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P7-Office is an office suite that includes editors of documents, tables and presentations for government agencies and education, which is positioned by the developer company as an alternative to solutions from Microsoft.

"P7-Office" is an offshoot of OnlyOffice (formerly Teamlab) - an office suite developed by the Nizhny Novgorod company "New Communication Technologies" and presented on the market since 2009. As of mid-2019, the company has 26 shareholders who are its employees.

2024

"P7-Missile Defense Organizer" with the ability to set parameters through a policy file

The updated version of "P7-Organizer Missile Defense" has received many useful updates and improvements. Added the ability to set parameters through a policy file, support for accounts connected via the EWS protocol, downloading large files, delegation functionality and much more. The developer announced this on April 11, 2024.

The updated "P7-ABM Organizer" presented the possibilities for connecting Exchange accounts using the EWS protocol through the policy configuration file. With its help, you can connect accounts much faster to the entire group of computers at once, without wasting time on alternating settings on each device.

For the convenience of users, the ability to download large files to P7-Disk has also been added. The "P7-Organizer Missile Defense" version allows you to transfer and store files of any size, which can be useful when working with large documents and multimedia files.

Working with mailboxes and calendars has become safer with a delegation feature that allows you to flexibly configure access to information from colleagues. In this release, you can assign delegates, set access rights, and manage them to control shared resources. Delegates can also create events on behalf of a representative. This will help improve the efficiency of workflows when planning activities.

The contact search function has been improved, which allows you to search for them not only by email, but also by all mail fields, which significantly improves the accuracy and efficiency of the search even with limited information about them.

In addition, the display of the archive folder on the connected mailbox is implemented. If necessary, you can view the contents of the archive folders and find the necessary messages or files saved in the archive.

Also added the functionality of auto-answering messages, the ability to change the font size of the interface using the combination of "hot" keys (Ctrl++, Ctrl + - or Ctrl + 0).

And it is no longer necessary to fill out the "username" field when logging in to your account, since it will be saved automatically. This option will facilitate and speed up the login process. It can be especially useful for users who have many accounts and need to log in under different accounts.

Version 2024.1.3 with the option of copying or moving a sheet from one book to another

"P7-Office" on April 9, 2024 released a large-scale update for all document editors.

Office editors in version 2024.1.3 received updates: copying a sheet from one book to another, advanced insertion capabilities in all editors, highlighting the area of ​ ​ cells during copying, and much more.

Working with editors of texts, tables and presentations "P7-Office" has become even more convenient. The updated version of the editors has a function for users working with large tables. The option to copy or move a sheet from one workbook to another has been added. You can do this directly through the shortcut menu of the sheet.

One of the most demanded updates - in all editors, the Insert button, which is located on the top panel on the left, has a drop-down menu with advanced functionality. This means that you can choose to insert text without formatting before the text is inserted. Previously, uninserting formatting was done by pressing the Ctrl button after inserting and selecting the appropriate option. The functionality of the drop-down menu varies depending on the type of editor. For example, working with tables, it became possible to insert only a formula, only a numeric value, cell formatting options, and in the Presentation Editor, use the target theme, save the original formatting, or insert only the image.

In the table editor, when copying cells, the original area immediately lies in a dotted line, which greatly increases the visibility of the operations. Thus, the user, firstly, receives confirmation that the cells have been successfully copied, and secondly, a visual hint about which data is involved in the copy/paste operation.

In addition, in this version of the P7-Office document editors, users, copying the element style and applying it to other objects, will be able to transfer not only design settings, but also text formatting. The innovation applies to all editors, but it is especially convenient for working with presentations in which elements often include graphics with their own display options and text with certain formatting.

The ability to add a third party to a personal call in the iOS app

The P7-Team video conferencing module has received a large-scale update: updated versions of the application for mobile devices (iOS and Android) are available. Important updates were received by the interface, one-touch microphone control and a network quality indicator became available. The developer announced this on March 13, 2024.

Of the important changes in the iOS version: you can add a third party to a personal call. Also, the text in the messages can be formatted: for example, emphasize, make it inclined, bold or crossed out. It became possible to quickly, literally in a couple of touches, create a group chat, and links in the chat are now displayed with a preview. The iOS version has redesigned the on-the-go ringing interface: microphone control has become more convenient. In addition, the routing of the audio stream using the internal speaker has been improved, which is important when listening to and watching audio and video files.

The developers and the Android client did not ignore. A channel quality indicator and quick access to the microphone in conferences have become available here. In addition, you can now send several files to the chat, and send a message (also a file, document, etc.) to several chats through the context menu.

Adding 64-bit Aurora support to P7-Documents

The developer of "P7-Office" on February 16, 2024 presented the updated application "P7-Documents," specially adapted for the fifth generation Aurora operating system. With its help, users can edit documents, tables and presentations on devices on the Aurora OS.

