The launch of the new version of the office suite "ONLYOFFICE 8.3" was recently announced, in its DocumentServer and DesktopEditors editions, which incorporates nearly 30 new functions along with various bug fixes.
Notable features include support for Apple iWork formats including Pages, Keynote, and Numbers, as well as Hancom Office formats such as HWP and HWPX, as well as support for right-to-left (RTL) languages, and more.
ONLYOFFICE 8.3 Main New Features
The update to ONLYOFFICE Docs 8.3 introduces several specific features that improve the user experience and expand the suite's capabilities. Among these new features are:
New File Formats
One of the most notable new features is the incorporation of ssupport for previously unsupported formats. Now, users can view files with the extensions «.hwp» and «.hwpx», typical of the Hancom Office package, and also sReading of documents generated with Apple iWork, such as “.pages”, “.key” and “.numbers” has been enabled. Regarding the new added support, it is mentioned that although these formats can be viewed without problems, when saving the changes the content is automatically converted to OOXML formats (DOCX, PPTX, XLSX), guaranteeing greater interoperability and facilitating the exchange of documents in mixed environments.
Improvements in the PDF editor
Another of the new features that stands out in this new version of ONLYOFFICE 8.3 is the Improvements implemented in the editor of documents PDF, as It is now possible to configure digital stamps that can be applied to a document to certify or validate its content.
In addition, improvements have been implemented in real-time collaboration work, since In group sessions participants can undo changes, also Multiple selection of pages from the sidebar is now possible, facilitating actions such as deleting or relocating pages in an agile manner. SA contextual panel has been added to edit annotations, which allows you to change the color, add comments or remove marks quickly, and the possibility of adjusting the transparency of the annotations according to the user's preferences has been incorporated.
Improvements in spreadsheets
In spreadsheets, ONLYOFFICE has integrated improvements aimed at collaboration and automation, Since it has been implemented Option to undo actions in collaborative environmentsThe update also includes the ability to automatically refresh data from linked external sources, as well as auto-fill values in cells for days, weeks, months, and years.
In addition, it has Improved the functionality of pivot tables, allowing to open and save the calculated values. The interface for the Feature selection now has detailed descriptions of the arguments of each function, and the dialog for importing CSV files is now able to automatically detect the separator character.
Improvements in the presentation editor
For presentations a new option has been added New “Design” tab offering advanced tools to apply styles, modify color schemes, and adjust size of the slides, making it easier to create more visually compelling and coherent presentations.
Another improvement that we can find is in the presentation mode, whichUsers will be able to draw directly on the slides using pencil and marker tools, which is ideal for highlighting key points in real time. The interface has been streamlined with the inclusion of buttons that allow you to quickly switch between cursor modes (move or select) and a context menu that simplifies window and tab management, offering options such as closing, docking, or converting a tab into a window and vice versa.
Improvements in the document editor
Finally, the Document Editor has been expanded. Support for languages written from right to left, has also been incorporated option to merge or compare documents at word or character level, facilitating the review of changes and collaboration on complex edits. For users working with protected text documents, improvements have been implemented that simplify the handling of these files. In addition, sA feature has been added that allows you to reset image cropping via the side panel and the context menu, ensuring full control over the visual presentation of documents.
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How to install ONLYOFFICE Docs on Linux?
For those interested in being able to try this office suite or update its current version to this new one, They can do it by following the steps we share below.
If they are users of Debian, Ubuntu or any distribution with support for deb packages, they can download the application package from the terminal with the following command:
wget -O onlyoffice.deb https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer/releases/download/v8.3.0/onlyoffice-documentserver_amd64.deb
After downloading, you can install with:
sudo dpkg -i onlyoffice.deb
If you have problems with dependencies, you can solve these by executing the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt -f install
Installation via RPM package
Finally, for those who are users of RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, openSUSE or any distribution with support for rpm packages, they should get the latest package with the command:
wget -O onlyoffice.rpm https://github.com/ONLYOFFICE/DocumentServer/releases/download/v8.3.0/onlyoffice-documentserver.x86_64.rpm
Once the download is done, the installation can be done with the following command:
sudo rpm -i onlyoffice.rpm