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Here are just two +community and you do not have to be a developer to help out. Here are just two of many examples: </p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Are You Interested in Marketing?</span><br> @@ -200,45 +201,155 @@ More »</a></p> <p class="top"><a href="#top">back to top</a></p> <h2><a name="Features"></a>Featured News </h2> - <p class="mainheader"><span>German OO.o conference on -economic and management </span></p> - <p><span></span>The first German OpenOffice.org -conference dedicated to public -administration will be held in the thermal city of Wiesbaden, Germany, -on 6 and 7 October 2009. <a target="_blank" href="http://sourceforge.net/community/cca09/";>Read -More »</a><a href="#"></a></p> - <p class="mainheader"><span class="miniheader"></span><span class="miniheader"></span>OO.o won <span class="mainheader"></span>a -SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards </p> - <p>-> Best Project for Government <a target="_blank" href="http://sourceforge.net/community/cca09/";>Read + <p class="mainheader">NotebookReview.com: OpenOffice 3.1 Review +</p> + <p><span></span> For the vast majority of +users, OpenOffice 3.1 will prove utterly interchangeable with Microsoft +Office 2003. Only power users -- particularly those of us who build +slick custom Macros or who have memorized every keyboard shortcut -- +will be hindered by OpenOffice's particulars. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=5249&review=openoffice+3.1+review";>Read +More »</a></p> + <p class="mainheader"><span class="miniheader"></span><span class="miniheader"></span>Datamation: Open source software can save India $2 bn </p> + <p>As +Indian consumers and enterprises evaluate the option of upgrading to +Microsoftâs much-touted operating system (OS) Windows 7, to be <br> +officially launched on October 22, the free and open source software <br> +(FOSS) community has fired yet another salvo at proprietary software. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/open-source-software-can-save-india-2-bn/369858/";>Read More »</a><br> - <span class="mainheader"></span></p> +</p> + <p class="mainheader">Infoworld: Track key trends in Windows systems <br> +-> OO.o market share 12% + </p> + + + <p><span></span>A dashboard widgets on this page to +track the actual state of Windows usage across the globe. The data is +updated daily based on data from theexo.performance.network's nearly 20,000 monitored PCs. <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/windows-pulse";>Read +More »</a></p> + <p class="mainheader">GullFOSS: Results of the Renaissance Prototype Survey + </p> + + + <p><span></span>53% answered that they agree or agree totally that the current version <br> +of OpenOffice.org need a UI redesign. 32% answered that they disagree +or disagree totally. This tendency supports the idea of project +Renaissance. <a target="_blank" href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/results_of_the_renaissance_prototype";>Read +More »</a></p> + <p class="mainheader">GullFOSS: List of features of OpenOffice.org 3.2 + </p> + + + + <p><span></span>Some weeks ago I announced here that I will finalize the feature-list <br> +for this release soon after the last build with the last features is <br> +ready for use. I am ready and you can check the wiki page, if you are <br> +interested in all feature announcements for OOo 3.2. <a target="_blank" href="http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/list_of_features_of_openoffice";>Read +More »</a></p> + + <p class="mainheader">SIL.org: OpenOffice accepts Graphite software for version 3.2 + </p> + + + + <p><span></span>Graphite is designed to be an +extensible mechanism adequate to handle any orthographic phenomenon +that might arise in any writing system basedon any modern script. