Open Office 2.0 RC1 seems pretty nice.

Goofus Maximus · 10-04-2005, 12:52 PM

I've switched over to to the RC1 of Open Office. It seems quite nice, and I've not run across much in the way of bugs, exept for problems setting Border distances.

Anyone else using this? If so, what problems have you run across?

ivwshane · 10-04-2005, 12:55 PM

I'm waiting till it's final.

How does if compare to the older version? I heard this one had a total UI overhaul.

Goofus Maximus · 10-04-2005, 01:16 PM

It did. It's much more MS-ey now. The database and mail merge are really much better now, too. Also, there are floating toolbars that only pop up when you need them, like the bullets and tables. There's a database module now for one's database needs, so that it's not hidden away in the "data sources", like it is in the old 1.1.x version. This will make my Christmas Address list much easier to deal with now.

The PDF export has been improved. I've not tried out the flash creation thingy, but it sounds kind of nifty for presentations...

smirnoff · 10-07-2005, 10:55 AM

I didn't get alot of time to work with the older version but nevertheless I like the look and feel alot better with this most recent release.

mushu · 10-07-2005, 02:29 PM

rc2 came out today.

i just wish it had a replacement for outlook.

hans5849 · 10-07-2005, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mushu

i just wish it had a replacement for outlook.

I wish they would get together with mozilla and create a even better solution

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Goofus Maximus Too old to be this dumb! Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: St. Louis area, but in Illinois Posts: 2,368 (#35) Thanked 3x in 3 posts x26	I've switched over to to the RC1 of Open Office. It seems quite nice, and I've not run across much in the way of bugs, exept for problems setting Border distances. Anyone else using this? If so, what problems have you run across?
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smirnoff Curmudgeon Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: Winnipeg, MB Posts: 2,603 (#32) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x55	I didn't get alot of time to work with the older version but nevertheless I like the look and feel alot better with this most recent release.
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10-04-2005, 12:55 PM	permalink #2
ivwshane Dont mess with old school Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: CA Posts: 3,760 (#15) Thanked 2x in 2 posts x40	I'm waiting till it's final. How does if compare to the older version? I heard this one had a total UI overhaul.

10-04-2005, 01:16 PM	permalink #3
Goofus Maximus Too old to be this dumb! Jan 2005 Last Seen: Today Location: St. Louis area, but in Illinois Posts: 2,368 (#35) Thanked 3x in 3 posts x26	It did. It's much more MS-ey now. The database and mail merge are really much better now, too. Also, there are floating toolbars that only pop up when you need them, like the bullets and tables. There's a database module now for one's database needs, so that it's not hidden away in the "data sources", like it is in the old 1.1.x version. This will make my Christmas Address list much easier to deal with now. The PDF export has been improved. I've not tried out the flash creation thingy, but it sounds kind of nifty for presentations...

10-07-2005, 02:29 PM	permalink #5
mushu Senior Member Sep 2005 Last Seen: 09-20-2006 Location: Tampa Posts: 461 (#122) Thanked 0x in 0 posts x0	rc2 came out today. i just wish it had a replacement for outlook.

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