When exchanging documents with other people, it is sometimes useful to store metadata like the owner of the file, who it was received from, and a URL. LibreOffice lets you attach such metadata to the file. This helps you track metadata which you do not want to or cannot save in the content of the file. This feature is also the basis for later sorting, searching and retrieving your documents based on metadata.
As an example, we assume you want to set these properties to your file:
A title, subject, and some keywords
The owner of the file
Who sent you the file
To attach such metadata to your document, proceed as follows:
Procedure 9.7: Setting Properties
Click File › Properties.
Change to the Description tab and insert title, subject, and your keywords.
In case you want to add additional data to your document, switch to the Custom Properties tab.
To add a property, click Add.
In the Name column, click the drop-down box for the entry. A list of properties appears. Choose, for example, Owner.
Insert the name of the owner in the Value column.
Repeat from Step 4 for more custom properties.
To remove a custom property, click the red icon at the end of the corresponding row.
Leave the dialog with OK.
Save the file.