# Custom format

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Custom format
Define a custom format for the LaTeX export
Choose Tools - Options - Writer2LaTeX
Writer2LaTeX comes with a number of predefined LaTeX formats. A format defines the kind of LaTeX document to generate (the document class to use and the packages to load). It also defines a set of rules defining how content and formatting should be exported to LaTeX. Advanced users can define their own format on these pages. This requires some knowledge of LaTeX.
To use the custom format, choose Custom in the export dialog.