Aurora OS is a Russian mobile operating system created to build a trusted mobile infrastructure, protect sensitive information in government organizations, large and medium-sized commercial companies, and meets the requirements of national security and information protection regulations.

The updated application "P7-Documents" now supports not only the 32-bit, but also the 64-bit version of the Aurora OS, and extensive editing capabilities are now available even without an Internet connection.

One of the features of "P7-Documents," according to the developers, is the ability to create, edit and delete documents directly on the device. This provides flexibility and mobility when working with documents anytime, anywhere.

Particular attention in this version of the application is paid to format compatibility. P7-Documents supports all popular office formats, including docx, xlsx, pptx, rtf, as well as odt, ods, odp. The application also provides support for older formats - for example, doc, xls, ppt, with the ability to translate them into a modern format.

In addition, P7-Documents allows you to automatically convert documents from one format to another, for example, from docx to pdf, providing maximum flexibility when exchanging information.

"We are pleased that R7 is developing its products for Aurora OS devices, and especially welcome the introduction of new applications for Aurora 5. Our clients are large state-owned corporations and commercial companies of the Big Enterprise sector, and one of their typical tasks is the ability to work autonomously with documents and presentations from mobile devices running the latest secure fifth-generation Aurora operating system, specially adapted for office use, "said Vladimir Ivanitsa, Deputy General Director for Sales of Open Mobile Platform.

2023

Add hotkeys

On December 26, 2023, the P7-Office presented an updated version of the 2024 Document Editors. The updated release introduced long-awaited custom hotkeys, improvements in collaboration with protected areas in documents, and new features when working with CSV files. Plus a special New Year icon.

Editors in version 2024 1.1 offer the ability to configure hotkeys. This is a useful opportunity for those who work a lot with office documents and often perform the same type of actions: hotkeys significantly save time, since you do not have to switch from keyboard to mouse. The customization option is available from the Advanced Options menu in the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. There you can configure your own combinations for functions such as, for example, calling the Search and Replace menu, opening the comment bar, chat and others.

Added notification when working with files through network folders. In this version of editors, the user sees the status of the file when it is opened. This is necessary to avoid data loss or accidental deletion of the document.

Document protection and the ability to mark the parts in which changes are allowed are implemented. The mechanism for controlling the levels of access to parts of the document is integrated with LDAP, which will allow you to easily configure access levels for users or groups.

For example, you can now make a document read-only by allowing authorized users to make changes to parts of the document. Color highlighting makes it easy to find editable parcels. The added capabilities will help you create enterprise templates for contracts, standard contracts, managed access reports - only for legal employees, only for accounting, and so on.

When you save documents in CSV format, you can now select a separator type. In this role, not only a comma can act (this is the basic version for the format, which follows from the decoding of the extension - comma-separated values), but also, for example, semicolons, spaces, tabs and other options. The option expands compatibility: the resulting file will be able to correctly read more than various third-party programs. It is also possible to enable or disable the function of automatic recognition of the cell format when opening a CSV file.

And now you can save files even with an active editable cell. This ensures data security - the latest changes will always be saved, even if the file was not saved before closing the program or switching to another task.

And for the New Year's mood, all users - a special New Year's icon with a spruce branch decorated with toys.

Compatibility "P7-Office. Enterprise Server "with Polymatica Dashboards

The Polymatica (SL Soft) team has developed a connector that will allow Polymatica Dashboards users to work with the "P7-Office. Enterprise Server "as a document store for creating interactive dashboards with updatable data. Representatives of Polymatica reported this on December 22, 2023. Read more here.

View "R7 Missile Defense Organizer"

On December 8, 2023, the P7-Office company presented a product - R7 Missile Defense Organizer. With its help, corporate users of the P7-Office office environment will be able to organize full-fledged work with the Microsoft Exchange corporate email server using the Exchange Web Services (EWS) protocol.

Using EWS, the R7 Missile Defense Organizer application can use all the capabilities of the Exchange server. So, now you can receive, send and synchronize mail messages, automatically connect both personal and delegated mailboxes.

The ability to work with calendars has also significantly expanded: you can receive them from the server, synchronize selected categories, efficiently schedule meetings, control the employment of participants, etc.

The functionality is also implemented for updating and forwarding events from the calendar, searching for contact information from the personal and general address book, synchronization for folders and their subfolders, as well as for status in "Important," and attaching files to events in the calendar and synchronizing them.

In addition, the functionality of importing PST archives has been added, which contain the data of the Outlook user's mailbox, followed by conversion to the.MBOX. format supported in the "R7 Missile Defense Organizer." Thus, you can quickly and simply switch to using the "R7 Missile Defense Organizer."

For the operation of the program, access to is not required. Internet The organizer can function in a closed loop, which guarantees safety. data

We have received many requests from users to implement support for Exchange Web Services, and we have focused the efforts of developers in this direction. As a result, now our clients will be able to take advantage of all the advantages of the R7 Organizer Missile Defense and Microsoft Exchange bundle, - noted in the P7-Office.

