As you already know, Project Spartan is the new web browser Microsoft’s building to replace Internet Explorer. It went to public testing last week with a new build of Windows 10. As expected, there are many new features for ...
LibreOffice is a freeware office suite that includes word processor, presentation, vector drawing, database and spreadsheet applications. It’s based on the same code OpenOffice. LibreOffice has now been updated with a redesi...
Website search tools aren’t limited to browsers. OpenOffice also includes a search tool with which you can search the Web. That’s the OpenOffice hyperlink bar which you can enter keywords in much the same as a search e...
LibreOffice is a freeware office suite with a variety of extensions that you can add to extend its options. Among them is the Typography toolbar extension. That adds a toolbar to LibreOffice which includes typography options. Firs...
Bookmarking tools are widely incorporated in browsers so that you can quickly open websites. But office suites don’t usually have bookmarking options. However, you can still add bookmarks to OpenOffice with the Bookmarks Men...
LibreOffice, a freeware office suite, isn’t the most obvious software to play audio and video with. However, the office suite does include options to play both video and audio in documents. The update version 4.4. also suppo...
When Microsoft mentioned that it will release Windows 10 Technical Preview builds more frequently, it meant really fast. Less than two weeks from the release of build 10041, Windows 10 TP made a jump to build 10049. And finally, P...
If you need to save documents in multiple file formats, check out MultiSave. That’s an extension you can add to OpenOffice to save documents in multiple file formats with. With it you can save a document as a OpenOffice, Mic...
OpenOffice has a Find tool with which you can search for text in documents with. However, you can add a better tool to the office suite. Alternative dialog Find & Replace is a Writer extension that substantially beefs up the F...
Tabs are something you can find in most browsers, but most office suites don’t include them. However, tabs would be a great addition to office software. You can add tabs to OpenOffice with the Tabbed Windows Extension. To ad...
A kaleidoscope is a cylinder that generates colorful patterns. You can add kaleidoscope patterns to your OpenOffice Draw documents with the Kaleidoscope extension. That extension draws patterns with selected objects that are compa...
Do you have a OpenOffice document that needs translating? If so, you can translate it with the Writer’s Tools extension. That’s an extension which includes a multitude of extra options, among which is a Google Translat...
Handling images in Word can be quite tricky. For example, you’ll need a workaround for adjusting image transparency. It can also be difficult to move an image to any place or position that you like. As for the latter, there’s no n...
As you may know, people have screamed for the Start Menu since Windows 8. And it appears they still do that in Windows 10. In the very first build of Windows 10 Technical Preview, the Start Menu made an impressive return. Then in ...
OpenOffice Calc includes numerous data validity options. With those you can add lists of values to cells. When you click on the cell, you can then select a value from a drop-down list. To add a list of values to a cell in Calc, se...
