OpenOffice.org 2.4 released

OpenOffice.org Release 2.4 is now available for free download.

Curious about what changed?

Release 2.4 has improved

• Ease of use for setting languages for selected text in multi language documents
• The chart module with
  • improved label formatting and positioning,
  • regression charts,
  • and inverted axis
• The presentation application (Impress) has added
  • 3d slide transitions
  • Pictures as slide background
• The spreadsheet application (Calc) has added
  • Splitting text into separate columns
  • Start formula entry with “+” for faster data entry from the numeric key pad
  • Better flow when entering rows of data
  • Drag and drop cells and columns to move them
  • Performance for loading large spreadsheets
• The word processor application (Writer) has added
  • more powerful regular expressions for find and replace
• Update notification for application and extensions
• Performance in general
• Improved localization and spell checking for 10+ languages.

OpenOffice.org Ninja has an excellent introduction to new features in Open Office 2.4. Screencasts about the new features are coming soon.