Compatibility with Russian OS

P7-Office is compatible with Russian operational systems. The company P7-Office announced this on October 25, 2023.

Office environment modules with advanced functionality for collaboration and communication "P7-Office" received more than a dozen new certificates of compatibility with Russian OS.

Certificates confirmed the correct work of desktop editors "P7-Office" version 7.3 in Astra Linux Special Edition (update 1.7), version 7.4 - in "Alt SP release 10" and "Alt Workstation 10," "RED OS 7.3" in standard and certified versions of FSTEC, "ROSA CHROME 12 workstation" and "ROSA" COBALT "workstation.

P7-Organizer received a certificate indicating full performance in Astra Linux Special Edition (update 1.7), Alt SP release 10, Alt Workstation 10 and RED OS 7.3.

Vector editor for creating diagrams, diagrams, graphs and other business illustrations "P7-Graphics" received a certificate of compatibility with "RED OS" 7.3, Astra Linux Special Edition 1.7, "Alt SP release 10," "Alt workstation 10" and "ROSA CHROME 12 workstation." In addition, "P7-Office Server Basic" received a certificate of compatibility with "RED OS" 7.3.

We are working to ensure that P7-Office is compatible with all Russian operating systems. According to our statistics, 30% of all downloads are accounted for by Russian OS, despite the fact that in 2020 this figure did not exceed 5%. We predict that by the end of the year their share will grow to 50%, - said the company R7.

The ability to instantly connect external users to a call or conference in the Command VKS module

The video conferencing module "Command" as part of "P7-Office" has been updated - in version 1.8.0 you can instantly connect external users to a call or conference, as well as remotely manage your desktop. And also - there was a section with popular statistics tools. This will allow, on the one hand, to optimize the model of using the service, and on the other, to control the activity of employees. The developer announced this on September 27, 2023.

The video conferencing module "Team" is part of the office environment with advanced functionality for collaboration and communication "P7-Office." In this version, the "Command" allows you to instantly connect external users (for example, incoming calls from the PBX) by reference to the call, as well as remotely manage the user's desktop during the screen demonstration. Plus, for clarity, the speaker at the moment, the conference participant is now highlighted with a green frame.

In addition, in the presented version of "Commands" there was a section "Statistics" with subsections "User activity," "Calls," "Messages." Now it will not be difficult to find out what percentage of active users of the "Commands" services in the team, or what type of calls (personal, group, external, etc.) are made most often.

The User Activity section of the pie chart shows the total number of users as well as the number of active users. Filtering by time and organization for which statistics are collected is available (this is only available to a super administrator); You can also upload a table with statistics for the current filters in XLSX format here.

The "Calls" subsection in the pie chart shows the total number of calls, the number of personal calls, group calls with and without moderation, as well as calls to phone numbers. There is also time and organization filtering and the ability to upload a table with filtered statistics, as well as a breakdown by the number of participants for each type of call.

Statistics in the Messages subsection are clearly represented by a diagram showing the number of messages of different types (for example, photo, contact, file, text, audio, sticker, video and system). Here, as in other sections, it is also possible to filter and upload the corresponding table.

Announcement of diagram and diagram editor - "P7-Graphics"

The office environment for collaboration and communication. "P7 Office Professional" has been replenished with a tool - the editor of diagrams and diagrams "P7-Graphics." The module will replace the functionality of those who left Russian market foreign solutions. By 2028, P7-Office plans to take 80% of market supplies ON to create diagrams. This was announced on September 19, 2023 by the development company.

"P7-Graphics" is another tool in the "P7-Office" line, designed to create diagrams, diagrams, graphs and other professional-level business illustrations. One of the important advantages and differences from such solutions of the P7-Graphics editor is compatibility with Microsoft Visio (*.vsdx) and diagrams.net (*.drawio) files, as well as HTML, SVG, PNG, JPEG , PDF and others. An equally significant difference between this tool is the ability to create your own feature libraries.

"P7-Graphics" will allow users to automatically generate flowcharts from text, CSV or SQL descriptions, which will help significantly reduce runtime even when creating complex graphs. The module contains a standard set of tools (trunks, labels, shapes), supports working with layers as in Photoshop, entering mathematical formulas and automatic spelling to prevent accidental error when creating diagrams and graphs. Ready-made illustrations, if desired, can be exported to PNG, JPEG or PDF formats, and all user actions will be automatically saved while working.

You can use the capabilities of "P7-Graphics" in the desktop P7-Office. The editor works with operating systems of the Linux family (Alt Linux, Astra Linux, RED OS, Debian/Ubuntu, Centos), and Windows. The potential application ON for building flowcharts and diagrams is very wide: business,, education development, management, where visualization structuring, information processes and ideas are important.

