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OpenOffice.org 2.3, the latest version of the leading open source office productivity suite. OpenOffice.org 2.3 now incorporates an extensive array of new features and enhancements to all its core components, and protects users from newly discovered security vulnerabilities. | OpenOffice.org 2.3, the latest version of the leading open source office productivity suite. OpenOffice.org 2.3 now incorporates an extensive array of new features and enhancements to all its core components, and protects users from newly discovered security vulnerabilities. | ||
| − | The | + | The '''Charting component''' has undergone a complete revamp, adding a range |
of new features as well as simplifying and streamlining chart | of new features as well as simplifying and streamlining chart | ||
| − | formulation. A new chart wizard | + | formulation. A new chart wizard; enhanced 3D chart designs; replacement |
| − | colour palettes | + | colour palettes; additional axis options and scaling; improved toolbars; |
| − | flexible data sources | + | flexible data sources; an improved data editor - all combine to |
| − | offer the user a smoother, efficient and | + | offer the user a smoother, more efficient, and powerful charting |
| − | experience. | + | experience. This component may be used throughout OpenOffice.org. |
[WRITER - STILL NEEDS COMPILATION] | [WRITER - STILL NEEDS COMPILATION] | ||
| − | Usability enhancements to Writer, | + | Usability enhancements to '''Writer''', OpenOffice.org's word processor, in |
conjunction with the addition of a new MediaWiki export filter ... Zoom | conjunction with the addition of a new MediaWiki export filter ... Zoom | ||
Aligns to centre rather than left ... language guessing of unknown | Aligns to centre rather than left ... language guessing of unknown | ||
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Simple Mail Merge now allows the saving of the merge to a single | Simple Mail Merge now allows the saving of the merge to a single | ||
document ... Support for ODF specification soft page breaks added. | document ... Support for ODF specification soft page breaks added. | ||
| − | Pages are not being centered. Changed | + | Pages are not being centered. Changed link behaviour in Writer |
(Ctrl+click for opening links). | (Ctrl+click for opening links). | ||
| − | A number of general productivity improvements to Calc, | + | A number of general productivity improvements have been made to |
| − | + | '''Calc''', OpenOffice.org's spreadsheet. Most noticeable of these is that the default | |
print settings have changed to suppress the printing of blank pages and | print settings have changed to suppress the printing of blank pages and | ||
to only print the selected sheets. Additional simplification of | to only print the selected sheets. Additional simplification of | ||
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context menus and dialogues, improvements to import filters, | context menus and dialogues, improvements to import filters, | ||
modifications to toolbars, as well as the enhancement to the AutoSum | modifications to toolbars, as well as the enhancement to the AutoSum | ||
| − | feature | + | feature all make Calc a pleasure to use every day. |
| − | + | Performance improvements have been made to '''Impress''', | |
| − | Impress, | + | OpenOffice.org's application for creating presentations. |
| − | + | The 'move along curve' animation feature has been re-introduced, | |
| − | + | giving 'cartoon-like' abilities to presentations. | |
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| − | + | OpenOffice.org's database application, '''Base''', continues to evolve, | |
| − | + | with additional features for expert users such as keyboard shortcuts, and a | |
| + | Report Builder, available as extension on http://extensions.services.openoffice.org. | ||
| − | + | OpenOffice.org '''Draw''', the drawing and diagramming module, has been enhanced | |
| − | + | to provide improved exporting to HTML/web by adding support for | |
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| − | to provide improved exporting to HTML/ | + | |
exporting the images to portable network graphics (PNG) format. | exporting the images to portable network graphics (PNG) format. | ||
Accessibility improvements have also been made by providing alternate | Accessibility improvements have also been made by providing alternate | ||
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OpenOffice.org Announces Version 2.3
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The OpenOffice.org Community announce the release of OpenOffice.org 2.3, the latest version of the leading open-source office suite. With upgrades to its word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, and database software, the free software package provides a real alternative to Microsoft's Office 2007 product - and an easier upgrade path for existing Microsoft Office users
Location and Timestamp -- The OpenOffice.org community is pleased to announce the release of OpenOffice.org 2.3, the latest version of the leading open source office productivity suite. OpenOffice.org 2.3 now incorporates an extensive array of new features and enhancements to all its core components, and protects users from newly discovered security vulnerabilities.
