OpenOffice.org - 3.0

With this release the basic components -- which include word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, graphics, formula and database capabilities -- can be supplemented by extensions downloaded from the OpenOffice.org extensions repository. According to Louis Su�??�?�¡rez-Potts, community manager of OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice.org 3.0 naturally has a fresh look, with a new start center, new splash screen, new icons, and a host of usability improvements. New core features include:

• Writer (word processing): a new slider control for zooming that allows multi-page display while editing; new multilingual support; improved notes capabilities; and the ability to edit wiki documents for the web, in addition to conventional office documents.
• Calc (spreadsheet): an increase in capacity of up to 1,024 columns per sheet; a new equation solver; and a new collaboration feature for multiple users.
• Draw (graphics): the ability to cope with poster-size graphics -- up to three square meters or 32.3 square feet.
• Impress (presentation): a fully featured table designer inside a presentation.

An expanding number of additional features are available from different developers to add capabilities such as an Impress presenter console, support for business analytics, PDF import, creation of Hybrid PDF documents, and a new way of supporting additional languages.