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Update to OpenOffice 2 Released

Posted by Zonk on from the better-word-processing dept.

VincenzoRomano writes "The very first update to OpenOffice 2, namely v2.0.1, has been released. Despite its version numbering, along with minor bug fixes there are a number of new features. From the update page: 'For example, it is now possible to disable and hide particular application settings, which comes in handy for central administration in networks. Plus, a new keyboard shortcut permits the user to return to a saved cursor position. The bullets and numbering feature has been expanded, and a new mail merge feature is available.' Downloads are ready in both binary formats and source code for an ever increasing number of localised languages. Go grab your version!"

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  1. Re:Open Office by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That was the most boring story I've ever heard in all my life. and I'm not usually given to superlatives.

  2. NOOO! by COMON$ · · Score: 4, Funny

    MS's automatic Bulleted lists are a damn annoying feature. #1 reason I prefer notepad as my text editor. Dont bring it to Ooffice. Dont know about you guys but I actually was taught proper formatting growing up. Which wasnt too long ago.

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    1. Re:NOOO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Dont know about you guys but I actually was taught proper formatting growing up. Which wasnt too long ago.

      That's great! Unfortunately, you missed the lessons on apostrophe usage and sentence structure.

    2. Re:NOOO! by COMON$ · · Score: 2, Funny

      This is slashdot, I dont have 2 use proper formatting here, oh wait, you must be new.

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  3. Re:Thanks for the info by vain+gloria · · Score: 3, Funny

    I appreciate the info about the update, but it's not really worthy of a story posting. I am sure a bunch of games and other software had additions today too.

    How can you say that? This isn't just any old update, this is the very first one!

    </breathless fanboyisms>

  4. Re:Open Office by AeroIllini · · Score: 4, Funny

    I gave him a crack Office 2003 CD and told him power point was there. He said he would never use software he didnt pay for, and gave it back. So I told him to goto openoffice.org, and get the free office suite.

    You offered him an illegal copy of Microsoft trash before you pointed him to openoffice.org?

    What are you, new?

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  5. Re:Open Office by meringuoid · · Score: 5, Funny
    So I told him to goto openoffice.org, and get the free office suite. He asked me what that was, I took him to my desktop, and showed it to him. 20 minutes later he was making a power point in open office.

    Now, come on. Your story was plausible up to then, but you blew it. 20 minutes isn't even enough to open OpenOffice, never mind download and install it...

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