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create LibreOffice 6.1 "New Features" video

Added by Mike Saunders almost 6 years ago. Updated over 5 years ago.

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Mike Saunders

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Team - Q3/2018

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2018-08-06

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Description

As with previous releases, create a video demonstrating the new features, giving credit to developers, and encouraging people to get involved. Steps required:

Write script draft and send to marketing-priv@ for feedback (done; see below)
Record audio
Record video clips and take screenshots, adding artwork where necessary
Assemble into a video, and again send to marketing-priv@ for feedback
Add script to the wiki and ask l10n community to translate
Make it live on release day, embed on the website, and spread on social media

Script draft:

LibreOffice 6.1 introduces many powerful new features, and improves existing ones.

General

A new icon theme, Colibre, has been added and is the default on Windows.

Image handling has been improved, so documents with many images will load and display more smoothly. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Doc-image-lazy-load-perf.png]

It's now possible to sign ODF documents with ECDSA keys on Linux and macOS. [Lock]

For shapes and backgrounds, a new set of fill gradients is now available [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Gradients-61.png], while the background images dialog has been redesigned to be easier to use.

The online help system has been extended with example files, to help you see how features in the suite work. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Collateral_files.png]

It's now even easier to customize toolbars and menus, thanks to the new gear button in the Customize dialog. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Gear-Menu-on-Custom-Menu.png]

The experimental Notebookbar user interface design has been updated with better layouts and icons.

And thanks to our worldwide community, the user interface has been translated into additional languages, while dictionaries and auto-correct tools have been improved for many languages as well [spinning world]

Writer

In the header and footer menus, new options let you quickly add page numbers and page counts. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LO_Writer_Insert_page_options_in_drop-down_menu_of_Header.png]

The EPUB export feature has been improved, and gives you more options for customising metadata. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Epub-improved-metadata.png]

It's now possible to generate a signature line using Insert > Signature Line. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Gen-sig-line.png]

New chapter numbering styles, which spell out cardinal and ordinal numbers, are now available. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Spelloutnumberingstyles.png]

Finally, performance when converting documents to XHTML has been greatly improved. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Odt-xhtml-perf.png]

Calc

In Calc, the word processor, images that are anchored to cells can now be sorted. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Calc-image-sort.gif]

In addition, there are now three anchor types: to a cell, as usual; to a cell with resizing when the cell size changes; and to a page.

The options dialog lets you customise cell highlight colours. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Colors2.png]

When you're merging cells, the dialog box now shows a graphical depiction of the process in advance. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:MergeCells.png]

When linking a sheet to external data, CSV files can now be used as data sources.

Parallel formula compiling on the CPU is now supported, for a significant performance boost. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Calc-cpu-threading.png]

Impress, Draw and Base

New drawing styles have been added, while existing ones have been cleaned up. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:DrawingStyles.png]

The menu in Draw was reorganised to be more intuitive, and a new Page menu was added.

In Base, the embedded Firebird engine is now available by default. Embedded HSQLDB is deprecated, although it's still available in this release, and a migration assistant helps you to switch between the two engines.

LibreOffice Online

In LibreOffice Online, the cloud-based version of the suite, many new dialog boxes have been added, including spelling and grammar [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:SpellingDialog.png], cell formatting [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:FormatCellDialog.png], and area fill [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:AreaDialog.png].

In Calc, it's now possible to collapse or expand any group of columns or rows with a simple click. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Collabora-Online-Calc-Grouping-01.png]

Finally, performance and security has been improved as well, making LibreOffice Online a great complement to the desktop version of the suite.

Thanks to...

[credits and affiliation here]

But there's more to come - help us with LibreOffice 6.2!

We're already working on the next release - join our worldwide community, help to add and test new features - they're made by people like you! etc.

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Updated by Mike Saunders almost 6 years ago

Per feedback, for this video I'm going to try putting credits (and affiliations) alongside the features in the video, rather than at the end. The main issue is possible clashes with subtitles...

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Updated by Mike Saunders almost 6 years ago

Updated script based on feedback - ready to record now:

LibreOffice 6.1 introduces many great new features and updates.