One of the key trends in the diagram software market is the provision of such services as part of office packages. It is no longer possible to imagine any reports and presentations without beautiful graphs and flowcharts. Among our clients, interest in implementing this editor was high. In general, the market software for plotting charts is growing rapidly - on average by 10% per year, reported to "P7-Office."

P7 Graphics supports a wide range of charts, including organizational charts, streaming, network and UML charts, network plans, database charts, and more. The editor also offers tools for styling elements: here you can vary colors, fonts, line thickness, add fill and shadows, apply text styles. Another plus is a lot of pre-installed layouts and templates. A large library of symbols and forms is also available to the P7-Graphics user in order to build their own and use them in the future. The work is facilitated by an intuitive interface with which it becomes possible to create professional diagrams in just a few clicks.

Corporate server "P7-Office" 12.5.3

On September 13, 2023, P7-Office announced that the P7-Office corporate server had received an update. Added settings for secure use of the portal: setting limits for unsuccessful login attempts, the ability to set password settings, registration using a trusted mail domain. Conversion for htm, mhtml, wps, wpt and others has also become available.

According to the company, a key function for convenient collaboration has appeared - the ability to provide access via an external link not only to documents, but also to folders. In this case, the user can create several xrefs by configuring them differently. For example, you can set the "lifetime" of such a link or make it mandatory to enter a password when trying to gain access by an external user.

Additional login settings have been implemented: now, to protect the portal from attacks using the full search method, you can configure the limits of unsuccessful user login attempts. When such a limit is reached, other attempts to enter from the IP address will be blocked for a given period of time (or, if a captcha request is selected in the settings, it will be shown).

The portal administrator was able to log in on behalf of any other user. This can be useful for solving technical problems or helping to restore access. This prevents the administrator from logging in on behalf of other administrators.

To prevent users from using passwords that are too simple or too short, you can now set their settings. At the same time, registration has become easier by using trusted email domains. If you enter a trusted email server in the portal access settings, any employee of the company who has an account on the specified mail server will be able to register himself by clicking the "Join" link on the login page and entering his mail address.

A frequently requested function is implemented - inserting data from an external source into the table. In the updated version, users can create links between different cells within the same book to facilitate navigation and quick access to the desired information. Inserting cell references within a single workbook can be especially useful when working with large data tables, where you need to quickly switch between different parts of the table. In addition, this can help reduce the time to find the necessary information and optimize work with documents. You can insert cell references manually.

The server in the updated version received support for conversion to any supported format (OOXML, ODF, PDF, RTF or TXT). Basically, they belong to outdated office applications, those that are used rarely or completely left the market. Support for such files is very important if you need to understand some old documentation. The conversion operation starts if the user selects the Download As option.

DPS and DPT files (presentation files and package presentation templates), ET and ETT (tables and table templates), HTM and MHTM (saved web pages and web archives), STW (text document template format), SXC (tables), SXI (presentations), SXW (text file), WPS (text file), WPT (document template) were supported.

The enterprise server has the ability to choose a skin - it can be light, dark or system. The topic specified by the user on the portal will be used in desktop editors connected to this account. The setting is in the user profile. Thumbnails in the updated version are displayed according to the principle of "rubber layout": depending on the size of the browser window, their width adapts.

"P7-Office. Organizer "with a postal base of up to 200 GB

P7-Office released an updated Organizer on September 5, 2023.

The application includes mail, address book and calendar. The solution is part of the P7-Office office environment for document collaboration and is designed for corporate clients and individuals. Take advantage of the opportunities "P7-Office. Organizer "can be both in the format of a web service using a browser, and installed on a computer as an application.

Improved print interface. The function is relevant if, for example, you need to print letters. Also added support for MacOS devices based on the Apple Silicon processor and a dark theme that will be pleasing to the eyes of those who work in the dark.

Updates affected mail. Mail bases now support up to 200 GB. In this case, all messages can be sent with pre-configured local filtering rules, recipients can be dragged between fields, and PDF attachments to mail messages can be previewed so that you do not accidentally send the wrong documents. In addition, users can now configure the order in which the connected mailboxes will follow.

It also became possible to perform group actions on messages, for example, sort them by the subject of the letter, attachments, date and other parameters. In addition, if desired, users will be able to save letters to a file.

To synchronize the address book, the authentication methods for the CardDAV protocol have been expanded for faster and more accurate data transfer, and new notifications have been added about a large number of recipients and about electronic addresses that are not in the user's address books.

Settings are now made through Group Policies, which allows you to do so centrally through management for a group of computers or users. For example, a company has a working network of 500 computers. In normal mode, the system administrator would have to make any changes to each machine separately, but if there are group policies, he will be able to make changes to the entire working network using only one computer.

The Organizer interface has also changed: the address book and the To, Cc, and Hidden Copy fields have received an updated appearance. Now you can customize folder colors as desired, marking the most important, and the view of a folder in the folder pane can be docked.

