The Symphony Blog

A little late with this news, something about real life getting in the way of blogging - terrible ;-)

Anyway, the latest beta of Lotus Symphony version 3 (based on OpenOffice 3 code) is now available.  IBM EMEA sales leader Darren Adams does a good job of passing on the news:

I’ve been using Symphony 3 on Windows and Mac since the release of beta 2 back in February. It’s a huge improvement over version 1.x – but beta 3 is another leap forward. The Symphony web site lists a few things new to beta 3… ability to customise the toolbars, instant export to PDF, and a new plug-in to make your LotusLive files directly available.

But there’s something else that I love about Symphony, and it’s improved in beta 3. In all aspects Symphony shows a panel on the right-hand side which gives quick and easy context-sensitive access to properties for whatever you’ve selected. It’s an approach that’s so much better than endlessly going in and out of dialog boxes, and makes Symphony very easy to use.

The Symphony Beta site fills in some of the details:

Lotus Symphony 3 Beta 3 is now available! Give it a try. Tell us what you think.

Lotus Symphony 3 Beta represents a major new advancement for our Lotus Symphony users. Based on current OpenOffice.org 3 code stream. Lotus Symphony 3 Beta offers loads of new features and capabilities and improved file fidelity. The Lotus Symphony team is excited to get it out to you and get your feedback.

Lotus Symphony 3 Beta 3 adds some exciting new enhancements. You can now customize the toolbars and arrange them as you like. We've added a one click export to PDF icon that you can add to your toolbar. You now have the option to create toolbars to support your individual work style.

We've continued to enhance the user interface and added more features to the sidebar panels in all three applications. We've added additional animations options to give you more choices and moved frequently used functions to the sidebars so you don't have to search for them. We're also connecting Lotus Symphony to the cloud with a new LotusLive plugin. You will be able to store and retrieve content directly from within the Symphony application to our LotusLive service. Make sure to get the plugin from the Symphony plugin page and sign up for the free 30 day trial of LotusLive.

So, download Lotus Symphony 3 Beta 3 today and try it out.

As a big LotusLive user I'm loving the integration that is being added to all the Lotus client software - Symphony is the latest to add this functionality.  I also get the impression that Beta 3 is a good deal faster than the earlier Betas, so give Beta 3 a try today!

By: Stuart McIntyre | 1 Comments | On: 9 June 2010 05:57:57 | Tags:  symphony  lotus  beta 

The Lotus Symphony 3 Beta code has been out for a few months now, and it is beginning to gain some traction (even against the news of the Office 2010 launch and the Google IO conference).

PCMech.com prides itself on no-nonsense tech news to "Help Normal People Get Their Geek On", and have published a very positive review of the Symphony 3 Beta suite.  Here's some hightlights:

Lotus Symphony is an office suite by IBM. It’s free.

Free?

Yes, free. From IBM. And yes, I know, "IBM" and "free" never appear in the same sentence, but this time it does. And wouldn’t you know it, it’s available for Windows, Ubuntu, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux and Mac OS X.

Why it is free?

Because it’s based on OpenOffice.

I will state up from this is not a Microsoft Office replacement. If you use MSO now, you probably wouldn’t switch to this. However, you probably would use this over OpenOffice.

Let’s get into why that is.

I'd disagree on not replacing Microsoft Office with Symphony - plenty of organisations have already done so.

The splash screen on startup. I’ll be honest – I felt like I stole this software when I saw this, even though I know it’s free. IBM goes to great lengths even in their free products to achieve a look that is polished and professional. I see the IBM and Lotus, and think, "Whoa.. IBM product. Big deal here."

An interesting perspective - I personally wish both IBM and Lotus had a greater hold as brands in the consumer space, but it's clear from this author that he views the IBM/Lotus brands in a very positive, reassuring way.

I really dig the fact that modifying text properties is just so darned easy in Symphony. Just about everything you would want to do with text is here.

The properties side bar tends to divide opinion with users that are used to using other Office suites, but clearly it has made a positive impact here.

It’s all about the tabs.

Symphony for all intents and purposes acts like a web browser with the way it does tabs. In fact it even has its own web browser!

Home, Document, Spreadsheet – all in tabs side by side. No ridiculous separate windows. It’s all contained and you can switch back and forth at whim.

That’s just so beautiful it gets me misty. Someone give me a tissue (sniff)..

