...providing user help for OpenOffice.org
Moderator: Paul
by James » Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:50 pm
by James » Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:57 pm
by James » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:28 pm
OpenOffice.org Community wrote:OpenOffice.org Release 2.3.1 is a bug fix release with no new
features for users. However, as this release also fixes a security
vulnerability with database files, we recommend all affected users should
upgrade to this release. Release Notes Security Bulletin
by James » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:08 pm
OpenOffice.org Community wrote:OpenOffice.org 2.4 includes new features, enhancements, and bug fixes to all its core components.New features:
|- usability improvements in printing
- enhancements to PDF handling (OOo creates PDF files 'out of the box'
- The default font is now DejaVu, which supports more languages/localisations than the previous font
|- Writer now has easier selection of the language for spellchecking
- users can set options for printing hidden and place holder text and for following hyperlinks
- text selection and 'find and replace' have been improved
- 'power users' will appreciate new extra keyboard shortcuts for paragraph styles.
|- Calc: data and formulae entry streamlined
- 'smart move and copy' for blocks of cells
- the ability to transform data into columns
- improvements to printing, data filtering, and the Data Pilot.
|- Usability improvements have been made to Draw (drawing and diagramming module) and Impress (for creating presentations).
- Both applications have enhanced PDF export capabilities
- Impress now has a new range of thrilling 3D transition effects supported through an extension.
|- Chart module: Novice users benefit from more intelligent default choices from the graphics engine; advanced users have more options allowing them to fine tune a chart exactly the way they want it.
|- Base now supports MS-Access 2007(accdb files on MS-Windows)
- enhanced capabilities for MySQL, Oracle/jdbc, and native (HSQL) databases.
- Query Designer also improved.
by James » Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:11 pm
OpenOffice.org Community wrote:The OpenOffice.org Community is pleased to announce the release of OpenOffice.org 2.4.1, a minor update of OpenOffice.org 2.4 released in March 2008.
[This release includes a security vulnerability fix, however to our knowledge this vulnerability has not been exploited; however, in accordance with industry best practice, we recommend all users upgrade to 2.4.1.
Some of the included changes are:]
- Better automatic positions for labels on pie segments (Chart)
- More flexible placement of labels on data points (Chart)
- Base now supports MS Access 2007 files (*.accdb)
- Relative links now available in PDF export filter
- Context menu entry to quickly insert picture background for slides (Impress)
- Separate zoom per sheet (Calc)
- Support for backward references in Find & Replace (Writer)
- Better language control (Writer)
- Ctrl-click Behavior for Hyperlinks Now Configurable (Writer)
by James » Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:51 am
by James » Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:32 pm
by James » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:50 pm
OpenOffice.org Community wrote:OpenOffice.org 3 has a fresh new look, with a new start screen, new splash screen, new icons, and a host of usability improvements.
The Writer word processor has a cool new slider control for zooming, allows multi-page display while editing, has powerful new multilingual support, and boasts improved notes capabilities. [...]
The Calc spreadsheet has been given another increase in capacity - now up to 1024 columns per sheet. It also has a powerful new equation solver, and a great new collaboration feature for multiple users.
Draw can now cope with poster-size graphics (up to 3sq metres), and Impress supports multiple monitors for presentations. Chart now produces much more clean looking graphics by default, and has a range of additional features requested by power users.
The popular built-in PDF export facility has been further enhanced with PDF/A support and a range of new user-selectable options.
by James » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:30 pm
OpenOffice.org Community wrote:This release fixes a number of minor issues reported with OpenOffice.org 3.0 ... Although minor releases normally do not include new features, there are two points of interest: enhanced support for grammar checkers, and an increase in the number of words held in personal word lists to 30,000.
by James » Fri May 08, 2009 11:14 pm
OpenOffice.org Release Announcment wrote:OpenOffice.org 3.1 ... contains a raft of new features voted for by users, including much improved on-screen graphics and improvements to all its components...
Writer (word processing): improvements to comments ... further grammar checker integration ...
Calc (spreadsheet): hot hints for formulae ... new and improved formulae ... improved sorting ... more performance bottlenecks removed ... rename sheets with a double-click
Chart (graphics engine): flexible positioning of axes ... flexible handling of "missing" data points
Impress (presentation): font size buttons
Base (database): SQL syntax highlighting, easier deployment of macro applications
...
OpenOffice.org also now has a more capable file locking mechanism, enabling users to share files safely in a multi-user, multi-platform environment.
by James » Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:36 pm
by James » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:19 pm
OpenOffice.org Release Announcment wrote:The OpenOffice.org Community is pleased to announce the release of OpenOffice.org 3.1.1, a minor update to OpenOffice.org 3.1.0 released in May 2009 ... Full details of the bugs fixed may be found in the release notes http://development.openoffice.org/releases/3.1.1.html ... we recommend all users of earlier versions to upgrade to 3.1.1.
by James » Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:11 am
OpenOffice.org Release Announcment wrote:At the start of its 10th anniversary year, and with over 300 million downloads recorded in total, the OpenOffice.org Community today announced the release of ... OpenOffice.org 3.2.
OpenOffice.org 3.2 new features include:All users are encouraged to upgrade to the new release, because of the potential security vulnerabilities addressed in 3.2. Any[one] still using OpenOffice.org 2 should note that this version was declared 'end of life' in December 2009, with no further security patches or bugfixes being issued by the Community.
- faster start up times
- improved compatibility with open standard (ODF) and proprietary file formats
- improvements to all components, particularly the Calc spreadsheet, with over a dozen new or enhanced features
- [Charts are easier to use, and new chart types are available]
by James » Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:36 pm
OpenOffice.org Release Announcment wrote:OpenOffice.org 3.2.1 is a so-called micro release that comes with bugfixes and improvements, with no new features being introduced. This release also fixes security issues, so we recommend everyone to upgrade to the new version as soon as possible.
This version is also the first one to be released with the project's new main sponsor, Oracle, and comes with a refreshed logo and splash screen.
Return to Announcements / Releases / News
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest