We now have ONLYOFFICE Docs 8.0 available, the open source solution for collaborative office automation, which can be installed on your own server or contract the platform operated by the development company.
Since the appearance of Google Docs, The use of office suites hosted in the cloud has proven to be an ideal solution for companies, schools and individuals. Not only do they allow you to work from any device without giving up features, but they also allow collaborative work by people located in different places.
However, both Microsoft 365 (Office in the cloud) and Google Docs They have received numerous questions from regulatory authorities for their handling of privacy and data protection. Hence the usefulness of solutions like OnlyOffice that can be hosted on any web server that meets the requirements.
Features of ONLYOFFICE Docs 8.0
If you didn't know her, you may have already imagined that It is a solution for online editing of text files, spreadsheets, presentations, PDFs and forms. If you have access to the ChatGPT API you can easily integrate artificial intelligence to improve your documents.
The notable features of this new version are:
GPT-4 compatibility
Now, those users who have an account with access to GPT-4 They will be able to use the most powerful features of the latest OpenAI development to:
- Grammar and spelling correction: Any errors detected in the text will be corrected, but it will not be modified.
- Rewrite differently: Modifies the text without changing the meaning. It does this by using synonyms, modifying the structure of some sentences and adding others based on context.
- Make longer: Increases the size of the text by incorporating relevant information.
- Shorten: Eliminates words from text while maintaining the main ideas.
- Simplify: Makes text easier to read.
PDF forms
You can create forms that people can fill out from the browser, mobile and desktop applications. It is also possible to use them with other applications and use forms from other applications.
Accessibility
blind people can use a screen reader in both the online and desktop versions to interact with text documents, spreadsheets and presentationss. Those with reduced hand mobility can use the tab key to select the Accept and Cancel buttons.
Spreadsheets
- Find target function: Based on the desired result and the formula to apply, it tells you the input value.
- Chart Wizard: According to the selected data, it generates a preview and a list of recommended graphics.
- Series function: Allows you to quickly generate sequences of numbers to fill cells or copy a cell to a group of cells.
Collaborative work
The identification of editors through avatars was implemented. Additionally, a side panel was added to add and view comments in the document editor.
Presentations
Now allowed Set the final color in the color change effects.
Internationalization
Added the Serbian and Arabic translations for editors and regional adjustments for Indonesian.
Improvements in the user's interface
Now It is possible to work comfortably with several visual plugins at the same time since an independent button is added for each one on the side panel. In this way the user can translate, create bibliography and check grammar by alternating between tasks.
By pressing the corresponding buttons Plugins that work in the background can also be accessed.
From the changelog tab you can see the news of each plugin update.
Response speed
According to the developers, the following performance improvements occurred:
- 15% faster in creating empty files.
- Up to 20% faster opening normal size files.
- Up to 15% faster when opening large files.
Without a doubt OnlyOffice is an excellent option. Above all, if you live in a certain South American country located south of the Tropic of Capricorn, between the Andes mountain range and the Atlantic Ocean, and due to the devaluation of the peso, your subscription to Microsoft 365 increased by more than 200%.