alxmarcond
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 March 21st 2008, 20:51 |
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OpenOffice.org 2.4 may be just around the corner. But if you laugh at stable releases and always want to have your hands on the latest beta software, you can download an early beta version of OpenOffice.org 3.0 today. Just check out the list of OpenOffice.org mirrors, choose a download site, and then find the Developer folder and the DEV300 supfolder and you should be able to download a Windows, Linux, or Mac installer. That's right, there's even an OS X installer. OpenOffice.org 3.0 will be the first version of OpenOffice to feature a native Mac client.
So what else does OpenOffice.org 3.0 have that version 2.3.1 is missing? Well, a bunch of bugs. This is a developer preview, after all. But there's also a ton of new features, including the startup screen you see above. That's what you'll get if you launch OOo-dev without choosing a specific application like Writer or Calc first. Here are a few other changes:
* Multi-page view in Writer
* Office 2007 document support
* New Calc theme
* Maximum number of columns in Calc jumps from 256 to 1024
* Multiple users can edit spreadsheets simultaneously
These are just a few of the changes already included in OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta. There are thousands of other tweaks and bug fixes in the works. What features would you most like to see in the next major release? OpenOffice.org 3.0 is scheduled for a September, 2008 launch.
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manufn619
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| March 21st 2008, 21:32 |
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until grammer comes up, im staying away
but i did use this for like a year! |
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alxmarcond
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| March 21st 2008, 21:40 |
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theres probably some plugin for it : / thats something i would like too see happen too though
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purry
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| March 21st 2008, 22:07 |
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Do you guys think i should use Open Office 3 instead of MS Office 2003?
I'd like to have Microsoft Office 2007 but it is rather expensive. |
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alxmarcond
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| March 21st 2008, 22:47 |
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depends, do you care about looks? Windows Blinds MIGHT skin OOO but im not sure... Open Office imo offers SO much more funtionality than Office but be sure to instal Open Clipart if u need clipart
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purry
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| March 22nd 2008, 00:40 |
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| alxmarcond wrote: | | depends, do you care about looks? Windows Blinds MIGHT skin OOO but im not sure... Open Office imo offers SO much more funtionality than Office but be sure to instal Open Clipart if u need clipart |
I Think i should just use OO then... time to download!! |
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SbuxBlaze
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| March 22nd 2008, 00:42 |
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| alxmarcond wrote: | | depends, do you care about looks? Windows Blinds MIGHT skin OOO but im not sure... Open Office imo offers SO much more funtionality than Office but be sure to instal Open Clipart if u need clipart |
imo office 2007 offers so much more looks and easier to use features... as well as more features in the first place 
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alxmarcond
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| March 22nd 2008, 03:00 |
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OOO has offered the very same 3D effects apperantly. and plus, all of us are graphics designers (of sorts) so 3D effects arent exactly hard at all. Plus, looks over productivity never prevails imho
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