Kidding aside, this is a darned convenient way of switching back and forth between open docs, spreadsheets, presentations and web sites.

Also know that most software titles that tries to do the all-in-one thing usually fail miserably at it. Symphony doesn’t and it gets it right the first time.

And finally, in summary:

What’s the best part about Symphony?

What I liked best is that there’s almost no learning curve to Symphony at all. It feels familiar from the moment you start using it. Things are laid out in a way that just make sense. It can be used by anyone from the novice to the experienced power user.

I think that's quite an accolade.

Is it time you took a look at the Lotus Symphony 3 Beta?

By: Stuart McIntyre | 1 Comments | On: 27 May 2010 06:00:08 | Tags:  symphony  lotus  beta  review 

It's always good to see a fair balanced review of a product, and Tom's Hardware seem to be one of the better sites at group tests.  This week they've taken a look at Linux-based Office applications, including Lotus Symphony 1.3.  This summary concludes their review, entitled 'A Different Kind of Office Suite':

Overall, Symphony is visually appealing and unmistakably modern. Unfortunately, while the color scheme appeals to the eyes, text within the document body, toolbars, and menus are downright unpleasant to behold, mostly due to heavy pixelization. The icons in the toolbars appear to be of different sizes, creating an overall “choppy” look. Also, Symphony treats tooltips and drop-down menus in the body and sidebars as windows, with all of the associated desktop effects for windows. As you can imagine, this can become annoying very quickly. Using any 3D effect animations for windows will cause tooltips and drop down boxes in Symphony to use those animations as well. That won't be a problem if you disable desktop effects, or simply choose conservative animations for your windows. IBM has assured me that this bug is being addressed. They have also said they are evaluating the possibility of adding 64-bit deb/rpm support sometime in the future.

Symphony definitely takes a new approach to the age-old office suite. If IBM can smooth out the rough edges, this app could easily replace the basic productivity suites currently pre-installed on most distros, maybe even Corel or MS Works on Windows machines. However, being so unfamiliar could potentially discourage users simply looking for an easy MS Office replacement. At the very least, IBM's Lotus Symphony is an application worth watching.

More >

By: Stuart McIntyre - Symphony | 0 Comments | On: 30 April 2010 12:58:00 | Tags:  symphony  lotus  review 

Were you aware that the Lotus Symphony website features a large collection of free downloadable templates for the Symphony productivity tools?

Documents:


Presentations:


Spreadsheets:


So if you're looking for ways to spruce up your Symphony presentations or to make yourself even more productive in Symphony Documents, you know where to look.

By: Stuart McIntyre - Symphony | 0 Comments | On: 12 April 2010 09:19:07 | Tags:  symphony  lotus  templates 

A useful find on Slideshare - a reference to the toolbars in Lotus Symphony 1.3, perfect for assisting those moving from Microsoft Office:



It is also available for download in PDF from the Slideshare site.

By: Stuart McIntyre - Symphony | 0 Comments | On: 6 April 2010 11:35:49 | Tags:  symphony  reference 

Useful preview of Symphony announcements at Lotusphere 2010 by John Fontana in Network World:

IBM/Lotus will ship the next version of its free Symphony productivity suite, code-named Vienna, before the end of June and then follow it up with two more versions by March 2011 that include a laundry list of news features.

A beta of Vienna will be made available at next week's Lotusphere conference. During the next 12 months IBM/Lotus will release two more new versions, code-named Amsterdam and Berlin.

Vienna will move the suite onto the OpenOffice.org 3.x code base and will include support for the Open Document Format 1.2, support for OLE objects and VBA macros, and signed plug-ins.

In addition Lotus will provide an add-on installer for Notes, enhance existing import features in Symphony for Office 2007, add new charts capabilities, graphic objects rendering, and richer Java and LotusScript APIs. Vienna also continues support for the .docx format that was at the heart of the i4i patent infringement suit against Microsoft.

Vienna, which will officially be called Symphony 2.0 when it ships, also will feature nested tables and multi-page display in the Documents application, an increase to 1,024 in the maximum number of columns allowed for the Spreadsheet program, and multi-monitor support and audio/video support in the Presentation application. Those three applications make up the Symphony suite, which Lotus touts as a cost-effective alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Docs.

IBM/Lotus plans to follow-up Vienna with a "feature enablement and maintenance" update code-named Amsterdam by the end of September. The release will further refine VBA macros and Office 2007 support and include document filters for the HTML file format. The release also will include enhancements to APIs for presentation and documents, templates for business content, and central management tweaks centered on preference, policy and deployment.

