Introduction to LibreOffice 4.3
The Document Foundation has just announced the release of LibreOffice 4.3, which is the 8th major version of the free office suite since the project's inception in September 2010. This application is the result of the combined efforts of thousands of volunteers and hundreds of developers. It has reached a level of maturity that makes it suitable for every type of deployment.
LibreOffice 4.3 offers a wide range of enhancements and new features, including:
- Document interoperability: improved support for OOXML, support for 30 new Excel formulas, support for MS Works spreadsheets and databases, and Mac file formats such as ClarisWorks, ClarisResolve, MacWorks, SuperPaint...
- Comment management: comments can now be printed in the document's margin, imported, and exported - including nested comments - in ODF, DOC, OOXML, and RTF, for better productivity and collaboration.
- Intuitive spreadsheet usage: Calc now allows for more intuitive multitasking, thanks to smart formula highlighting in cells, displaying the number of selected rows and columns in the status bar, and the ability to start editing a cell with the content of the one above...
- 3D Models in Impress: support for animated 3D models in the new open format glTF, as well as initial support for Collada and KMZ files found in Google Warehouse, to add new looks and animations for presentations (support for this feature is available for Windows and Linux versions only).
- LibreOffice 4.3 now supports "monster" paragraphs exceeding 65,000 characters.
The complete list of new features and enhancements in LibreOffice 4.3 can be found here: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/4.3