The Charting component has undergone a complete revamp, adding a range of new features as well as simplifying and streamlining chart formulation. A new chart wizard; enhanced 3D chart designs; replacement colour palettes; additional axis options and scaling; improved toolbars; flexible data sources; an improved data editor - all combine to offer the user a smoother, more efficient, and powerful charting experience. This component may be used throughout OpenOffice.org.
[WRITER - STILL NEEDS COMPILATION] Usability enhancements to Writer, OpenOffice.org's word processor, in conjunction with the addition of a new MediaWiki export filter ... Zoom Aligns to centre rather than left ... language guessing of unknown text ... Smart Tag API Extended [LEAVE OUT?] ... separate UI/configuration of XML Form Documents from Writer [LEAVE OUT?] ... Simple Mail Merge now allows the saving of the merge to a single document ... Support for ODF specification soft page breaks added. Pages are not being centered. Changed link behaviour in Writer (Ctrl+click for opening links).
A number of general productivity improvements have been made to Calc, OpenOffice.org's spreadsheet. Most noticeable of these is that the default print settings have changed to suppress the printing of blank pages and to only print the selected sheets. Additional simplification of shortcuts, the addition and improvement of various functions, changes to context menus and dialogues, improvements to import filters, modifications to toolbars, as well as the enhancement to the AutoSum feature all make Calc a pleasure to use every day.
Performance improvements have been made to Impress, OpenOffice.org's application for creating presentations. The 'move along curve' animation feature has been re-introduced, giving 'cartoon-like' abilities to presentations.
OpenOffice.org's database application, Base, continues to evolve, with additional features for expert users such as keyboard shortcuts, and a Report Builder, available as extension on http://extensions.services.openoffice.org.
OpenOffice.org Draw, the drawing and diagramming module, has been enhanced to provide improved exporting to HTML/web by adding support for exporting the images to portable network graphics (PNG) format. Accessibility improvements have also been made by providing alternate text for image maps and layer titles and descriptions.
General improvements to the entire suite include a persistent stylist filter, re-ordering of the PDF export dialogues, new shortcut keys, easier keyboard customisation, previewing of web pages in a browser, a number of enhancements for extensions and a high default macro security level. In addition support for numerous languages and locales have added.
About OpenOffice.org
The OpenOffice.org Community is an international team of volunteer and sponsored contributors who develop, support, and promote the leading open-source office productivity suite, OpenOffice.org. OpenOffice.org's leading edge software technology (UNO) is also available for developers, systems integrators, etc to use in OpenOffice.org extensions or in their own applications.
OpenOffice.org supports the Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) OASIS Standard (ISO/IEC 26300) as well as legacy industry file formats and is available on major computing platforms in over 70 languages. OpenOffice.org software is provided under the GNU Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL) and may be used free of charge for any purpose, private or commercial.
The OpenOffice.org Community acknowledges generous sponsorship from a number of companies, including Sun Microsystems, the founding sponsor and primary contributor.
Links
OpenOffice.org 2.3 may be downloaded free of charge from http://download.openoffice.org
OpenOffice.org extensions can be downloaded from http://extensions.services.openoffice.org
The OpenOffice.org community can be found at http://www.openoffice.org
To learn more about the community see http://about.openoffice.org
Your local native language project can be found at at http://projects.openoffice.org/native-lang.html
Press Contacts
Louis Suarez-Potts (UTC -04h00)
OpenOffice.org Community Manager
louis@openoffice.org
+1 (416) 625 3843
John McCreesh (UTC +01h00)
OpenOffice.org Marketing Project Lead
jpmcc@openoffice.org
+44 (0)7 810 278 540
Florian Effenberger (UTC +01h00)
OpenOffice.org Marketing Project Co-Lead
floeff@openoffice.org
+49 8341 9966 0880
