OpenOffice 3.0 beta released
OpenOffice.org team has released the beta version of OpenOffice 3.0. You can download the beta version of OpenOffice 3.0 from here. Here are the new features or additions to OpenOffice 3.0.
- Mac OS X support without the need for X11. Thus, OpenOffice.org behaves like any other Aqua application.
- OpenOffice.org 3.0 supports the features of the upcoming version 1.2 of the ISO standard OpenDocument Format (ODF).
- You can now open Microsoft Office 2007 files or Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac OS X.
- Enhanced spreadsheet and charts.
- Improved crop features in Draw and Impress.
- OpenOffice.org 3.0 allows collaborating on spreadsheets with multiple users.
- With support for 1024 columns; OpenOffice.org 3.0 can now handle significantly more data than before. Previous versions only supported 256 columns.
- OpenOffice.org Writer can now display multiple pages at the same time.
- With version 3.0, OpenOffice.org got an advanced notes features which displays notes on the side of the document.
- A new Start Center that allows you to chose which module you would like to use.
For more details and list of minor changes, refer to OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta site.
Source: OpenOffice.org