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| <H2>OpenOffice.org 2.0 Features</H2> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="darkblueleft"><A |
| NAME="NEWS"></A><B>Introduction</B> </TD> |
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| <TR> |
| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">OpenOffice.org 2.0 - word |
| processor, spreadsheet application, presentation tool and more</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> <BR>OpenOffice.org 2.0 is an |
| open, feature-rich multi-platform office productivity suite. The user interface |
| and the functionality is very similar to other products in the market like |
| Microsoft Office or Lotus SmartSuite, but in contrast to these commercial |
| products OpenOffice.org is absolutely free.<BR><BR>A full description of the |
| application can be found on the product pages at: |
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| <LI><A |
| HREF="//product/">//product/</A></LI> |
| |
| </UL>A list of the features introduced in past versions of |
| OpenOffice.org can be found at: |
| <UL> |
| <LI><A |
| HREF="//dev_docs/features/1.1/index.html">//dev_docs/features/1.1/index.html</A></LI> |
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| HREF="//dev_docs/source/features.html">//dev_docs/source/features.html</A></LI> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="darkblueleft"><A |
| NAME="NEWS"></A><B>Highlights</B> (Click on thumbnail images to see a larger |
| picture!)</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">Open Standards XML File Format |
| (OASIS OpenDocument)</TD> |
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| <TD><A |
| HREF="http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office"><IMG |
| SRC="images/opendocument_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">Beginning with version 2.0 |
| OpenOffice.org uses the open standard |
| <A |
| HREF="http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office">OASIS |
| OpenDocument</A> XML format as the default file format. The OASIS OpenDocument |
| format is a vendor and implementation independent file format, and thus |
| guarantees freedom and independence.<BR>In addition to OpenOffice.org itself, |
| the open source office suite <A HREF="http://www.koffice.org/">KOffice</A> as |
| well as OpenOffice.org derivatives like the |
| <A HREF="http://www.sun.com/staroffice">StarOffice software</A> support the |
| OASIS OpenDocument file format. The OASIS OpenDocument file format is also one |
| of the file formats recommended by the |
| <A HREF="http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/document/3439">European |
| Commission</A>.</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">New Multi-pane View</TD> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/multi_pane.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/multi_pane_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">The new Multi-pane view |
| increases the productivity and usability of OpenOffice.org. The Multi-pane view |
| provides all important tools and windows through one coherent, integrated, and |
| simple user interface. Former Microsoft PowerPoint users should find |
| OpenOffice.org 2.0 easy to use.</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">New CustomShapes (compatible |
| with Microsoft AutoShapes)</TD> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/auto_shapes.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/auto_shapes_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">OpenOffice.org now |
| supports CustomShapes, which are very similar to Microsoft's AutoShapes. As a |
| consequence, AutoShapes are imported and displayed correctly. CustomShapes are |
| shapes that can change not only their size but also their appearance.</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">More Slide Transitions and |
| Animation Effects</TD> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/multi_pane.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/transitions_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">OpenOffice.org now |
| supports many more animation effects and slide transitions. Now users have more |
| options to give their presentations a professional appearance. In addition, the |
| extended support for effects improves compatibility with Microsoft |
| PowerPoint.</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">Enhanced PDF Export</TD> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/pdf_export.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/pdf_export_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">OpenOffice.org 1.1 |
| introduced the PDF export feature. Version 2.0 now extends the basic export |
| feature. With the new version it is possible to define the compression levels |
| of embedded images. In addition, the PDF support now correctly handles |
| thumbnail images and hyperlinks.</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">New enhanced Database |
| Frontend</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/base.jpg"><IMG SRC="images/base_th.jpg" |
| WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">OpenOffice.org always had |
| database front end tools, but in past versions they were very hidden. |
| OpenOffice.org 2.0 starts to handle databases like any other application, i.e. |
| a new database can be created via the "File - New" menu. For novice users |
| OpenOffice.org provides a new Table Wizard that allows creating database tables |
| without any knowledge of databases or SQL. The new embedded |
| <A HREF="http://hsqldb.sourceforge.net/">HSQLDB</A> database engine, based on |
| Java technology, allows creating "database documents". These simple database |
| files don't require a back end database server like MySQL or Adabas D. All |
| information (table definitions, data, queries, forms, reports) is stored in one |
| XML file.</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">Mail Merge Wizard</TD> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/mail_merge.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/mail_merge_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">The new Mail Merge Wizard |
| makes it very easy to do mailings to hundreds of recipients. The wizard guides |
| users step by step through the process. Various data sources can be used for |
| the address information.</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">Enhanced Word Count Feature</TD> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/word_count.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/word_count_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">In the past it was only |
| possible to find document statistics under "File - Properties ...". It also was |
| impossible to count the number of words in a selection. OpenOffice.org 2.0 |
| eliminates this restriction. Now a new word count dialog can be found in the |
| "Tools" menu.</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">Support for Nested Tables</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> |
| <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="10"> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/nested_tables.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/nested_tables_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">With OpenOffice.org 2.0 it |
| is now possible to create tables within tables (nested tables). This increases |
| overall usability, and also improves compatibility with Microsoft Word.</TD> |
