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Why You Should Update Before the Holidays
OpenOffice.org has released a bug fix release 2.3.1 for its popular Open Office productivity suite.
If you are using the product you should upgrade, especially if you use and exchange OOo Base database applications. Because up to release 2.3 the internal database application has a security risk that allows an attacker to execute raw Java code within the database. Basically he can do anything with it, from destroying your data to sending a copy to himself over the Internet.
So, do it quick, do it now and update OpenOffice.org to release 2.3.1.
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Install the Whole Suite on SuSE
I just learned that one needs to be careful when installing OpenOffice.org 2.3 on SuSE 10.X. Aparrently the packaging has changed so that you can install the various applications, such as Writer, Calc, Base and Impress, separately.
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New Help-Topic Videos at Plan-B for OpenOffice.org
Here are the new screencast video topics for he week beginning August 27th. We did continue to concentrate on creating database applications with OpenOffice.org Base.
In some of the topics we create, rename, delete and manipulate "database objects". This is a generic term for table, form, view, query or report.
- How to open a generic database object using the toolbar,
- How to rename a generic database object using the toolbar,
- How to delete a generic database object using the toolbar,
- How to edit a generic database object using the toolbar,
- How to denife a new relationship between two tables,
- How to use the design view to create a new query,
- How to use the sql view to create a new query,
- How to add an extra field to a query,
- How to open the results of a query,
- How to copy a query to the clipboard,
- How to paste a query after cut or copy,
- How to rename query,
- How to resize a form element,
- How to rename a form from the application,
- How to delete a form from the application,
- How to access a form for data entry from the context menu,
- How to use a form to edit data records,
- How to enter new records into a table.
- How to delete a table row or record.
In addition we added new glossary entries for database table, form, form wizard, electronic form, database form, database form, table, database table, database record, field label, table-wizard.
This brings Plan-B for OpenOffice.org to 40 screencast videos for OpenOffice.org Base and 204 Open Office glossary terms.
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New OpenOffice.org tutorials
ZDNet blogger Dana Blankenhorn points to new tutorials for OpenOffice.org by InPics.
InPictures covers several OpenOffice.org applications, such as Writer, Base and Impress.
While the tutorials are basic they are certainly helpful. Interesting is that Dana reports these have been made available with funding from the US Department of Education.
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OpenOffice.org Release 2.2
The OpenOffice.org community has released their latest version today.
The new release 2.2 has better integration of Microsoft Vista UI elements, as well as improved Apple OS X support, such as smaller installed size and many stability improvements.
On the functional side there are new features in Pivot tables and trigonometric functions for Calc spreadsheets. Spreadsheets also improve interoperability with MS Excel. For the database fan, Base got new “Query in Query” features and improved SQL editing in general. In addition, support for various ODBC drivers has been improved. Impress, the presentation application has improved handling of hidden slides.
All users might see improved character rendering, because the kerning feature, to boost readability of proportional fonts, is now on by default. Making documents look good also touches PDF with improved font handling and added bookmarks. You can now even add form-fields to your PDF.
With the latest update OpenOffice.org has also plugged some vulnerabilities to boost security from hackers.
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