In the first half of 2011, IBM/Lotus will again update the Symphony suite with more VB macro enhancements, improve links to other Lotus software such as Foundations and Connections, and add more API enhancements.

Lots to look forward to this week!

By: Stuart McIntyre - Symphony | 0 Comments | On: 15 January 2010 21:55:54 | Tags:  symphony  lotsuphere2010  ls10 

Interesting Lotus Symphony news on the wire today...

IBM, VMware and Keepod products family manufacturer NSEC, today announced that they have partnered to offer IBM's Lotus Symphony productivity software suite on Keepod devices for the first time.

IBM's Lotus Symphony software suite helps users create, edit and share documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Based on an open, secure platform, the intuitive business productivity offering is easy-to-use and free of charge. With today's news, for the first time, users can access the information they need anytime, anywhere securely via the Keepod.

This portable version of the software, packaged using VMware ThinApp™ and made possible through an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement between IBM and NSEC, can be launched directly from any Keepod device, without installing anything on the PC and without leaving a footprint on the system. Launching Lotus Symphony directly from Keepod means that users won’t leave any trace of their work, which may be confidential in nature.



Keepod is the world’s slimmest USB secure portable device. Sized as a credit card and equipped with robust enterprise class encryption, Keepod provides a complete offering for business users. With up to 16GB of secure storage, Keepod stores all the user’s files and run applications on the go.

“With this Keepod offering, we are able to extend Symphony benefits to many new users,” said Kevin Cavanaugh, vice president, Messaging and Collaboration, IBM Lotus. “Our goal with Lotus Symphony software is to provide a fully capable alternative to Microsoft Office, giving business and consumers alike real choice and cost savings.”

VMware ThinApp is an enterprise-proven, agentless application virtualization solution with the lowest total cost of ownership. ThinApp seamlessly fits into any environment, streamlines application deployments by packaging an entire application including its settings into a single executable that is isolated from the OS, ensures compatibility and portability, and reduces costly regression testing and application conflicts.

VMware ThinApp application virtualization software enables IBM to deliver the complete Lotus Symphony suite on Keepod devices to enable maximum mobility to end users and allow them to work securely anywhere.

“The combined solution of Keepod, VMware ThinApp and Lotus Symphony allows for greater mobility of office automation software and provides secured access to corporate applications on the road or from home,” said Patrick Harr, vice president of Enterprise Desktop Marketing, Desktop Business Unit, VMware.  
The Keepod-compatible version of the software is being offered free of charge, exclusively via the Keepod Online Store (store.mykeepod.com). Visitors can download the virtualized Lotus Symphony on their Keepod after a fast registration process. The solution is available for current Keepod customers as well as new users who can download and test the software after registration.

“A free of charge professional office productivity suite, that is available to use at any-time, in a secure way, on any PC regardless of internet or network connectivity, sounded like a very good idea,” said Nissan Bahar, CEO of NSEC. ”Delivering applications on the Keepod platform provides a real added value to businesses in terms of mobility, IT flexibility, security and cutting costs. Partnering with IBM and VMware created a solution that is a safe choice for IT managers in businesses of any size.”

NSEC recently launched its Online Software Market, which leverages the VMware platform, and began providing virtualized open-source software that Keepod users can freely download and use on their Keepod devices.

Thanks to Lotus Symphony software, businesses can control software acquisition and upgrade costs, provide compatibility with Microsoft Office file formats, protect future access to documents with support for Open Document Format, and support a global workforce with Lotus Symphony's native language support for more than 28 languages.

In fact, it looks as though Lotus Symphony has already hit the Keepod store for free download:



It's the first time I've seen the Keepod devices - very cool!

By: Stuart McIntyre - Symphony | 0 Comments | On: 17 November 2009 14:01:11 | Tags:  symphony  lotus  keepod 

The H blog reports that IBM is switching wholesale from Microsoft Office to Lotus Symphony - most of us knew that IBM was heading in this direction, but it is good to see it confirmed in such emphatic fashion:

American IT giant IBM plans to have its staff abandon Microsoft office software. According to a report in German daily Handelsblatt, the some 360,000 employees of the firm are to switch from the MS Office Suite to IBM's own Lotus Symphony. The paper's report (German link), is based on leaked internal IBM correspondence from upper management. IBM's internal move away from Micrsoft Office began in June 2008 with early pilots. By the end of the year, IBM documents are to be created in the ODF format, which is license-free for everyone.

