17 Dec 2015
LibreOffice: Advent Tip #17
LibreOffice allows to save different versions of the same document in the ODF file. The feature can be accessed with the menu File > Versions…, which opens the dialog windows on the left.
The different options on this dialog window allow to save a new version of the document, or to force the software to always save a new version on closing the document.…
17 Dec 2015
LibreOffice 5.0.4 is available for download
Berlin, December 17, 2015 – The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 5.0.4, the fourth release of the LibreOffice 5.0 family, with a large number of fixes over the previous releases. So far, the LibreOffice 5.0 family is the most popular LibreOffice ever, based on feedback from journalists and end users.
LibreOffice 5.0.4 is ready for enterprise level or large scale deployments, when backed by professional level 3 support from certified developers (a complete list at: http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/professional-support/…
16 Dec 2015
LibreOffice: Advent Tip #16
LibreOffice can be configured according to user needs with the menu Tools > Options, which opens a context sensible dialog window with a menu on the left and many corresponding option pages on the right.
One of the least known options pages is the Paths one, where the user can modify (or add to) the default directories used by LibreOffice to store – among the others – Images, Documents and Templates.…
16 Dec 2015
Tender to implement improved format validity checks (#201512-07)
The Document Foundation (TDF), the charitable entity behind the world’s leading free office suite LibreOffice, seeks for companies or individuals to
design and implement improved format validity checks
to start work as soon as possible.
We would like to ensure that the files the LibreOffice applications write are valid, using the most powerful freely available tools at hand.…
16 Dec 2015
Tender for Automated Help/Documentation screenshot creation (#201512-06)
The Document Foundation (TDF), the charitable entity behind the world’s leading free office suite LibreOffice, seeks for companies or individuals to
design and implement automated help/documentation screenshot creation
to start work as soon as possible.
Currently the LibreOffice documentation as well as the on-line help contain a large number of screenshots. This increases singificantly the cost of changing the UI, as it involves manual re-taking of screenshots and getting them translated.…