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sil.org/sil/news/2009/graphite-in-open-office3.2.htm";>Read +More »</a></p> + + <p class="top"><a href="#top">back to top</a></p> <h2><a name="Tips"></a>Tips & Tricks </h2> - <p class="mainheader"><span>LinuxJournal: -OpenOffice.org Calc: The Mysteries of DataPilots Revealed </span></p> - <p><span></span>If you're coming fresh from Microsoft -Excel, you might wonder where the Pivot tables are in OpenOffice.org -Calc. The problem is, they'remasquerading under the name of -DataPilots <a target="_blank" href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/openofficeorg-calc-mysteries-datapilots-revealed";>Read -More »</a></p> + <p class="mainheader"><span><br> +TechRepublic: How do I install extensions in Open Office 3.1? </span></p> + <p><span></span>...With the latest OpenOffice you can expand the capabilities of this<br> +outstanding office suite by adding various types of extensions... <a target="_blank" href="http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-on-windows/?p=1599";>Read +More »</a><br> +</p> + <p class="mainheader"><span>gHack: Use OpenOffice Impress for flash card learning </span></p> + + + <p><span></span>If you are currently taking classes, or are in any situation where you <br> +need to learn a large amount of facts you may have taken it upon <br> +yourself (or are wanting) to create flash cards to help you with the <br> +learning process. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ghacks.net/2009/09/24/use-openoffice-impress-for-flash-card-learning/";>Read +More »</a><br> + </p> + <p class="mainheader"><span>ComputerActive: Make your own business cards in Openoffice </span></p> + + + <p><span></span>If you need some business cards quickly and donât want to have to wait <br> +for them to be printed, why not make some of your own?<br> +<a target="_blank" href="http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/q-and-a/2249319/own-business-cards-business-4550178";>Read +More »</a><br> + </p> + <p class="mainheader"><span>Solveig Haugland: Printing a selected print range in OpenOffice Calc </span></p> + + + <p>When you have an enormous spreadsheet, you don't +always want to print the whole thing every time. You want to print just +a chunk. Also, when you have an enormous spreadsheet, you don't want to +have to re-specify,every single time, exactly which range you want to print. <a target="_blank" href="http://openoffice.blogs.com/openoffice/2009/09/printing-a-selected-print-range-in-openoffice-calc-spreadsheets.html";>Read +More »</a><br> + </p> + <p class="mainheader"><span>OO.o TNT : Those Drawing Icons </span></p> + + + <p><span></span>The Drawing toolbar has icons for +drawing shapes. In Writer, you must first enable the Drawing toolbar by +View - Toolbars - Drawing, or by clicking the Show Draw Function icon +on the Standard toolbar. In Draw,you see this toolbar by default near the bottom of the document window. <a target="_blank" href="http://blogs.sun.com/oootnt/entry/all_those_icons";>Read +More »</a><br> + </p> + <p class="top"><a href="#top">back to top</a></p> <h2><a name="ODF"></a>OpenDocument (ODF) </h2> - <p class="mainheader"><span>ODF in FISL 10 </span></p> - <p><span></span>The FISL 10 (International Forum of -Free Software) was for me the best -FISL ever. ...President of Brazil Lula wearing a ODF cap... <br> - <a target="_blank" href="http://homembit.com/2009/07/odf-in-fisl-10.html";>Read More »</a></p> + <p class="mainheader"><span>2nd ODF 'plugfest' Nov 2-3 in Orvieto, Italy </span></p> + <p><span></span>The +second in a series of events bringing together ODF implementers to +fine-tune their interoperability capabilities and develop test <br> +scenarios, recommendations and best practices will take place November 2-3, 2009, in the Italian city of Orvieto.<br> + <a target="_blank" href="http://plugtest.opendocsociety.org/doku.php?id=plugfests:200911_orvieto:info";>Read More »</a><br> +</p> + <p class="mainheader"><span>ODF To be obligatory in Norwegian Public Sector </span></p> + + + <p><span></span>Beginning on January 1, 2011 it will be obligatory to use ODF or PDF <br> +when exchanging documents as e-mail attachments between government institutions and users in Norway<br> + <a target="_blank" href="http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/fad/press-centre/press-releases/2009/new-obligatory-it-standards-for-the-stat.html?id=570650";>Read More »</a><br> + </p> + <p class="mainheader"><span>Malaysia approve odf as a national standard </span></p> + + + <p><span></span>ODF was approved by the Malaysian national standards body