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Free open source office suite by https://fosstodon.org/@tdforg and a worldwide community. LibreOffice was based on http://OpenOffice.org. #foss #opensource

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crismblog, to random Romanian

All comparisons of @libreoffice are only made with OpenOffice.org which is very outdated.

Why are these comparisons not made with WPS Office, OnlyOffice or even Microsoft Office?

libreoffice,
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@crismblog That's not true – we have a detailed comparison with Microsoft Office: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Feature_Comparison:

libreoffice, to random
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Today marks nine years since the last big OpenOffice update (4.1). If you're still using it, but want something more up-to-date, check out ! It was based on OpenOffice and is also free and open source, but with huge improvements and many fixes: https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/libreoffice/

libreoffice,
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@ibeardslee Those were the days...

libreoffice,
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@Sebastian Many of the "patches" are just removing whitespace though, like this: https://github.com/apache/openoffice/commit/4cef5a18466c469f4cb45fa7dd242aa97a22b662

libreoffice,
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@TopKnot @gpowerf Use what works for you, but be aware that you might not be getting security fixes on time with OpenOffice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_OpenOffice#Security

libreoffice,
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@IzzyChambers @gpowerf Oh, let's try to fix that, then! On what platform are you using it?

libreoffice,
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@IzzyChambers @gpowerf Thanks for the details – if you have a couple of minutes, could you maybe check on https://bugs.documentfoundation.org in case someone else has reported it, please? Or add a report – then we can investigate. Thanks!

viel_zu_negativ, to random
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Hey @libreoffice Just wanted to tell you that I really like the new design options and icons in 7.5.2 compared to 7.4, and that actually makes a difference in my usage 😃

libreoffice,
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@viel_zu_negativ Glad you like it 😊

libreoffice, to random
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Last year's Conference 2022 in Milan was awesome! 😍 And now we're gearing up for 2023's event in Bucharest. Learn more in @tdforg's Annual Report: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2023/04/28/libreoffice-conference-2022-tdf-annual-report/

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@lugv Maybe someone from the community can still attend 😊

libreoffice, to random
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We've come a long way... Check out this screenshot of LibreOffice 3.4 from 2011, compared with how it looks today (with the shiny NotebookBar user interface)!

LibreOffice with NotebookBar

libreoffice,
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@per_sonne LibreOffice 7.3

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@Prucker Hard to say, without more details about your setup (operating system, exact LibreOffice version etc.) You probably want to disable the main menu, and also in Extras > Options, choose bigger icons...

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@tomjwatson Go to Tools > Options > View to choose SVG icons (should be better), and then View > User Interface to change to the tabbed version!

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@loke @tomjwatson Well, you need to ask Fedora about their choice of default icons 😉

libreoffice,
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@loke @tomjwatson Check on https://bugs.documentfoundation.org for details, but there could be cases where non-SVG makes sense (especially on older operating systems) and we try to avoid removing things that some people are still using. Maybe one day it'll go, but only when we're sure that everyone can use SVG with no issues!

libreoffice, to opensource
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Do awesome things, and build up your skills! Anyone can join the project – you don't need to be a coder. At a recent event in Brasil, community members talked about this topic: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2023/04/27/dont-know-how-to-code-how-to-contribute-libreoffice-at-the-flisol-df-brasilia/

bobharvey, to opensource

This is very cool.

can now spell out numbers as words.

@libreoffice - I am very impressed.

For anyone who hasn't got it, see https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download-libreoffice/

@jeffjarvis

libreoffice,
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@mmu_man @bobharvey @jeffjarvis Highlight cells and go to Format Cells in the menu, then choose the spell-out format from the list, like in this screenshot:

libreoffice, to opensource
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Want new features in ? Help to fund developers! For instance, Andreas Heinisch recently improved AutoText, thanks to end-users supporting him on Patreon: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2023/04/25/want-new-features-in-libreoffice-help-to-fund-developers/

Animation of AutoText dialog being auto-filled

phoenix, to random
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vim mode for LibreOffice when?

libreoffice,
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@LionelB @phoenix Already exists, as an extension – not sure how compatible it is with the latest releases though: https://github.com/seanyeh/vibreoffice

bobharvey, to opensource

OOhh.

Just spotted that @libreoffice is on Mastodon.

Hurrah.

I thoroughly recommend this product, the module is the best diagramming tool I know, and can do more than that!

libreoffice,
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@bobharvey Yep! Been here since 2019 😊

Oiselarius, to random
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Well that was unexpected…just working on a writing gig in @libreoffice while it switched from day to night mode. Unexpected but cool!

libreoffice,
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@Oiselarius Yes, our @libodesign community worked on dark mode improvements in LibreOffice 7.5 – glad you like them 😊

libreoffice, to random
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Not yet updated to 7.5? Here's a quick video showing its big new features – including a better dark mode! 👍 https://peertube.opencloud.lu/w/of24ezgA4ytWDpHWevGPiF

libreoffice,
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And here's the same video, on YouTube, with subtitles in 15 languages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlAmjIwUvs4

libreoffice, to random
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