Open Office PDF Import Extension
Sun's PDF Import Extension for Open Office 3 and Star Office 9 adds pdf support to both office programs. The extension is currently labeled beta meaning that it does not provide full PDF support yet...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sun Presenter Console For Open Office
Sun's Presenter Console is a plugin for Open Office that is available for all supported operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and various other systems. The main purpose of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Office Presentation Minimizer
Looks like it is Open Office day here at Ghacks. We bring you another cool plugin for Open Office after the incredible useful Presenter Console plugin for Open Office. Sun's Presentation Minimizer is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Create Professional Labels with gLabels
If you've ever had to create labels for mailings or any other reason you know how complicated labels can be (when using either a word processor or desktop publishing application). If you use Microsoft...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Office 3.1
Open Office 3.1 final has been released today. The Open Source alternative to Microsoft Office can be downloaded from download portals like Betanews but not directly from the Open Office homepage as it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Installing new templates in OpenOffice 3
I do a lot of writing. I also create presentations on occasion. Naturally, being an open source/Linux advocate, I use OpenOffice for all of my needs. One area where OpenOffice might consider a little...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open and edit PDF files in OpenOffice
I get this a lot "How can I open and edit PDF files without having to purchase a costly application like QarkXPress"? Before OpenOffice extensions came about my answer to that would be "Not easily"....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Install Writers Tools for a much more powerful OpenOffice Writer
Being a writer requires more tools than one might think. In today's instant-on, instant-off world, writers need immediate access to tools that enable them to look up words, save data, keep tasks, etc....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Create Free Microsoft Power Point Presentations
If you need to create a presentation but do not have access to Microsoft Power Point you can either use another software program like Open Office to create the presentations or use an online service...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Office 3.2 Beta
Open Office 3.2 Beta has been released yesterday which gives users and developers a preview of the final Open Office 3.2 release which is slated for a December release. A list of changes and additions...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Office 4 Kids
The idea behind Open Office 4 Kids is to provide a version of Open Office for children between the age of 7 and 12. The project is in its early stages with version 0.5 recently released to the public....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Office 3.2 RC1 Brings Speed Improvements And New Features
The release of Open Office 3.2 RC1 offers speed improvements, a handful of other features and lots of bug fixes that might make it worth for some users to switch to this version before the final...
View ArticleOpen Office 3.2.0 Final Released
Open Office 3.2.0 Final has been released and is currently distributed to mirror ftp servers worldwide to ensure a smooth delivery once the release notifications will be added to the project's...
View ArticleTips to help users migrate to OpenOffice
The office suite. Ah the importance you hold over the PC user. You help our business to flow, you help us to draft our papers and novels, and you help us communicate. But what of those users who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Xmarks Sync Shuts Down, OpenOffice Revolt
Two major announcements have been made yesterday, and I thought I pack them into one article for your convenience. First, the news that the popular bookmark synchronization service Xmarks will shut...
View ArticleInstall LibreOffice on Fedora and Ubuntu
You've probably already heard the news. OpenOffice has officially forked into LibreOffice. This fork is thanks to the way Oracle has botched nearly everything it has touched and the OpenOffice...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Apache OpenOffice 3.4, New Name, New Version
Changing the name of an established product is something that companies do not do very often. There are a number of reasons for that, from losing part of the products visibility and brand, to causing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LibreOffice 3.5.4 Update brings huge Performance Boost
Back in 2010 several OpenOffice developers decided to leave the OpenOffice development team to create their own fork of the popular open source Office suite. The decision back then was motivated mainly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LibreOffice 3.6 released, download via web or torrent
The developers of LibreOffice have just released version 3.6 of the Office program. It is a lesser known alternative to Microsoft Office and OpenOffice that is available as a web download or as a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LibreOffice 4.0 changes
The LibreOffice team is about to release version 4.0 of the Office suite to the public. The new version has not been released officially yet and while some sites posted links to the final version, it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Openoffice 2.0 is here
OpenOffice 2.0 is finally available for everyone to download. I've been using OpenOffice for almost 1,5 years and am pretty excited about the final version of the application being released. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Office 2.2 released
Version 2.2 of the open source alternative to Microsoft Office, Open Office, has been released today. In version 2.2, users will immediately notice improvements made to the quality of text display in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Speed up Open Office
My biggest complaint that I have when using Open Office is the speed of the application. It loads terribly slow for instance and it only topped by the time GIMP needs to start up on my PC.Way to slow...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ultra-Pad a Wordpad replacement
