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August 27, 2007

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NeoOffice 2.2.1 supports OS X spellchecker and Address Book

Posted Aug. 27, ’07, 6:29 AM PT by Derik DeLong
Category | Software

NeoOffice While I’ve jumped on the iWork bandwagon, some people still find it lacking. NeoOffice had a steady following prior to that. There’s a lot to like about the software package, like a mature, stable code base. The developers have been pouring their heart and soul into making OpenOffice work well in OS X. The newly released 2.2.1 shows further proof of this.

  • Support for the native Mac OS X spellchecker
  • Support for the native Mac OS X address book
  • Support for high resolution printing
  • Opening, editing, and saving of most Microsoft Office 2007 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents
  • The latest features from OpenOffice.org 2.2.1

Note the first two. The one problem that many legacy and cross-platform programs seem to suffer from is that they don’t use the services afforded by OS X. It’s understandable from the standpoint of minimizing duplicate code, but still disappointing for a user.

NeoOffice is really doing a bangup job of integrating OpenOffice into OS X. What’s even better is that it’s free (though I highly recommend you donate money to the project if you use the fruits of their labor).

[via MacDevCenter]


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