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| </TABLE></TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">Digital Signatures Support</TD> |
| </TR> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/dig_sig.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/dig_sig_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">Another new feature is the |
| support of digital signatures. OpenOffice.org uses certificates stored in the |
| regular repositories.</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">XForms Support</TD> |
| </TR> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/xforms.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/xforms_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">OpenOffice.org 2.0 now |
| allows creating forms based on the open |
| <A HREF="http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Forms/">W3C XForms</A> standard. With XForms |
| it is very easy to implement simple logic without any programming.</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">WordPerfect Filters</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/wordperfect.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/wordperfect_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">OpenOffice.org 2.0 |
| includes a <A HREF="http://wp.openoffice.org/filter.html">WordPerfect |
| filter</A> developed by the open source community. Developers are invited to |
| <A HREF="/contributing/index.html">contribute</A> to this |
| project.</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">65,536 Rows in Calc</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/65k_rows.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/65k_rows_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">OpenOffice.org 1.1 |
| supported only 32,768 rows in spreadsheet documents, which caused Microsoft |
| Excel interoperability issues. The new version now takes OpenOffice.org to the |
| same level as Microsoft Excel.</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">Enhanced PivotTable Support</TD> |
| |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> |
| <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="10"> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/pivottables.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/pivottables_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">With the DataPilot in |
| OpenOffice.org 2.0 (similar to Microsoft Excel's PivotTable feature) it is now |
| possible to create new groups, filter data based on values, show differences |
| and percentages instead of absolute values, etc.<BR>The new DataPilot features |
| turn OpenOffice.org Calc into a very powerful tool for data analysis.</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">Native Installers</TD> |
| </TR> |
| <TR> |
| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> |
| <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="10"> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/native_installers.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/native_installers_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">OpenOffice.org 2.0 |
| supports native installation mechanisms. For example, .MSI and .CAB files are |
| provided on Microsoft Windows; RPM files are available for Linux.<BR>For users |
| with more sophisticated management requirements, Sun provides configuration |
| management tools as part of the <A |
| HREF="http://www.sun.com/staroffice">StarOffice software</A>. StarOffice 8 will |
| also introduce Macro migration tools.</TD> |
| </TR> |
| </TABLE></TD> |
| </TR> |
| <TR> |
| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">Native Desktop Integration</TD> |
| </TR> |
| <TR> |
| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> |
| <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="10"> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/desktop_integration.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/desktop_integration_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">The OpenOffice.org 2.0 |
| applications integrate nicely into the desktop environment. Thus, |
| OpenOffice.org looks and behaves like any other application on a given |
| platform. On Windows XP it looks like a Windows application, and on Linux it |
| uses the same UI widgets as GIMP or Evolution.</TD> |
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| </TABLE></TD> |
| </TR> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">Floating Toolbars</TD> |
| </TR> |
| <TR> |
| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> |
| <TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="10"> |
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| <TD><A HREF="images/floating_toolbars.jpg"><IMG |
| SRC="images/floating_toolbars_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">Toolbars are much more |
| flexible in OpenOffice.org 2.0. It is now very easy to move, attach, and detach |
| toolbars, and to move them around and customize them.</TD> |
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| </TR> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">Support, Services and |
| Solutions</TD> |
| </TR> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> |
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| <TD><A HREF="/support/"><IMG |
| SRC="images/support_th.jpg" WIDTH="200" BORDER="0"></A></TD> |
| <TD VALIGN="MIDDLE" ALIGN="LEFT">An increasing number of |
| companies provide <A HREF="/support/">support</A>, |
| services and <A |
| HREF="http://development.openoffice.org/index.html">solutions</A> for |
| OpenOffice.org.<BR>More and more companies also offer derived versions of |
| OpenOffice.org that include additional components like management tools (e.g. |
| <A HREF="http://www.sun.com/staroffice">StarOffice from Sun |
| Microsystems</A>).</TD> |
| </TR> |
| </TABLE></TD> |
| </TR> |
| <TR> |
| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="darkblueleft"><A NAME="NEWS"></A><B>More |
| Information</B> </TD> |
| </TR> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">Additional Screenshots</TD> |
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| <UL> |
| <LI><A |
| HREF="//screenshots/ooo20/index.html">//screenshots/ooo20/index.html</A></LI> |
| |
| </UL></TD> |
| </TR> |
| <TR> |
| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">Complete OpenOffice.org 2.0 |
| Feature List</TD> |
| </TR> |
| <TR> |
| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> |
| <UL> |
| <LI><A |
| HREF="http://marketing.openoffice.org/2.0/featureguide.html">http://marketing.openoffice.org/2.0/featureguide.html</A></LI> |
| |
| </UL></TD> |
| </TR> |
| <TR> |
| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">OpenOffice.org Product Page</TD> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> |
| <UL> |
| <LI><A |
| HREF="//product/">//product/</A></LI> |
| |
| </UL></TD> |
| </TR> |
| <TR> |
| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">Erwin Tenhumberg's Blog |
| explaining new Features in StarOffice 8</TD> |
| </TR> |
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| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="tableF0"> |
| <UL> |
| <LI><A |
| HREF="http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/dancer">http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/dancer</A></LI> |
| |
| </UL></TD> |
| </TR> |
| <TR> |
| <TD COLSPAN="4" CLASS="liteblue">OpenOffice.org Download |
| Central</TD> |
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| <LI><A |
| HREF="/download/index.html">/download/index.html</A></LI> |
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