[MACEP] New at ftp.mesd--NeoOffice 2.2.4

[John Bromley]

The following files are new or updated in the /pub/mac directory of  
the FTP server located at:
  ftp://ftp.mesd.k12.or.us/pub/mac/.

NeoOffice 2.2.4
ftp://ftp.mesd.k12.or.us:21//pub/mac/NeoOffice2.2.4Intel.dmg

ftp://ftp.mesd.k12.or.us:21//pub/mac/NeoOffice2.2.4PowerPC.dmg

NeoOffice is a full-featured set of office applications (including  
word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database  
programs) for Mac OS X. Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite,  
NeoOffice has integrated dozens of native Mac features and can  
import, edit, and exchange files with other popular office programs  
such as Microsoft Office.
NeoOffice 2.2.4 includes all of the features in OpenOffice.org 2.2.1  
and includes many of the features that Microsoft Office 2008  
includes. However, since NeoOffice is funded entirely by the time and  
money donated by our users, NeoOffice may not support some of the  
more complex Microsoft Office features or documents. For a more  
detailed comparison of NeoOffice to Microsoft Office 2008, please  
read our NeoOffice 2.2.4 Feature Comparison.

Key Features in NeoOffice 2.2.4

Feature
Description
Media Browser support (Mac OS X 10.4.x and higher only)
Many Mac OS X users have found Apple's iLife Media Browser very  
useful and we have received many requests to include the same feature  
in NeoOffice. Fortunately, the generous people at Karelia Software  
have developed the iMedia Browser and we have integrated their iMedia  
Browser into NeoOffice. Once you open the Media browser by clicking  
on the new Show Media Browser toolbar button or selecting the new  
Tools :: Add-ons :: Show Media Browser menu, a floating window will  
appear from which you can drag your images, movies, sound files, or  
links directly into a NeoOffice document.
Native floating tool windows (Mac OS X 10.4.x and higher only)
Previously, many NeoOffice floating tool windows such as the Styles  
and Formatting and the Color windows looked and behaved like document  
windows. Also, other floating tool windows such as the Bullets and  
Numbering and the Table windows looked and behaved like Windows  
floating tool windows. But starting with this release, all floating  
tool windows in NeoOffice will be native floating tool windows. This  
means that they will look and behave like floating tool windows in  
most other Mac OS X applications. They will have the small window  
titlebar, all of the floating tool windows will float above the  
document windows, and when NeoOffice is not the active application,  
all of the floating tool windows will automatically be hidden until  
NeoOffice becomes the active application again.
Magnify and swipe trackpad gestures
Starting with some of Apple's recent Mac laptops, the trackpad  
supports magnify and swipe gestures that were first seen in the  
iPhone. Starting with this release, Mac laptops that have a trackpad  
that supports these new gestures will be able to zoom the content in  
their document using the magnify gesture and will be able to move up  
or down a page using the swiping gesture.
Horizontal scrollwheel support
Previously, NeoOffice only responded to vertical scrollwheel events  
and only in document windows. Horizontal scrollwheel events were not  
handled and neither horizontal nor vertical events were handled when  
a popup menu or window was displayed. But starting with this release,  
NeoOffice handles both horizontal and vertical scrollwheel events and  
handles both events in all popup menus and windows.
QuickTime video support (Mac OS X 10.4.x and higher only)
Previous releases of NeoOffice did not support display of video files  
in documents and only supported playing a video file's soundtrack.  
But starting with NeoOffice 2.2.3, NeoOffice can display any  
QuickTime-compatible video files in your documents. Please note that  
protected sound and video files (such as those purchased through  
iTunes) are not supported as Mac OS X will only allow protected files  
to be played in the iTunes and QuickTime Player applications.
Menus available when no documents are open
Previous releases of NeoOffice had only a very minimal set of menu  
items available if no documents were open. But starting in NeoOffice  
2.2.3, menus are now available even when no documents are open. This  
new feature allows users to access some of the frequently used menus  
such as the Recent Documents and NeoOffice Help menu items that  
previously were not accessible unless you opened a document first.
Import images from scanners and cameras
A new menu - Tools :: Add-ons :: Paste Image from Camera or Scanner -  
has been added. Selecting this new menu allows you to directly import  
images into NeoOffice from any device (such as digital cameras or  
scanners) that Apple's Image Capture application supports. If you  
have any devices attached to your machine that Image Capture  
recognizes, selecting this new menu will display the Mac OS X Image  
Capture dialog. Using this dialog, you can import an image from any  
of the recognized devices into your current document. In addition,  
the imported image will also be copied to the system clipboard so  
that you can paste additional copies of the imported image in  
NeoOffice or any other application.
Command-clicking on window titlebar
In most Mac OS X applications, whenever a previously saved document  
is opened, a small icon will appear in the window's titlebar. Command- 
clicking on this icon will display a popup menu that lists the file  
name and the folders that the file is in. Clicking on any of these  
items will open the Finder.
Mac OS X Leopard grammar checking support (Mac OS X 10.5.x only)
In Mac OS X 10.5.x, Apple added grammar checking support for a small  
number of languages. NeoOffice takes advantage of this new Mac OS X  
feature and so we have added several new menu items in the Tools ::  
Add-ons menu. These new menu items allow you to use Mac OS X  
Leopard's grammar checker to check the grammar and recommend  
corrections for your document's selected text or your entire  
document. Please note that at this time, Mac OS X's grammar checker  
only supports English.
Handles Most Microsoft Office 2007 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Files
NeoOffice includes the ODF Add-in for Microsoft Word, Excel, and  
PowerPoint. The ODF Add-in is an open source project that makes it  
possible for NeoOffice to open, edit, and save most files in the  
Office 2007 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint formats. This feature is not  
available in current Mac versions of Microsoft Office and will not be  
available until Office 2008 for the Mac is released.
Handles Most Excel VBA Macros
NeoOffice includes the Excel macro support developed by Novell's ooo- 
build project. The ooo-build project is an open source project that  
continually develops feature enhancements to OpenOffice.org.
Contributing to NeoOffice

If you would like to volunteer time or donate funds to NeoOffice,  
please read our Donations page.


-- 
John Bromley
(503) 668-3332

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just  
sit there." -----  Will Rogers



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