What is new in SoftMaker Office 2026?

Major new features in all applications

You can now reply to comments and mark entire discussions as “resolved”.
In tables, comments can now be applied specifically to individual parts of the text rather than to entire cells.
You now choose how Track changes is displayed (deletions in the text or in the right margin) once for the entire program instead of setting it again for each document. A new dropdown list on the ribbon lets you switch quickly between the display modes.
Improved outline view: Move headings, including their sublevels, with drag and drop or the new ribbon buttons.
Integrated print preview: The new “Print” dialog box displays the preview directly, making it much easier to prepare the printout.
Seamless DOCX compatibility: DOCX files are now created so that no compatibility prompt appears either when saving in TextMaker or when opening them in Word.
Import and export for Markdown: TextMaker can now open and save Markdown files (.md) – the format used by many note-taking apps, AI tools and software documentation.
You can create custom fields and assign values to them in File | Properties.
When copying and cutting paragraphs, pictures and objects anchored to the paragraph move with them.
The “Print page background” option no longer affects PDF export. Page backgrounds are now always included when exporting to PDF.
New version of Duden Korrektor for trusted German spelling, grammar and style checking.

Fresh new design for the ribbon – now looks great even at 150% screen scaling.
Much darker dark mode – nearly black instead of charcoal, making it easier on the eyes at night.
Context menus with an integrated toolbar let you quickly access many common commands.
Copy and paste unformatted text with Ctrl+Shift+C and Ctrl+Shift+V. Copying and pasting formatting is now assigned to Ctrl+Alt+C and Ctrl+Alt+V.
PDF as a graphic format: Insert PDFs as graphics in TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations – another high-quality vector format alongside SVG.
Color themes: Give documents, worksheets and presentations a new color scheme with a single click – complete with a new, practical default color palette.
Multi-line QR codes and EPC QR codes – for example, for bank transfers by scanning.
Insert emojis. [Windows]
Variable TrueType fonts are now better supported. [Mac, Linux].
The system file dialog now also appears without Gnome – only the Gtk libraries need to be installed. [Linux]
The installation no longer associates SoftMaker Office with all supported document types without asking. This is now done as an option when the program starts.[Linux]

Dynamic arrays as in Excel 365: A single formula can return multiple results that automatically spill into adjacent cells and update themselves when the data changes. For example, enter =SORT(A2:A100) – and the entire sorted list will appear below.
New array functions: FILTER (filter without a pivot table), SORT, UNIQUE (remove duplicates), SEQUENCE (generate number sequences), TOROW, TOCOL and RANDARRAY.
XLOOKUP – the flexible successor to VLOOKUP – and XMATCH for position lookup with advanced options.
WORKDAY.INTL and NETWORKDAYS.INTL – calculate workdays with user-defined weekends.
AGGREGATE – calculations that can ignore error values and hidden rows.
MUNIT (identity matrix), as well as UNICODE and UNICHAR (conversion between characters and Unicode values).
Pivot charts – dynamic, interactive representations of the data in a pivot table.
Integrated print preview: The new “Print” dialog box displays the preview directly, making it much easier to prepare the printout.
The colors of the standard cell styles are now better coordinated, making the text easier to read.

Color themes: Change the color scheme of an entire presentation with a single click – ideal for matching slides to your corporate design.
The new text highlighter highlights important passages of text, just like in TextMaker and PlanMaker.
Text in text frames and placeholders can automatically be fit into the specified frames.
Insert PDF files as images: in vector quality that stays razor-sharp even on the big screen.
QR codes on slides: Take your audience directly to downloads, surveys or your website.

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