-06 09:11 UTC by Eyal Rozenberg
Modified: 2026-05-09 03:14 UTC (History)
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Description Eyal Rozenberg 2024-05-06 09:11:58 UTC
When we insert an OLE object, the dialog offers us a checkbox for the choice between displaying the rendered object, or displaying an icon.

After having inserted the object - we can't alter this choice:

* The context menu doesn't have the checkbox
* The properties dialog, if it is available (in Calc it isn't) doesn't have this checkbox
* The checkbox is not to be found on the Edit menu or elsewhere on the menus, AFAICT

But - it is certainly possible in principle to change the display mode, and there's no good reason I can think of to deny this possibility.
Comment 1 raal 2024-05-08 06:02:25 UTC
Confirm with Version: 24.8.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 6d5d9eaa61505cebaf3bde4bfc157d8e19fec8de
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.5; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: cs-CZ (cs_CZ.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded Jumbo
Comment 2 QA Administrators 2026-05-09 03:14:29 UTC
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