In this version, the Organizer is also implemented integration antivirus with for enhanced protection and. And antispam for the convenience of users, the ability to work with the Organizer offline has been added, that is, without access to. Internet

For confidential meetings, if it is important that only selected participants receive an invitation to them, and others do not see it, the function of creating meetings with the sign "private" has been added.

In the updated version of the Organizer, when the PC time zone changes, the time of the event in the calendar will automatically change, which is especially important for those who work with colleagues in different time zones or are on a trip.

7.4 Editors Update: Double-Sided Printing, Drawing, Charts, and Formulas

P7-Office has released a large-scale update of editors for working with texts, tables and documents. At the request of users, two-sided printing, updated formulas, drawing function, exporting a document as an image and more than 1000 improvements have been added. This was announced on August 30, 2023 by representatives of the P7-Office company.

Desktop editors: new print settings and visible edits for all participants

In desktop editors "P7-Office" additional print settings have appeared - you can select the option of double-sided printing, set the number of copies or print to PDF.

Also in the text editor added the function of granting access to partial editing of the document. For example, to edit not the entire document, but only one paragraph.

The functionality of blocking editing a network file has been improved if, for example, it is opened by another user. Added the ability to edit the document in the "Collaboration" tab in the "Display" - "Modified document (editing)" mode. Now the user can not only see what the document will look like after all corrections are accepted, but also continue editing it in the view of accepted corrections. In this case, all notes about the changes made by him will also be saved.

The File tab now has an editor panel setting. If desired, you can add or, conversely, remove the buttons for printing, saving, canceling and repeating changes.

Updated formats and drawing in documents

Added support for updated document formats: MHTML, SXC, ET, ETT, SXI, DPS, DPT, SXW, STW, WPS and WPT. Also in the editors, users now have access to an updated view of the diagrams - "petal," or "radar." Diagrams of this type are well suited for graphical representation of fluctuations in values over a period or synchronously, but under different conditions. For example, the axes that mark the control points of values can be time intervals (years, months), different regions, or directions of work - anything. The famous wind rose is a diagram of this type.

All editors have a drawing function in documents, and saving auto shapes, diagrams, Text Art and Smart Art objects from a document has become possible in PNG format with a transparent background - so they can be used anywhere.

The shape style (thickness, path type, transparency, etc.) can now be copied, which can be a very useful option if you want to unify the appearance of all auto shapes in the document. And the color of certain elements has become possible to choose not only from the palette, but also using the "eyedropper" tool.

Text Editor: merging documents and formatting columns

The text editor in version 7.4 has the ability to combine documents. The function will come in handy if at least two users have worked on one document, made different changes and saved their options: now you can make one by merging two documents with edits. The function of exporting a document as a PNG or JPG image has also appeared.

Settings options have become available when creating text columns: in addition to the interval size and the number of columns, you can specify the column width in centimeters. There was also a checkbox "Columns of the same length."

Table Editor: support for updated formulas and advanced PivotTable functionality

The table editor adds 6 updated formulas for working with a large array of data, as well as inserting a reference to a cell. Many updates have affected PivotTables. So, now additional calculations are available in the PivotTable - for example, percentage of the total, percentage of the amount by column or row, difference, sorting of different types.

Users also have such a popular option as a page view of the table. This function is indispensable if, for example, the tables on which the user is working are to be printed. With an updated tool, you can create or edit a table so that it fits within the boundaries of the printed sheets.

Also, it became possible to edit protected documents to a certain list of users.

Presentation Editor Updates

Improved display of WMF image in some PPTX files, graphic formulas, and autofigures.

Provision free of charge to schools in the Urals and the Far East

On August 11, 2023, the P7-Office company announced plans to provide free software to schools in the Urals and the Far East by the end of the year.

As of August 2023, R7 JSC has already donated licenses for the P7-Office office suite to most schools in the European part of the country.

The developer will also transfer to the regions of the Urals and the Far East licenses for an office suite for preschool educational organizations, institutions for orphans, additional education, as well as secondary vocational education.

Teachers and students will have access to a fully functional and compatible package of office programs "P7-Office" with all popular formats.

The company has been transferring licenses to regional educational institutions for several years. This is part of its strategy, which is aimed at popularizing modern multifunctional Russian IT solutions. The implementation of the Russian vendor program in educational organizations will ensure their stable functioning and development.

Plan to add to Softline Universe

Softline On July 6, 2023, the GC announced that it would include software Softline Universe Russian an office suite for working with P7-Office documents in its ecosystem of application, infrastructure and hardware resources. More. here

Inclusion of Russian products for digital workplace in the map

In June 2023, the product was included in the TAdviser card "Employee Digital Workplace 2023."

Release of Appendix "P7-Documents" for Aurora OS

On June 21, 2023, P7-Office announced to TAdviser the release of the P7-Documents application for the Aurora mobile operating system, which allows you to work autonomously with documents without Internet access.