SIRIM<br> + <a target="_blank" href="http://mszt.hu/angol/general.htm";>Read More »</a><br> + </p> + <p class="mainheader"><span>ODF Workshop and CONSEGI 2009 </span></p> + + + <p><span></span>...participating in the ODF Workshop +and CONSEGI 2009 and I would like to share with you here some things +that I saw, heard and spoke there... <a target="_blank" href="http://homembit.com/2009/09/odf-workshop-and-consegi-2009.html";>Read More »</a><br> + </p> + <p class="mainheader"><span>OdfAlliance.org: Impressions from the ODF Workshop in Brazil </span></p> + + + <p><span></span>The growing public-sector support for ODF was on display at the 3rd <br> +International ODF User Workshop, which concluded last week in Brasilia. +The eventâorganized by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SERPRO<br> + <a target="_blank" href="http://www.odfalliance.org/blog/index.php/site/odf_brazil_workshop/";>Read More »</a></p> + <p class="top"><a href="#top">back to top</a></p> <h2><a name="Solution"></a>Solution of the Month </h2> - <p class="mainheader"><span>TeamDrive Plug-in for -OpenOffice </span></p> - <p>The new TeamDrive OpenOffice Plug-in allows users -to collaborate easy right out of OpenOffice.org. TeamDrive enhances -OpenOffice.org with an automatic version control system. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.teamdrive.net/en/teamdrive/openoffice-plugin";>Read + <p class="mainheader"><span>MySQL Connector for OpenOffice.org </span></p> + <p>The +MySQL Connector for OpenOffice.org installs a native MySQL database +driver. It is faster, seamless integrated, easier to administrate and +there is no need to install and setup a JDBC or ODBC driver separately. +It was never easier to use MySQL databases in OpenOffice.org Base. <a target="_blank" href="http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/project/mysql_connector";>Read More »</a></p> <p class="mainheader">Please Note:</p> <p>This section introduces a single solution which @@ -277,21 +388,32 @@ <h3>Announcements </h3> <p class="miniheader">OpenOffice.org Bloggers </p> + <p>The OpenOffice.org Planet has the widest collection, with people blogging on a wide variety of OO.o topics. <br> - <a target="_blank" href="http://www.openoffice.org/editorial/blogs.html";>Read More »</a></p> - <p class="miniheader">OO.o Conference 2009 -<br> -Call for Papers </p> - <p>The OOoCon Team are now accepting proposals -from potential OOoCon 2009<br> -speakers. <a target="_blank" href="http://conference.services.openoffice.org/index.php/ooocon/2009";>Read -More »</a> + <a target="_blank" href="http://www.openoffice.org/editorial/blogs.html";>Read More »</a></p><p class="miniheader">Andreas Bartels describes the concepts for a new UI</p> + <p>Andreas Bartels lead of the UX project and +Florian Effenberger describing in a video the concepts for a new user +interface and a FAQ addresses the questions and concerns raised so far.<a target="_blank" href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance/FAQ#Interview";><br> + </a><a target="_blank" href="http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Renaissance/FAQ#Interview";>Read +More »</a><br> </p> - <p class="miniheader">Social Desktop Contest </p> - <p>The concept behind the Social Desktop is to -bring the power of online communities and group collaboration to -desktop applications and the<br> -desktop shell itself. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.socialdesktop.org/contest";>Read More »</a></p> + <p class="miniheader">OpenOffice.org Conference 2009 is in Orvieto/Italy </p> + + + <p>Registration officially has opened for the OpenOffice.org annual + <br> +international conference 2009, to be held in the beautiful and + <br> +historic city of Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. + <a target="_blank" href="http://conference.services.openoffice.org/index.php/ooocon/2009";>Read +More »</a> + </p><p class="miniheader">OpenOffice.org release 2.4.3 available for download </p> + <p>The +OpenOffice.org Community is pleased to announce the release of +OO.o 2.4.3, a minor update to the legacy OO.o 2.x +series.<br> + <a target="_blank" href="http://download.openoffice.org";>Read More »</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