Wordpad offers an advanced functionality in comparison to Notepad but is not able to compete against Office suites such as Open Office or Microsoft Word. Ultra-Pad is a Wordpad replacement for Windows...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Office 2.3 Release Candidate 1
The first release candidate of the upcoming Open Office 2.3 has been released today and is available on the Open Office development website. The release notes show a huge list of changes, as far as I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Download Open Office 2.3 early
While the official release date for Open Office 2.3 is still September 17th it can already be downloaded using various official Open Office mirror sites. It seems that the releases get spread...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Writers Tools for Open Office
If you prefer Open Office over Microsoft Office you might find the following plugin for Open Office useful. The so called Writers Tools for Open Office are a set of new functions and features that are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Office and Docx
Microsoft Office 2007 uses a new standard to save documents. You might have noticed that the documents saved by Microsoft Word 2007 are no longer named document.doc but document.docx. While this is not...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Oxygen Office Professional
Oxygen Office Professional was formerly known as Open Office Premium, so basically a modified version of Open Office with lots of extras that remind me of the extras that ship with Microsoft Office....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Create fully functioning PDF’s for free
Yesterday I spent about 4 hours trying to get a pdf right. I was making a subscription based newsletter for my website, so I obviously needed something of high quality. I couldn't use Acrobat, since...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Office Extensions
User generated content is not only popular on the web but becomes increasingly popular in Open Source development. The prime example is of course Firefox which has such an active community that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Office 3.0 beta released
Open Office 3.0 beta has been released by the Open Office development team and is ready to be tested by the large community. The biggest change in my opinion is the support for Microsoft Office 2007...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Edit Wiki entries in OpenOfice
A few days ago Sun Microsystems created an extension for OpenOffice which enables you to edit any MediaWiki page, which will be a blessing for those of us who are trying to maintain a Wiki.I myself...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Grab the ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office early
Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 will officially add support for the Open Document Format ODF which is a free and open file format for electronic office documents. The format is already implemented...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Office Extensions
Open Office recently pushed 3.0 as a beta release.It’s a bit slower the 2.4, it’s got a nice new start centre, an icon refresh, a zoom control on the status bar and is now capable of supporting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Go-OO Open Office Fork
Go-OO (found at Neowin), which probably stands for Go Open Office, is a fork of the original Open Office software that adds a multitude of features and optimizations to Open Office. The developers...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OpenOffice On The Fly Translations
The EuroOffice Dictionary is an Open Office extension that provides access to on the fly translations of words in Open Office. The user only needs to hover over a word or type it into the dictionary...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Office Bookmarks Extension
If you are working with the same kind of documents on a regular basis in Open Office, you might find the Open Office Bookmarks Menu extension helpful. It adds the possibility to add files, but also...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Firefox 3.1 Alpha 2 and Open Office 3 RC1 Released
Two major Open Source applications have been updated in the last two days. The Mozilla development team released Firefox 3.1 Alpha 2 to beta testers and everyone else who is interested in trying out...
View ArticleClik here to view.
O3Find Star Office Full Text Search
O3Find is a standalone Open Source application for Windows that can be installed or used as a portable application that can perform full text searches on Open Office and Star Office documents. To offer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open Office 3 Final
The final release of Open Office 3 has already been distributed to various mirror sites to make sure the official announcement on Monday 13 will not see any complications. Users who are eager to try...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Apache OpenOffice 4 released: find out what is new
Apache just a minute ago has released the final version of OpenOffice 4 to the public. The new version marks a new milestone project and a major update of OpenOffice 3.4.The new Office program boasts...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Two days after OpenOffice 4, LibreOffice 4.1 is released
The popular Microsoft Office alternative OpenOffice was updated two days ago to version 4 bringing along with it interoperability improvements and other feature additions and bug fixes.Today, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AndrOpen brings the full OpenOffice suite to Android devices
OpenOffice is without doubt one of the popular Microsoft Office alternatives. A lot speaks for it, including that it is cross-platform and open source.Since that is the case, developers can create...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LibreOffice 4.2 released, brings new Calc engine and new start screen
LibreOffice 4.2 has just been released. The new version of the open source Office suite introduces several changes and improvements that improve the functionality, usability or performance of the...
View Article
