14 DAY TRIAL // LibreOffice 6.4 is now live on all supported platforms, bringing a long list of new features, but also performance optimizations and further compatibility improvements for Microsoft Office document formats.
The new version includes a QR code generator, which technically makes it easier for users to add QR codes in their documents. The QR codes can then be scanned with a mobile phone for links and other information.
The Document Foundation says it has also focused on improving consistency across the entire suite, so it updated the hyperlink context menus to display the same options regardless of the app you’re using. So beginning with this release, there are four hyperlink options, namely Open Hyperlink, Edit Hyperlink, Copy Hyperlink Location and Remove Hyperlink.
LibreOffice 6.4 also comes with an updated help section which now includes localized screenshots. There are also “more precise” search results, TDF promises, so it’s easier to find assistant for a specific feature.
App-specific improvements
Each app in the suite comes with its own set of improvements. Writer, for example, now features a table panel in the sidebar, and the app sports a new Paste Special menu with an option called “Paste as Nested Table.” Comments can also be marked as resolved beginning with this update.
LibreOffice Calc supports exporting spreadsheets to a single PDF page, while Impress & Draw received a new option called Consolidate Text in the Shape menu. This one “combines multiple selected text boxes into a single one. This is useful if you’re importing a PDF and the text content is split across many boxes,” TDF explains.
Many of the improvements included in this release are based on the work of code contributors, according to today’s announcement.
“LibreOffice 6.4’s new features have been developed by a large community of code contributors: 75% of commits are from developers employed by companies sitting in the Advisory Board like Collabora, Red Hat and CIB, plus other organizations, and 25% are from individual volunteers,” TDF explains.
You can download LibreOffice for Windows, Linux, and Mac from Softpedia using these links.