OpenOffice 2.3 released

The release of a new version of the free office suite OpenOffice 2.3 ( download ). In addition to eliminating the found glitches, the new version pleases with new functionality literally in all programs of the package. For example, the Chart Charting tool has been completely reworked, a filter for exporting Wikipedia (MediaWiki) has appeared in the text editor Writer. Compatibility with MS Excel is improved in Calc spreadsheets, including the correct export of those functions that are missing in MS Excel. In Writer, Calc, Draw and Impress, a preview of the document in the browser appeared before exporting to the .html format. Here is the complete list of innovations .

The second version of OpenOffice was released almost two years ago. For all the time 96 million downloads are registered.

The release took place two days before the start of the annual OpenOffice Developer Conference, which runs from Wednesday to Friday in Barcelona. By the way, sociological data on OpenOffice users will be published at this conference. Developers want to dispel the myth that they are mostly young people, students and teenagers. According to their data, more than half of users are over 40 years old.

Among all users, only 20% use OpenOffice at work, two-thirds never run macros, and more than half use the “enemy” Microsoft Offic in parallel.
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via Computerworld