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An Analysis of the LibreOfficeOpen Source Office SuiteRecent Trends in the Open Source SectorMabel MartinezSeptember 26, 2016The Document Foundation recently announced LibreOffice 5.2, a free open source alternative to the Microsoft Suite. ?LibreOffice 5.2 is one of the best free office suites currently on the market and this latest version comes with some advanced features that will be appreciated by the more advanced user, while still maintaining ease of use for the beginner. ? While LibreOffice still lacks the modern ribbon interface found in the Microsoft Office?suite,?it offers a stable, fully functional suite of office applications, including a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation application explained below:LibreOffice WriterExisting users of LibreOffice?will appreciate the?new Standard Single Toolbar mode that has been added to Writer that includes the?most commonly used functions, insert, and formatting operations as well as redesigned dialogs designed to help you to work more efficiently. Some new features include:Display and dock the Drawing. ?New?Print to File?option in the list of printersSave as Template?option on the?Save toolbar buttonLibreOffice ImpressCreating a presentation has never been easier than it is with the latest update of Impress. ?This impressive free?presentation tool has a similar look and feel to PowerPoint except for the addition of a new Slide Background Properties Panel that lets you quickly change the layout, format, orientation and background image of a slide.LibreOffice CalcCalc, the spreadsheet tool is extremely intuitive and easy to learn?offering a?comprehensive range of advanced functions. ?The latest version includes new functions (including tooltips that describe them), more view options in the status bar, quick-access operations to freeze columns and rows, and a single toolbar mode. ? ................
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