Full-featured offline editors support all formats, as well as the ability to create new text documents, tables, presentations, or edit existing ones right on the device. "P7-Documents" work with local files that users download from mail or from the network.

You can also work together on documents. For this, the P7-Office mobile application for Aurora OS was previously released, which is used in conjunction with the P7-Disk and allows users to work with documents online.

As of June 2023, the share of downloads of the P7-Office application for the Aurora OS amounted to 4% of all downloads of editors on the P7 website. At the same time, the share of downloads for all Russian OS is 30%.

Development of application for Aurora OS

The P7-Office mobile application for Aurora OS has been developed. This was announced on April 11, 2023 by the Open Mobile Platform (OMP) company.

The P7-Office mobile application for Aurora OS allows you to ensure safe collaboration with documents. The app includes My Documents, Available to Me, Favorites, Sharing, and Shopping Cart.

The application allows you to create new documents on the server, upload documents to the server existing on the device or download them from the server for viewing on the device, as well as sort and search for the desired file. In this case, depending on the file extension, the corresponding editor of texts, tables or presentations is opened. Document collaboration capabilities are supported, such as document retention, editing, commenting, and restricting access to documents.

P7-Office version 7.3.0: options for working with data, objects and files

On March 13, 2023, P7-Office announced the release of version 7.3.0 of the P7-Office product. The update brought not cosmetic changes, but a real expansion of the functionality of the editors of presentations, tables and texts.

According to the company, the changes affected the following:

• Add links not only to external files, but also to local files
• Updated Equation Quick Access Toolbar, Syntax Support Unicode , and LaTeX
• 13 additional formulas for more accurate data handling
• Select multiple objects in the preview window with Ctrl/Shift
• Inserting Data from XML Files
• Guides and grid for self-assembly of slide
• Rotate 3D charts with a mouse click
• Save any shapes as a picture
• Display and Hide Sidebars
• Resizing Dialog Boxes

The working screen space is limited, so users constantly modify the working environment to make it more convenient. In the updated P7-Office editors, you can hide the right and left panels or resize dialog boxes to edit charts, OLE objects, and mail merge recipients.

All editors have added a special toolbar for quick access to equations. Volume diagrams now have 3D shape rotation settings, and the OLE Object Editor offers a variety of cell styles. For the convenience of users, dialogs in editors, context menus and toolbars are brought into a single form.

Also in the list of changes are inserting Smart Art objects, presets for inserting horizontal and vertical text blocks, optimizing button signatures, optimizing the display of comments, a single library for reading and saving PDF, which allows you to optimize your work.

Creating presentations is almost design work that requires special tools. With the update, a grid and guides have been added to the context menu to help you place SmartArt objects and elements on the slide, as well as the option to save the shape (graphic object) as a picture.

Added templates for inserting a label and additional special insert options for the slide. Now you can apply different guides, the target theme to a single slide, and also save the original formatting.

Three major changes have been made to the Document Editor. The first is the ability to additionally protect the document by setting the editing password. The second is the button for accessing statistics in the status bar. The third is the ability to create links to local documents that are stored in the memory of the operating system of the working computer. This allows you to quickly access other documents directly from the file in which the user is working. This is secure because only users who work on the same device have access to local files. That is, when sending a document with links to local files, the external recipient will not be able to find these files.

A check value window appears in the table editor, where you can select several items from the list. It became possible to create links between files using a special insert. Support for inserting data from XML (including XML Spreadsheet 2003) is implemented. For more accurate work with data, new useful functions have been added: TEXTBEFORE, TEXTAFTER, TEXTSPLIT, VSTACK, HSTACK, TOROW, TOCOL, WRAPROWS, WRAPCOLS, TAKE, DROP, CHOOSEROWS, CHOOSECOLS.

To update the cloud office, "R7" does not need to take any action. The functions will appear automatically.

2022

P7-Office 7.2 updates: printing documents has become faster and the interface is more convenient

The updated version of P7-Office increased the speed of printing documents, it became possible to embed a table document in a text file or slide, and also improved export and printing to PDF. This was announced by the P7-Office company on October 14, 2022.

Updates were added at the request of users. Desktop applications "P7-Office" now use vector text printing, which allows you to reduce the time for printing documents. Previously, printing was carried out by rasterizing the document, which required more time from the printer to process the task.

In this release, in the P7-Office document and presentation editor, it is also possible to embed a table document in a text file or slide (insert a table as an OLE object). This can be done in the Insert - Table - Insert Table menu, which is important if the embedded tables contain data that may be adjusted in the future. If changes are made to the OLE table, they will also appear in the document to which it was added.

The P7-Office toolbar has become better adapted to the size of the window: buttons that do not fit on the panel are transferred to an additional panel under the More button. It has become more convenient to perform frequently used operations: next to the Copy and Paste buttons, Cut and Select All appeared. Updated interface themes have been added - Contrast Dark and System.