Microsoft Office will then only be installed at IBM with prior approval. The instructions from the end of August stipulate that Symphony has to be installed on all company computers within ten workdays. 330,000 employees have reportedly already switched. The goal is apparently not to save money. Rather, IBM wants to make sure that all information will remain available on all IT platforms and on the internet.

IBM apparently plans to use only open formats, but not necessarily open source; Lotus Symphony is based on the old version 1.x of OpenOffice and supports Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations. Although the OpenOffice code was open source, the license at the time allowed companies not to release their changes; IBM made use of this and Symphony source code changes have not been open sourced, although Lotus Symphony is free of charge, requiring only user registration. IBM developers have changed the office suite in some crucial areas too. For instance, IBM's office suite has its own interface, and three programs have been left out: Drawing, Formula, and Database. The most recent version was Lotus Symphony 1.3 which was released in June.

Now that's a great show of support for their own product and technologies!

By: Stuart McIntyre - Symphony | 3 Comments | On: 11 September 2009 21:22:51 | Tags:  symphony  lotus  ibm 

Great coverage of the latest Lotus Symphony announcements from Network World:

IBM Thursday announced upgrades to and a roadmap for its 15-month-old Lotus Symphony suite of productivity tools, emphasizing it indeed offers an alternative to Microsoft Office.

The move comes after Microsoft recently said that a court order to remove Office from store shelves next month could leave consumers and businesses "stranded without an alternative set of software."

Microsoft is battling a patent infringement case brought by Toronto-based i4i over XML file formats. The 2007 case resulted in a $290 million judgment against Microsoft and an injunction that bars it from selling Word 2003 and Word 2007 after Oct. 10 unless the offending technology is removed.

"What we are trying to do with Symphony is establish that there is an option in the market and companies don’t have to spend the money they spend for productivity suites," says Ed Brill, director of product management for Lotus Software.

The article covers the roadmap for Symphony (2.0 due in 2010, based on the latest OpenOffice code) and some new exciting new widget packages:

But for now IBM, which offers Symphony as a free download and the default productivity software in Notes/Domino 8, is adding a new set of drag-and-drop widgets that include integration with popular Microsoft backend software such as the SharePoint Server. The software also integrates with Google Gadgets and Lotus’s own Sametime and Connections platforms.
Part of the widget package is the OrgChart Widget, which integrates with profiles in Lotus Connections so users can be added into meetings that convene online with a single click.

Other widgets include the Learning Widget, which combines local and Web-based information; a Team Workspace Widget that provides access to documents stored in Lotus Quickr or Microsoft SharePoint; the Symphony 2 Wiki Widgets provide conversion of documents for publishing on wikis; the Treasure Box Widget keeps a "favorites list" inside Symphony of frequently used documents, graphics and applications; and the Export Graphic Widget supports export of common formats such as .gif, .jpeg, .png, .bmp.

In addition, the ChartShare Widget provides screen sharing for up to 20 people with support for co-creation and editing of presentations. It also supports integration with Lotus Sametime Unyte Live’s meeting capability. The ChartShare Widget also gives presence information on every contributor to the presentation and a link to instant messaging.

Impressive stuff.

Link: Network World - No alternative to Microsoft Office? IBM begs to differ

By: Stuart McIntyre - Symphony | 0 Comments | On: 10 September 2009 17:24:50 | Tags:  symphony  edbrill  office 

It's been a while since I checked out the Lotus Symphony Wiki, but I have to say, a lot of impressive new content has been added recently.  

This includes some excellent training material for end users that would be chargeable for most vendor's products - IBM is providing an amazing resource providing it at no charge:

Title	URL	Format
Getting Started
New features overview - IBM Lotus Symphony 1.3	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/New_Features_13/Symphony13NewFeatures.htm	Tour
Getting Started with IBM Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets Tour	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/pdf/N8T40/start_n8t40.htm	Tour
Getting Started with IBM Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets Tutorial	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/tutorial/en/spreadsheets_tutorial/course_files/frameset.htm	Tutorial
Getting Started with IBM Lotus Symphony Documents Tour	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/pdf/N8T30/start_n8t30.htm	Tour
Getting Started with IBM Lotus Symphony Documents Tutorial	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/tutorial/en/documents_tutorial/course_files/frameset.htm	Tutorial
Getting Started with IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations Tour	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/pdf/N8T50/start_n8t50.htm	Tour
Getting Started with IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations Tutorial	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/tutorial/en/presentations_tutorial/course_files/frameset.htm	Tutorial