General

Two new icon themes have been added: Colibre, which is now the default on Windows, along with Karasa Jaga. (Andreas Kainz, Rizal Muttaqin.)

Image handling has been improved, so documents with many images will load and display more smoothly. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Doc-image-lazy-load-perf.png] (Tomaž Vajngerl, Miklos Vajna - Collabora)

It's now possible to sign ODF documents with ECDSA keys on Linux and macOS. [Lock] (Miklos Vajna - Collabora)

The online help system has been extended with example files, to help you see how features in the suite work. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Collateral_files.png] (Olivier Hallot - TDF)

It's now even easier to customize toolbars and menus, thanks to the new gear button in the Customize dialog. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Gear-Menu-on-Custom-Menu.png] (Muhammet Kara - Pardus)

Writer

In the header and footer menus, new options let you quickly add page numbers and page counts. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:LO_Writer_Insert_page_options_in_drop-down_menu_of_Header.png] (Gülşah Köse - Pardus)

The EPUB export feature has been improved, and gives you more options for customising metadata. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Epub-improved-metadata.png] (Miklos Vajna - Collabora)

It's now possible to generate a signature line using Insert > Signature Line. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Gen-sig-line.png] (Samuel Mehrbrodt - CIB)

New chapter numbering styles, which spell out cardinal and ordinal numbers, are now available. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Spelloutnumberingstyles.png] (László Németh - FSF.hu)

Finally, performance when converting documents to XHTML has been greatly improved. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Odt-xhtml-perf.png] (Miklos Vajna - Collabora)

Calc

In Calc, the word processor, images that are anchored to cells can now be sorted. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Calc-image-sort.gif] (Samuel Mehrbrodt - CIB)

In addition, there are now three anchor types: to a cell, as usual; to a cell with resizing when the cell size changes; and to a page.

The options dialog lets you customise cell highlight colours. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Colors2.png] (Szymon Kłos - Collabora)

When you're merging cells, the dialog box now shows a graphical depiction of the process in advance. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:MergeCells.png] (Heiko Tietze - TDF)

When linking a sheet to external data, CSV files can now be used as data sources. (Eike Rathke - Red Hat)

Parallel formula compiling on the CPU is now supported, for a significant performance boost. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Calc-cpu-threading.png] (Dennis Francis, Luboš Luňák, Michael Meeks, Tor Lillqvist - Collabora)

Impress, Draw and Base

New drawing styles have been added, while existing ones have been cleaned up. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:DrawingStyles.png] (Kompilainenn)

The menu in Draw was reorganised to be more intuitive, and a new Page menu was added. (Yousuf Philips)

LibreOffice Online

In Calc, it's now possible to collapse or expand any group of columns or rows with a simple click. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Collabora-Online-Calc-Grouping-01.png]

Finally, performance and security has been improved as well, making LibreOffice Online a great complement to the desktop version of the suite. (Pranav Kant, Ashod Nakashian, Andras Timar, Jan Holešovský, Henry Castro, Marco Cecchetti - Collabora)

A big thanks to the whole LibreOffice community for making this release happen!

But there's more to come - help us with LibreOffice 6.2!

We're already working on the next release - join our worldwide community, help to add and test new features - they're made by people like you! etc.

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Updated by Mike Saunders almost 6 years ago

I recorded the audio today, and made some very small tweaks to the script in the process, so here's the final version. Next step is collecting the video clips and screenshots for editing the final video.

LibreOffice 6.1 introduces many great new features and updates.

General

Two new icon themes have been added: Colibre, which is now the default on Windows, along with Karasa Jaga. (Andreas Kainz, Rizal Muttaqin.)

