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Mittwoch März 09, 2005

Just switch! - Customizable shapes in StarOffice 8
As promised I will give you some insights into the new CustomShapes that are part of StarOffice 8. CustomShapes are similar to Microsoft's AutoShapes. CustomShapes are shapes that can be customized, i.e. it is not only possible to modify the size of the whole shape, but also to change sizes and directions for parts of the graphical element. The following screenshot nicely illustrates this:

The availability of CustomShapes in StarOffice 8 also improves the overall Microsoft interoperability. With StarOffice 8 it is now possible to import PowerPoint presentations that use AutoShapes including the ability to modify the shapes after the import.

I don't know if I will find the time to write something during CeBIT. But if I do, I will give you some details about the open XML file format used by StarOffice 8, the OASIS OpenDocument Format.
( Mrz 09 2005, 04:30:10 PM CET ) Permalink

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