Features/Archive/OOo v2.4

Features for the 2.4 Release (March 2008)

For a comprehensive list, see the New Features in OOo 2.4 page.

Writer

• Block selection
• Support for backward references in Find & Replace
• New ways to change language for spell check

Calc

• Separate zoom per sheet
• Convert text to columns
• Move, copy, and link cells using drag and drop

Impress

• Thrilling 3D slide transitions using OpenGL

Chart

• Display Trendline equations (GullFOSS article, OOoNinja article)
• Scale and Intervals in Chart
  • Reverse direction of axis
  • Logarithmic scale
  • Axis at
  • Number Format for Data Labels
  • Display both, the Value and the Percentage
  • Flexible Placement of Data Labels
  • Best Fit Data Label Positioning for Pie Charts
• Options for Bar Charts
  • Show Bars Attached to Different Axes Side-by-side (GullFOSS article, OOoNinja article)
  • Spacing (gap width)
  • Overlap
• Article: Chart2 features in 2.4 (this wiki)
• Article: New Chart features in OpenOffice.org 2.4 (GullFOSS)

Base

• views in HSQLDB database can be edited
• property browser: query designer now also available for list box content
• property browser: query designer also available for "native" SQL commands
• Base now supports also MS Access 2007 files (*.accdb)

General

• Relative links now available in PDF export filter, plus other features added.
• PDF/A export
• Create relative links in PDFs
• Convert document references in PDF targets