Writer's Tools 0.4.0 released

Another day, another release of the Writer's Tools extension. This version includes the Google Translate command that allows users to quickly translate selected text fragments between different languages using the Google Translate service. Get Writer's Tools here.

Writer's Tools 0.3.1 released

Hot on the heels on the 0.2.1 release arrives Writer's Tools 0.3.1. This version adds Multi-format Backup macro that saves the currently opened Writer document in the Word, RTF, and TXT formats. The backup files are stored in a separate folder with a date stamp. On Linux, the macro also archives the resulting folder using the tar utility. Download Writer Tools 0.3.1

Writer's Tools 0.2.1 released

Writer's Tools is an OpenOffice.org extension that includes the following macros:

• Lookup Tool allows you to lookup the currently selected word in several online references, including Cambridge Dictionaries, WordNet, and Google Define.
• Email Backup can be used to quickly send a backup copy of the currently opened document to a specified email address.
• Open FTP Document allows you to open a document stored on an FTP server and work on it locally.
  

The Writer's Tools extension is released under GNU GPL, and it can be downloaded here.

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Extending OpenOffice.org: Article #3

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Extending OpenOffice.org: Article #2

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Extending OpenOffice.org article series on Linux.com

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