Archive for the 'OpenOffice.org' Category

BlackBerry Unsupported Formats, OpenOffice.org Equation Editor, Converting Rows to Columns: OpenOffice.org links, 13-03-2010

BlackBerry Internet Service 3.0 to Skip Two-Way GMail Sync? - Differently from what expected the BlackBerry Internet Service 3.0 upgrade doesn’t include the ability to work with OpenOffice presentations, spreadsheets, and documents.

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OpenOffice.org 3.2 New Release in the News

OpenOffice.org 3.2.0 released today - GullFOSS blog reports the news enlisting the most important new features.

OpenOffice.org 3.2: 10 Years in the Making - Joe ‘Zonker’ Brockmeier posts his impressions about the new release.

300,000,000 Downloads Later, OpenOffice Ships Version 3.2 - TechCrunch reports the impressive download numbers.

OpenOffice.org Clipart, OpenOffice.org Extensions, GoogleDocs Replaces OpenOffice in Ubuntu Netbook: links, 7-2-2010

Adding ClipArt to OpenOffice - If you miss clipart see how to add the collection available at Open Clip Art Library.

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OpenOffice.org 3.2 RC 2, OpenOffice.org Thumbnail Plugin, OpenOffice.org Impress reloaded

3.2.0 Release Candidate 2 (build OOO320_m9) - Release Notes - Have a look at OpenOffice.org 3.2.0, it is the second RC of the future feature release.

OpenOffice.org Thumbnail plugin 1.0 released
- The new OpenOffice.org Thumbnail plugin - a plugin for KDE file managers to preview OpenDocument Format files as thumbnails -  has been released.

UX meeting in Hamburg, Day Two - Discover what the Renaissance team is currently working on to tclean up Impress user interface.

OpenOffice.org links: Toolbars, Budget Spreadsheet, Best of PRWeb for 2009

Extend OpenOffice.org with Toolbars - Learn how to use and personalize OpenOffice.org toolbars.

Openoffice.org extensions- Personal/Family Budget Spreadsheet - A spreadsheet to set a yearly budgeted amount for numerous categories and then track your spending in all of them comparing it to your budgeted amount.

OpenOffice.org Tops “The Best of PRWeb” for 2009 - OpenOffice.org news release eventually was named the winner of The Best of PRWeb contest!

Vote for OpenOffice.org PR news

PRWeb yesterday announced the three top online news releases of 2009, and the press release issued for the launch of OpenOffice.org 3.1 has been included in the short list.

Voting for the overall winner you can help to raise interest in OpenOffice.org because the winner will receive 10 free - as in beer- distributions.

OpenOffice.org Video Guides: PinGuide

Christian Biasco, author of π-Videoblog - a video series dedicated to intellectual property and intellectual freedom - has just released the video guide dedicated to OpenOffice.org. The OpenOffice.org video is the third of the PinGuide series, and it has been sponsored by two Italian LUG (LinuxTrent and FoLug).

PinGuide is a collaborative project, volunteers willing to translate videoguides are welcome, if interested contact directly Christian.

OpenOffice.org and ODF Plugfest Conference 2009

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Two days ago in Orvieto we announced that in two weeks the open source and open standards world will converge in Orvieto (Italy). The second ODF Plugfest (2-3 Nov) will open the week, bringing together implementors and stakeholders from all over the world to work together on ODF interoperability.

The OpenOffice.org 2009 conference (4-6 Nov) - organized by PLIO association and Orvieto LUG - has a very rich program, including specific sessions aimed at schools and at OOo development.

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OpenOffice.org development moves to Mercurial, OpenOffice.org PDF Presentations: OpenOffice.org links, 18-10-2009

OpenOffice.org development switches to Mercurial - Come to the OpenOffice.org conference in Orvieto to learn why OpenOffice.org development switched to Mercurial.

How to export OpenOffice presentations to PDF - Learn how to manage notes page and eventually print them.

Burton Group’s “Short List” of Productivity Suite Leaders Goes Beyond Microsoft - -Burton Group says that the productivity suite market is in the midst of a rebirth.

Although Microsoft remains the market leader, it is being challenged by suppliers on Burton Group’s ‘Short List’ including IBM, OpenOffice.org, and Sun.

Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org Migration WhitePaper, OOo Con, Git and OOo: OpenOffice.org links, 04-10-2009

Microsoft Office to OpenOffice.org/StarOffice Migration Overview - A white paper edited by Sun Microsystems (requires a registration) providing a simple migration blueprint introducing to a six step process (Implementing a test phase, Creating an inventory of tools and Microsoft Office dependent solutions, Identifying documents and macros that are still in use, Organizing the migration team, Converting work-flow critical documents, templates and macros and eventually Training and post-deployment support). A case study and scenarios are also discussed.

Nearly there - John Mc Creesh says it is almost time to go to the OpenOffice.org conference. Look at the Conference Programme and if you can make it don’t forget to register online, Orvieto waits for you!

Git and OpenOffice.org - ideas about how could be possible to auto merge OpenOffice document from Git.


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