Title	URL	Format
On-line courses
Introduction to IBM Lotus Symphony 1.3	http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lswiki.nsf/dx/07022009043253PMJBJBYH.htm	Course
Getting Started with IBM Lotus Symphony Documents 1.3	http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lswiki.nsf/dx/07022009102311AMKMDJT4.htm	Course
Getting Started with IBM Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets 1.3	http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lswiki .nsf/dx/07022009025500PMKMDQ4W.htm	Course
Formatting and Protecting a Spreadsheet in IBM Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets	http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lswiki.nsf/dx/07102009102247AMKMDJSS.htm	Course
Working with Advanced Calculation Tools in IBM Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets	http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lswiki.nsf/dx/07102009103708AMKMDK3P.htm	Course
DataPilot Tutorial	http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lswiki.nsf/dx/07202009101127AMLBAKR3.htm	Tutorial
Getting Started with IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations 1.3	http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lswiki.nsf/dx/07022009045147PMJBJCCA.htm	Course
Working with Pages and Views in IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations	http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lswiki.nsf/dx/07022009051509PMJBJCSV.htm	Course
Modifying Text and Graphics In IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations	http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lswiki.nsf/dx/07022009050453PMJBJCLG.htm	Course
Delivering Screen Shows Using Templates and Transitions in IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations	http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lswiki.nsf/dx/07022009113901AMKMDLAF.htm	Course
Working with Charts, Flow Charts, and Tables in IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations	http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/lswiki.nsf/dx/07022009104258AMKMDK7E.htm	Course
Lotus Symphony 1.3 – Seamless Customization & Integration via Symphony Toolkit	https://www-304.ibm.com/jct01005c/isv/spc/events/description.jsp?event=9677D17B0BF0674D852574D60064F20B	Web Seminar – For Developers

Title	URL	Format
Reference Cards
Migrating from Microsoft Word
Moving from Microsoft Word: Toolbar Reference Card	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/refcards/1.3/toolbar/n8r30_refcarddita-pdf-minimal.pd f	Reference Card
Moving from Microsoft Word : Keyboard Reference Card	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/refcards/1.3/keyboard/n8r30_shortcutdita-pdf-minimal.pdf	Reference Card
Migrating from Microsoft PowerPoint
Moving from Microsoft Power Point: Toolbar Reference Card	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/refcards/1.3/toolbar/n8r50_refcarddita-pdf-minimal.pdf	Reference Card
Moving from Microsoft Power Point:  Keyboard Reference Card	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/refcards/1.3/keyboard/n8r50_shortcutdita-pdf-minimal.pdf	Reference Card
Migrating from Microsoft Excel
Moving from Microsoft Excel: Toolbar Reference Card	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/refcards/1.3/toolbar/n8r40_refcarddita-pdf-minimal.pdf	Reference Card
Moving from Microsoft Excel: Keyboard Reference Card	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/refcards/1.3/keyboard/n8r40_shortcutdita-pdf-minimal.pdf	Reference Card

