The Lotus Symphony 1.2 product, the latest version of the software, is now built into Lotus Notes 8.5. The following list shows the new features:
Performance enhancements, including ODP for Presentations and Power Point Presentation (PPT) file format save, application start up, new document creation. Also included are, spell checking in ODP and OpenDocument Spreadsheet (ODS), Presentation page painting, and an optimized sidebar refresh.
Support for opening and playing the Microsoft PowerPoint Slideshow (PPS) file format.
Also added was improved support for chart rendering, numbering, and bulleting with Microsoft Office documents.
Additional support added for:
Page slider function in presentation mode
The validity list function in spreadsheet mode
Support for displaying the presentation table in OpenOffice.org
Also added:
Improved support for the table of contents function in document mode
Improved support for spell checking in presentation template files
Improved support for configuring default file types when creating new documents
Improved support for graphics and layouts in IBM Lotus SmartSuite® documents
Other enhancements include:
Enhanced performance optimization options usability by adding the Symphony system tray icon
Added user interface language support in regional settings preferences page
Enabled creating a hyperlink to local documents in all three editors
Enhanced new page creation usability in Presentations
Lotus Symphony is available on Ubuntu
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IBM Lotus Symphony is a suite of Lotus applications for editing, creating, and sharing spreadsheet, text, and presentations.