OpenOffice is the default Office suite in Ubuntu, and most other Linux distros, and for good reason, too – it’s more than an equal for Microsoft’s all-dominant Microsoft Office suite.
Version 3.2 will be released towards the end of November 2009. What will be new?
- Speedier Startups
- GTK integration Gnome
- Encryption support for Microsoft Office files
- Microsoft 2007 document support – including password protected files
- ‘notes’ renamed ‘comments’
- Ability to add notes to presentation or drawing
- Collaborate via comments
- Keyboard shortcuts can now use ‘ALT’.
- Removes the limitation on the length of the password in ODF documents
- Small changes to menu ordering in certain applications
You can find even more information on new features/improvements/bug fixes @ the Oo.o wiki: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Feature_Freeze_Testing_3.2
Install
To install OpenOffice 3.2 beta you can download and run one of the following install scripts: -
ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/mirrors/openoffice.org/developer/install_scripts/