Latest News on LibreOffice | Updates and New Features

LibreOffice 6.0 brings a host of new features, all available for free download. This release includes improvements for Writer, Calc, Impress and Draw, with changes that affect document editing, spreadsheets, presentations and file format handling.

The following overview keeps the main new features announced for LibreOffice 6.0 and explains how they can help with everyday office work.

LibreOffice 6.0 Writer features

Writer

• Image rotation at any angle
• New default table style
• Direct cursor: added an option to insert only spaces;
• Search toolbar: added a dropdown list to define the type of search;
• Using a Writer document as a data source for a mail merge;
• Temporary connections created during a mail merge are no longer stored;
• Import/export of ActiveX controls from or to the OOXML format;
• Enhanced handling of embedding in text documents (DOCX/DOC) and spreadsheets (XLSX/XLS).

In Writer, image rotation at any angle gives more control when placing illustrations inside a document. The new default table style helps create structured tables more quickly. The direct cursor option, with the ability to insert only spaces, offers a simple way to position text while keeping control over the layout.

The search toolbar improvement makes searches easier to adjust thanks to a dropdown list for the search type. Mail merge also receives practical changes: a Writer document can be used as a data source, and temporary connections created during a mail merge are no longer stored. LibreOffice 6.0 also improves import and export of ActiveX controls with the OOXML format and enhances handling of embedding in DOCX, DOC, XLSX and XLS files.

LibreOffice 5.4.4 is now available for download. The Document Foundation (TDF) has announced LibreOffice 5.4.4, the fourth minor release of the LibreOffice 5.4 family, one month ahead of the major announcement of LibreOffice 6.0. While it still offers advantages in terms of features, conservative users and businesses can begin the upgrade process from their current implementation of LibreOffice 5.3.

LibreOffice Viewer for Android is provided by The Document Foundation. It is available for download on Google Play and lets users read documents on an Android device.

[image1]

Editing is still an experimental feature that must be enabled separately in the settings and is not stable enough for critical tasks. It will be improved in the future to become a full-fledged editing solution with the help of developers. Editing features have been developed thanks to donations to The Document Foundation. Feedback and bug reports are welcome to help developers improve the quality of the application before it becomes a complete editor. Users are encouraged to report issues using the bug tracker and attaching files that triggered the problem at https://bugs.documentfoundation.org.

This Android viewer is mainly intended for document reading. The experimental editing option should be used with care, especially when working with important files.

This LibreOffice Impress tutorial introduces the presentation software included in the free office suite LibreOffice.

We will explore the Impress presentation software from the free office suite LibreOffice together.

In this video showcasing the interface of the Impress module, you will learn how to:

• create slides,
• add text,
• apply transitions,
• utilize the menus,
• work with toolbars...

The goal is to help you understand the main areas of the interface and the basic actions needed to prepare a clear presentation.

This LibreOffice Calc spreadsheet tutorial introduces the Calc application from the LibreOffice suite. In this video introducing the Calc module's interface, you will learn how to navigate within a sheet, access menus, and use the toolbar...

Calc is the spreadsheet application included in LibreOffice. It is designed for working with sheets, organizing data, using cells, and accessing spreadsheet tools from a clear interface. This tutorial focuses on the first steps: understanding the workspace, locating the main menus, and using the toolbar to begin working more comfortably.