Advantages Of The Novell Edition Of Openoffice.org - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP1 - GNOME 23-05-2007 Manual

3.1.1 Advantages of the Novell Edition of OpenOffice.org

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop includes the Novell edition of OpenOffice.org. The Novell edition
includes several enhancements that are not yet included in the standard edition.
Calc Enhancements
The Novell edition of OpenOffice.org Calc includes the following enhancements that are not found
in the standard edition:
Writer Enhancements
The Novell edition of OpenOffice.org Writer includes the following enhancements that are not
found in the standard edition:
Font Improvements
The Novell edition of OpenOffice.org includes several font enhancements, including:
106 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 GNOME User Guide
Section 3.1.2, "Using the Standard Edition of OpenOffice.org," on page 107
Section 3.1.3, "Compatibility with Other Office Applications," on page 107
Section 3.1.4, "Starting OpenOffice.org," on page 108
Section 3.1.5, "Improving OpenOffice.org Load Time," on page 109
Section 3.1.6, "Customizing OpenOffice.org," on page 109
Section 3.1.7, "Finding Templates," on page 112
Improved Excel compatibility for certain functions (for example, ADDRESS/OFFSE)
Improved ergonomics, such as fixes for the standard editions missing keybindings and the
"merge and center" problem
Support for R1C1-style addresses
Interoperation between OpenOffice.org Data Pilots and Microsoft* Pivot Tables*
The ability to edit Data Pilots after they are created
Addition of the GETPIVOTDATA function to help manipulate information from Pivot Tables
Inclusion of a subset of Excel VBA macros that can be loaded and run in OpenOffice.org as if
they were native macros, allowing a number of small accounting and management tools to be
migrated to OpenOffice.org without having to rewrite them to target StarBasic
A simple linear solver that allows simple numerical analysis
The Navigator provides a tree view of the document structure, providing improved document
navigation
Improved change-tracking interoperability
Better HTML export
Improved printing of fonts
Aliased (bitmap) fonts are not allowed, preventing poor display of fonts when a document is
projected