The navigation section in the left sidebar has been renamed "Titles" - this more accurately reflects its essence. Settings and a button for including text in the table of contents have been added to the heading of the Links panel. In addition, an advanced search has appeared. And when making requests from macros, editors ask for permission from the user - for security and to inform the user that there are macros in the document.

PDF, DjVu and XPS files are converted to DOCX in the best quality. Fixed errors when exporting and printing some documents to PDF.

The possibilities of structuring and processing documents have expanded. In this version, the text editor is able to create a numbered list with Cyrillic alphabet - one of the requirements of GOST 2.105 (previously it was possible to use only graphic characters and the Latin alphabet). In addition, multilevel list types are added: unlike old ones, they are applied not to the paragraphs themselves, but to header styles.

In the table editor, the chart settings in the right pane were supplemented with the ability to swap rows and columns, and the selection of the copy area was added. In addition, row numbers are highlighted when filtering data, and a range reference is added to the context menu.

The "custom path" motion animation appeared in the presentation editor - for objects in the presentation, you can set movement along any arbitrary path. The Position tab has been added in the additional graphics settings, where you can specify the exact position of the object.

Mobile apps have also seen updates. Added a color picker for sheets and navigating through titles in the document editor. Now in the mobile application you can add a document table of contents (text, of course), and the corresponding settings block has appeared. In addition to these innovations, bugs have been fixed and security has been strengthened.

Directum RX Compatibility

Directum and P7-Office confirmed the compatibility of software products. This was announced on September 8, 2022 by Directum. Read more here.

Launch of sales in the network "M.Video-Eldorado"

M of Video El Dorado On August 31, 2022, the group announced that it had agreed on cooperation the Russian with the developers - software "" and RED SOFT JSC. "" P7 At the sites of M.Video Dorado , domestic, operating system RED OS as well as a package of office applications "P7-Office" are available in digital form to users and business clients.

Шаблон:Quote 'author = said Yury Fomin, Head of Services and Digital Content Development Department of M.Video-Eldorado Group.

Affordable and safe software from Russian developers for personal use and organizations can be purchased in retail stores and online sites of M.Video-Eldorado. The product line of RED OS at the end of August 2022 includes two configurations - "Workstation" (3,500 rubles) and "Server" (9,500 rubles) with technical support for one year. The desktop version of "P7-Office" is available in three versions: licenses for 1, 5 and 15 users for a period of one year, the cost starts from 3,500 rubles.

{{quote 'author = noted Deputy General Director of RED SOFT Rustam Rustamov. | Cooperation between RED SOFTWARE and M.Video-Eldorado Group will expand the presence of Russian software on the market, allow ordinary users to comfortably switch to domestic software. Sales of licenses for RED OS - only the first step in the framework of interaction between RED SOFT and M.Video-Eldorado,}}

For us as a Russian software developer, this will be the first sales experience in. retail Thus, we want to simplify the process of buying P7-Office for personal use. Earlier, we launched a cloudy subscription R7 office through the site and now give private users the opportunity to buy a desktop version using a simplified model through M.Video-Eldorado, told in the company "P7."

Add animation to the Presentation Editor

In the updated release of "P7-office" animation was added to the presentation editor, in the text editor it became possible to view and navigate documents, and in PDF the table editor the list of currencies was expanded. This was announced on June 24, 2022 by the company. P7 Office

Creating presentations has become even more convenient. Animation and the ability to move slides are added to the Presentation Editor, and slide thumbnails load faster. In Document Server, when you open a presentation with the.PPSX extension, the editor starts in demo mode, which allows you to view the document as slides without opening edit mode. Many requests to add these features came from users.

Working with documents in PDF is now easier - the text editor has the ability to view, navigate and support links in PDF documents. Also added conversion from PDF and XPS to all available formats. Languages ​ ​ appeared in the substrate settings Chinese Japanese Italian.

To prevent errors, the table editor implements pre-print previews, formula hints, and some other settings.

In addition, for the convenience of companies that work with foreign partners, the list of currencies has been expanded. Fixes hiding and displaying groups in table view and losing indents.

Also added to the editors is support for SmartArt objects for those who often use various schemas in their work, the ability to edit shapes and a section with the last used auto shapes. In addition, the shape trim function and additional types of vertical and horizontal diagrams (pyramids, cylinders and cones) appeared. Pictures are sorted depending on the selected gradient colors.

The server has added the ability to check the required fields - for security. In the server API of editors, it became possible to distinguish between access rights to review and comment on documents. Now all editors hide information about users whose reviews and comments cannot be viewed.

Launch a cloud office by subscription

On April 7, 2022, R7 announced the launch of a subscription cloud office. Now the cloud office has R7 become possible to pay online in your personal account after registration. The change will greatly simplify the subscription procedure for both legal entities and individuals. You can pay for the service with a bank card (all major payment systems, including MIR cards) and Yumoney.

