{"id":1314,"date":"2024-10-30T00:03:29","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T00:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/onlyoffice-8-2-enhanced-startup-times-exciting-new-theme-and-more-features\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T06:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T06:50:27","slug":"onlyoffice-8-2-enhanced-startup-times-exciting-new-theme-and-more-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/onlyoffice-8-2-enhanced-startup-times-exciting-new-theme-and-more-features\/","title":{"rendered":"ONLYOFFICE 8.2: Enhanced Startup Times, Exciting New Theme, and More Features!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><strong>A significant update to ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, a free and open-source office suite compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux, has just been released for download.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ONLYOFFICE 8.2 brings a variety of new features, enhancements in performance, and numerous smaller improvements throughout the entire suite, which includes a word processor, spreadsheet application, presentation creator, form filler, and PDF editor.<\/p>\n<p>Introducing a refreshed aesthetic, ONLYOFFICE 8.2 features a <strong>new grey theme<\/strong> in its appearance settings. Although this theme is not enabled by default, users can easily apply it to all applications within the suite through the main settings or choose to implement it for specific components based on personal preferences.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/149366088.v2.pressablecdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ONLYOFFICE-new-grey-theme.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ONLYOFFICE 8.2\u2019s new \u2018Grey\u2019 theme<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Significant enhancements in ONLYOFFICE 8.2 that impact all components include:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Quicker launch times due to script optimizations<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ability to add signatures for PDF forms<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Introduction of field codes and improved version history for documents<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Support for RTL (Right-to-Left) languages and enhanced scrolling experience in spreadsheets<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New random transitions for presentations among other features<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Better touch screen compatibility<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Native rendering for certain SmartArt items<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Histogram<\/em>, <em>Waterfall<\/em>, and <em>Funnel<\/em> charts are now accessible<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Improved axis labels for charts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reorganized file menu with new icon designs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>New <em>Tab<\/em> style options (Choose between Fill or Line) in <em>Advanced Settings &gt; 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