Author's posts
Nov 21 2020
LibreOffice 6.4 and 7.0 User Guides
I am way behind updating this blog, including mentioning the LibreOffice 6.4 user guides that have been published in 2020. These include Getting Started Guide, Writer Guide, Base Guide, Calc Guide, Draw Guide, and Math Guide. Two volumes of the v7.x series of books have been published recently: Math Guide and Calc Guide. You can …
Nov 21 2020
LibreOffice 7.0
LibreOffice 7.0 was announced on 5 August 2020. Since then three minor releases have appeared. Significant new features include support for OpenDocument Format (ODF) 1.3; better performance; and improved compatibility with DOCX, XLSX and PPTX files. For details, see the blog post linked above. LibreOffice produced a visual timeline of derivatives from OpenOffice.org, as shown …
Dec 28 2019
LibreOffice 6.2 Calc Guide published
It’s been a long time coming, but an updated version of the LibreOffice Calc Guide has finally been completed by the Documentation Team. Free PDFs are here: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Documentation/Publications#LibreOffice_Calc_Guide and will be linked from the main LibreOffice website in the new year. A printed copy can be purchased here: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/libreoffice-62-calc-guide/26019667
Oct 18 2019
Self-publishing using LibreOffice Writer 6
UPDATE 2022: This book is no longer available. I have removed the links to files and print edition. My new book, Self-publishing using LibreOffice Writer 6, is now available in paperback or PDF.
Aug 25 2019
LibreOffice 6.2.6 released
On August 14, 2019 The Document Foundation announced LibreOffice 6.2.6, the sixth minor release of the LibreOffice 6.2 family, targeted at users in production environments. All users of LibreOffice 6.1.x and LibreOffice 6.2.x versions should upgrade immediately for enhanced security, as the software includes both security fixes and some months of back-ported fixes. See their …