Select language English - English Back Русский - Russian Deutsch - German English - English Español - Spanish Français - French Italiano - Italian Nederlands - Dutch Português do Brasil - Portuguese (Brazilian) Survey options Load unfinished survey Resume later default Caution: JavaScript execution is disabled in your browser or for this website. You may not be able to answer all questions in this survey. Please, verify your browser parameters. SoftMaker Office: Which improvements would you like to see? How can we make SoftMaker Office better? Let us know in this survey what new features you would like us to add. You can skip any questions that you can not or do not want to answer. But remember: You are filling out this survey anonymously anyway. There are no questions in this survey. How do you use SoftMaker Office 2021? As my primary Office suite Along with other Office suites I don't use it at all In which context do you use SoftMaker Office 2021? Check all that apply. At home Self-employed In my paid work for a company or organization In community service, voluntary service etc. (unsalaried) How would you rate SoftMaker Office 2021? Very good Good Satisfactory Not satisfactory Do you also use other Office suites? An old version of SoftMaker Office Microsoft Office Google Docs OpenOffice LibreOffice Other: Which of the programs would you like to see improved most? TextMaker PlanMaker Presentations BasicMaker New features for SoftMaker Office Please select a maximum of 15 features in total from the categories SoftMaker Office in general, TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations. Which new features would you like to see in SoftMaker Office in general? Operate the ribbon with keyboard commands (such as: Alt+F,O for File Open) Additional programming functions (OLE Automation objects) in BasicMaker Let me scale down inserted images without having to use a separate photo-editing program Let me enter vertical Asian text Integrate directly with open-source cloud storage Nextcloud / Owncloud A web-based version of SoftMaker Office running in your web browser SoftMaker should offer its own cloud storage and integrate it with SoftMaker Office. Integrate with Microsoft SharePoint for document management Distribute SoftMaker Office for Linux as a Snap package SoftMaker should develop its own e-mail client Digitally sign documents to prove authenticity Pictograms: Catalog with vector pictograms that can be inserted in documents A clipart browser offering stock photos and clipart that can be inserted in documents Video tutorials explaining basic features of SoftMaker Office Support OpenType-enabled typography with automatic ligatures and alternative typographic characters A macro recorder for creating macros easily SoftMaker should offer a new data base program like DataMaker or Microsoft Access. Add the ability to type in a command in the ribbon ("Tell me what you want to do") Support PDF as an image format, so that you can import PDF images as picture frames Support the Python programming language for scripting and macros in SoftMaker Office Integrate directly with cloud storage such as OneDrive, Dropbox or Google Drive Display EMF pictures in Linux and macOS A new equation editor for mathematical formulas Distribute SoftMaker Office for Linux as a Flatpak package Allow me to create and edit SmartArt, for example for flowcharts, orgcharts and Venn diagrams Video tutorials explaining advanced features of SoftMaker Office Other: Which improvements would you like to see in TextMaker? Improved form fields, such as "click-type" fields Go to previous editing positions quickly with a hotkey Integrate with the Citavi software for bibliographies Include more templates Side-by-side comparison of documents A function that repeats the last command In tracked changes, allow deletions to be displayed in the document margins instead of directly in the document Embed fonts in documents Let multiple users edit the same document Document comparison Support E-Porto (electronic postage) Allow columnar text selection (outside of tables) Support speech recognition for dictation, such as Dragon NaturallySpeaking Offer Word-like AutoCorrect, in addition to TextMaker's SmartText Non-contiguous text selection (be able to select several independent portions of text for easy formatting and editing) Offer English grammar checking Support additional SQL formats in the database module and for mail merges Improve the import/export of ODT (OpenDocument Text) files Show the same document in multiple windows so that one user can edit different sections simultaneously Be able to create mail merges that insert images from the database Integrate with the Mendeley software for bibliographies Add a sidebar for the Replace function Read a document aloud, using speech synthesis Offer grammar checking in languages other than English Integrate with the EndNote software for bibliographies Other: Which improvements would you like to see in PlanMaker? Allow the AutoFilter to filter cells by color A dialog wizard for inserting calculations more easily Let me insert sparklines in cells For long formulas, turn the edit field on top of the spreadsheet into multiple lines Export to ODS format (OpenDocument Calc) Allow free rotation of text in cells Include more templates Import live data from websites Sort cells by color Add more functionality to pivot tables People Graph (charts showing humanlike pictograms instead of simple bars) Make recalculating the spreadsheet faster (select this only if you have experienced slowdowns) Show the same document in multiple windows so that one user can edit different sections simultaneously Let me add my own calculation functions such as "=MYFUNC(...)" with BasicMaker or Python Let me create my own table styles Additional options for CSV import/export, such as date formats and separators Improve cell protection to choose exactly what users may do inside a protected cell Import data from SQL databases HTML import Other: Which improvements would you like to see in Presentations? Animate objects along user-defined motion paths Re-use slides: Save slides and insert them in other presentations, without opening the original presentation Control a slideshow with your Android smartphone or iPhone Include animated design templates. These are templates that have a moving or interactive background. A function that repeats the last command Add video support to the Linux version of Presentations Support narration (record a slide show with speaker's voice and visuals) View and edit notes below the slide area Animate 3D models Include sound when exporting a presentation as a movie Support page sizes larger than A3 Import and export ODP files (OpenDocument Presentation) Include more design templates Show the same document in multiple windows so that one user can edit different sections simultaneously Insert 3D models People Graph (charts showing humanlike pictograms instead of simple bars) Other: Submit Load unfinished survey Resume later Exit and clear survey Exit and clear survey Please confirm you want to clear your response?