It's now possible to sign ODF documents with ECDSA keys on Linux and macOS. [Lock] (Miklos Vajna - Collabora)

The online help system has been extended with example files, to help you see how features in the software work. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Collateral_files.png] (Olivier Hallot - TDF)

Writer

The EPUB export feature has been improved, and gives you more options for customising metadata. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Epub-improved-metadata.png] (Miklos Vajna - Collabora)

It's now possible to generate a signature line using Insert > Signature Line. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Gen-sig-line.png] (Samuel Mehrbrodt - CIB)

New chapter numbering styles, which spell out cardinal and ordinal numbers, are now available. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Spelloutnumberingstyles.png] (László Németh - FSF.hu)

Finally, performance when converting documents to XHTML has been greatly improved. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Odt-xhtml-perf.png] (Miklos Vajna - Collabora)

Calc

In Calc, the spreadsheet, images that are anchored to cells can now be sorted. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Calc-image-sort.gif] (Samuel Mehrbrodt - CIB)

In addition, there are now three anchor types: to a cell, as usual; to a cell with resizing when the cell size changes; and to a page.

The options dialog lets you customise cell highlight colours. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Colors2.png] (Szymon Kłos - Collabora)

When you're merging cells, the dialog box now shows a graphical depiction of the process in advance. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:MergeCells.png] (Heiko Tietze - TDF)

When linking a sheet to external data, CSV files can now be used as data sources. (Eike Rathke - Red Hat)

Impress, Draw and Base

New drawing styles have been added, while existing ones have been cleaned up. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:DrawingStyles.png] (Kompilainenn)

The menu in Draw was reorganised to be more intuitive, and a new Page menu was added. (Yousuf Philips)

LibreOffice Online

In Calc, it's now possible to collapse or expand any group of columns or rows with a simple click. [https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/File:Collabora-Online-Calc-Grouping-01.png]

A big thanks to the whole LibreOffice community for making this release happen!

But there's more to come - help us with LibreOffice 6.2!

We're already working on the next release - join our worldwide community, help to add and test new features - they're made by people like you!

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Updated by Mike Saunders over 5 years ago

Video is done and on marketing-priv@ for final checking. In the meantime, I've prepared the script for the wiki, for translations:

In LibreOffice 6.1, our community has made some great new features and updates.

'''General'''

# Two new icon themes have been added: Colibre, which is now the default on Windows, along with Karasa Jaga.
# Image handling has been improved, so documents with many images will load and display more smoothly.
# It's now possible to sign ODF documents with ECDSA keys on Linux and macOS.
# For shapes and backgrounds, a new set of fill gradients is now available, while the background images dialog has been redesigned to be easier to use.
# The online help system has been extended with example files, to help you see how features in the software work.
# It's now even easier to customize toolbars and menus, thanks to the new gear button in the Customize dialog.
# And thanks to our worldwide community, the user interface has been translated into additional languages, while dictionaries and auto-correct tools have been improved for many languages as well.

'''Writer'''

# In the header and footer menus, new options let you quickly add page numbers and page counts.
# The EPUB export feature has been improved, and gives you more options for customising metadata.
# It's now possible to generate a signature line using Insert > Signature Line.
# New chapter numbering styles, which spell out cardinal and ordinal numbers, are now available.
# Finally, performance when converting documents to XHTML has been greatly improved.

'''Calc'''

# In Calc, the spreadsheet, images that are anchored to cells can now be sorted.
# In addition, there are now three anchor types: to a cell, as usual; to a cell with resizing when the cell size changes; and to a page.
# The options dialog lets you customise cell highlight colours.
# When you're merging cells, the dialog box now shows a graphical depiction of the process in advance.
# When linking a sheet to external data, CSV files can now be used as data sources.
# Parallel formula compiling on the CPU is now supported, for a significant performance boost.

'''Impress & Draw'''

# New drawing styles have been added, while existing ones have been cleaned up.
# The menu in Draw was reorganised to be more intuitive, and a new Page menu was added.

'''LibreOffice Online'''

# In LibreOffice Online, the cloud-based version of the suite, many new dialog boxes have been added, including spelling and grammar, cell formatting and area fill.
# In Calc, it's now possible to collapse or expand any group of columns or rows with a single click.
# Finally, performance and security has been improved as well, making LibreOffice Online a great complement to the desktop version of the suite.
# A big thanks to the whole LibreOffice community for making this release happen!
# But there's more to come - help us with LibreOffice 6.2!
# We're already working on the next release, so join our worldwide community, and help to add and test new features.

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