Title	URL	Format
Short Show Me Videos
Show me: Lotus Symphony Documents
IBM Lotus Symphony - Adding graphics	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Adding_Graphics/adding_graphics_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Changing preferences for a document	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/we/DocumentFilePref/DocumentFilePref_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Creating a frame on a page	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/we/DocumentsFrame/Docu mentsFrame_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Creating a table of contents for a document	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/we/tableofcontents/tableofcontents_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Creating charts	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/we/CreatingChart/creating-charts_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Creating lists	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/we/CreatingList/creating-lists_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Creating tables	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/we/CreatingTable/creating-tables_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Formatting text, graphics, and shapes	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Properties_Sidebar/properties_sidebar_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Installing plug-ins in Lotus Symphony	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Install_Plugin_Demo/Installing_Plugins.htm	Demo
Tracking document changes	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Tracking_Changes/tracking_changes_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Uninstalling plug-ins in Lotus Symphony	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Uninstalling_Plugins/Uninstalling_Plugins.htm	Demo
Using keyboard navigation (accessibillity) in IBM Lotus Symphony Documents	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Accessibility_Documents/accessibility_documents_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Show me: Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets
IBM Lotus Symphony - Adding graphics	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Adding_Graphics/adding_graphics_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Adding graphics and a title to a spreadsheet	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/se/AddGrahics/add-graphics-and-title_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Changing preferences for a spreadsheet	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/se/spreadshFilePref/spreadshFilePref_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Copying Notes view data into a Symphony spreadsheet	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Copy_Notes_view_spreadsheets_Demo/Copy_Notes_view_to_spreadsheet.htm	Demo
Copying data from existing spreadsheets to a new spreadsheet	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/se/CopyData/copy-data-to-new-spreadsheet_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Formatting text, graphics, and shapes	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Properties_Sidebar/properties_sidebar_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Importing and exporting a spreadsheet	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/se/ImportExport/Importing-exporting-spreadsheets_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Installing plug-ins in Lotus Symphony	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Install_Plugin_Demo/Installing_Plugins.htm	Demo
Modifying a spreadsheet	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/se/Modify/Modifying-spreadsheets_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Uninstalling plug-ins in Lotus Symphony	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Uninstalling_Plugins/Uninstalling_Plugins.htm	Demo
Using keyboard navigation (accessibillity ) in IBM Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Accessibility_Spreadsheets/accessibility_spreadsheets_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Using the Navigator to find a sheet in a spreadsheet	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/se/speadsheetNavigator/speadsheetNavigator_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Show me: Lotus Symphony Presentations
Adding a graphic to a presentation	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/pe/prezAddGraphic/prezAddGraphic_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
IBM Lotus Symphony - Adding graphics	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Adding_Graphics/adding_graphics_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Building a flow diagram with Symphony Presentations	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/symphony_flowdiagram/symphony_flowdiagram.htm	Demo
Changing a page layout for a presentation	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/pe/changeLayout/changeLayout_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Changing preferences for a presentation	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/pe/prezFilePref/prezFilePref_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Creating a basic presentation from a template	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Task_demo/create_presentation/create_presentation_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Formatting text, graphics, and shapes	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Properties_Sidebar/properties_sidebar_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Main features of IBM Lotus Presentations	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/pe/prezOverview/prezOverview_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Running a presentation as a screen show	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/pe/prezscreenshow/prezscreenshow_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Installing plug-ins in Lotus Symphony	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Install_Plugin_Demo/Installing_Plugins.htm	Demo
Uninstalling plug-ins in Lotus Symphony	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Uninstalling_Plugins/Uninstalling_Plugins.htm	Demo
Using keyboard navigation (accessibillity) in IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/Symphony/Accessibility_Presentations/accessibility_presentations_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Using views when building a presentation	http://symphony.lotus.com/idcontents/swf/pe/prezUsingViews/prezUsingViews_viewlet_swf.html	Demo
Working With Graphics in IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/idc/symphony/videos/video_6/video6.html	Demo
Working With Templates and Master Pages in IBM Lotus Symphony Presentations	http://download.boulder.ibm.com/ibmdl/pub/software/dw/lotus/idc/symphony/videos/video_5/video5.html	Demo

Title	URL	Format
Courseware for Facilitators
•        Lesson Planner: Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets Basics •        Lesson Planner: Lotus Symphony Presentations Basics •        Lesson Planner: Lotus Symphony Documents Basics •        Lesson Planner: Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets Beyond Basics •        Lesson Planner: Lotus Symphony Presentations Beyond Basics •        Lesson Planner: Lotus Symphony Documents Beyond Basics •        Lesson Planner: Lotus Symphony Spreadsheets Power User •        Lesson Planner: Lotus Symphony Presentations Power User •        Lesson Planner: Lotus Symphony Documents Power User	http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/learnwiki.nsf/xpViewCategories.xsp?lookupName=Lotus%20Symphony	Courseware materials
Training Kit: Lotus Symphony	http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/learnwiki.nsf/xpViewCategories.xsp?lookupName=Lotus%20Symphony	Courseware materials

I have provided a full list here, just because I'm so impressed with the scope of the material, but would encourage you to head over to the Lotus Symphony Wiki to check out the up-to-date content and add it to your bookmarks for the future...

Link: Lotus Symphony Wiki - Lotus Symphony 1.3 education offerings

By: Stuart McIntyre - Symphony | 0 Comments | On: 2 September 2009 04:40:00 | Tags:  symphony  1.3  education