Earlier, to purchase and connect the service, the client had to contact an authorized partner of the P7 company. This payment format will simplify the procedure, make it more convenient and operational for all categories of users, and the payment itself will be safe thanks to the use of 3D-Secure technology, which requires additional user identification using SMS. The project for payment with cards on the site was implemented under the management of the company "R7" and concerns the cloud version of the service. The P7-Office on-premium platform can still be purchased through the company's large network of trading partners.

Also, service providers and telecom operators can place this solution on their servers and provide it to external customers.

The cloud office includes web applications for creating and editing texts, tables and presentations, fully compatible with the most common office document format - Office Open XML, which is the base for P7-Office, CRM module, mail and calendar.

The basic cost of the service is 249 rubles per user per month (more than 10 licenses can only be bought by corporate users - legal entities). If you pay for a subscription for a year at once, then the cost is calculated with a 16% discount.

The launch of payment with plastic cards and YuMoney directly on our website is a serious step towards convenience for the client, P7-Office said. - We think this opportunity will be especially in demand among users from the small and medium-sized business sector.

Release 7.0.1 with the ability to sort comments in the left panel - by date, by authors, and by their location in the document

P7-Office on April 7, 2022 announced the release of an updated version of the platform. The changes in release 7.0.1 will make working in office document editors more convenient, including in co-editing mode. The presentation editor received the long-awaited ability to play animations, the table editor received password protection for books and sheets, and the processor text received updated modes for displaying comments. First of all, the changes affected the collaboration with documents in the cloud office of R7, as well as desktop editors.

In the editors of "P7-Office" it became possible to sort comments in the left panel - by date, by authors, and by their location in the document. This innovation will make it more convenient to work together on documents.

In the table editor, a display of the version history of the document appeared. Previously, this function was only available in the document editor. Plus, now you can password protect a book or a specific sheet. Also added is the ability to open and save the so-called Query Table - tables in which the content is entered as a result of a query to the database. Collaboration has also improved - highlights that other users make are displayed, and an element has appeared that shows the save status of the document. In addition, the sheet can now be copied by moving it by pressing Ctrl.

The presentation editor received important updates. Now the presentations play animation, it is possible to export the presentation to JPG and PNG formats, and the transition settings are transferred to a separate tab.

Also, in document, table and presentation editors, you can control document settings using keyboard shortcuts, or "hot keys." By pressing Alt, you will see hints explaining which key on the keyboard is responsible for a particular interface element. Thus, working with document formatting can be done faster.

The "dark mode" of the sheet appeared in the text editor "P7-Office." Also, you can now select a data source for the Merge function (options - from a local file or by URL). This will be useful for those who need to prepare a large number of documents of the same type or make a mailing list according to a template. In addition, it became possible to auto-correct the addresses of web pages with hyperlinks. Comments can be displayed in new modes - either by hovering the mouse pointer over the change to which it is anchored, or by clicking on the left mouse button.

Desktop editors also did not remain unchanged. New documents can now be opened in both a new tab and a separate window, and the interface supports 125% and 175% scaling.

The program interface (API) "P7-Office" has received useful changes. Web editors load additional themes for the application interface. Plus, added the ability to insert some images from the integrator.

CommuniGate Pro Platform Compatibility

On March 28, 2022, CommuniGate Systems announced that the CommuniGate Pro enterprise communications platform has offered its customers an additional option - now users of the Samoware web interface can open, view and edit documents, tables and presentations of any formats online. This was made possible by the compatibility of CommuniGate Pro and P7-Office editors. Read more here.

"P7-Office" with EDS version 6.3.8002 with support for "Red OS," Astra Linux Common Edition 2.12 and Ubuntu 20.04

P7-Office has updated its desktop editor with support for electronic digital signature to version 6.3.8002. The developer announced this on January 10, 2022.

Previously, you could use a digital signature by working in operating systems Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7. Now the list has been supplemented by Russian operating systems RedOS, Astra Linux Common Edition 2.12, as well as a foreign Ubuntu 20.04. It is important that the crypto provider of secret keys CryptoPro CSP 5.0 is installed on the PC.

Before the update, signature verification was supported only inside the P7-Office editor (version with EDS) and using the CryptoPro Tools utility. In the updated version, you can check the EDS for compliance with the federal law "On Electronic Signature" No. 63-FZ on the State Public services portal.

Support for subsubscription has been implemented (the ability to sequentially sign a document by several document management participants directly from the editor). At the same time, verification of the subscription is already carried out through the P7-Office editor with EDS support, as well as the Tools CryptoPro 5.0 utility. Verification of co-signatures on Public services is planned in future versions.

As of January 2021, the versions of the editors of the R7-Office with EDS are already used by government agencies. The ability to draw up and sign documents without including them in the local document flow saves specialists time to process incoming letters that require an answer. For example, this functionality is used in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation to process citizens' requests received by e-mail. The response is generated, signed and sent in one cycle - without re-saving, printing and scanning the document.

The updates are public in nature and are available to all users of the desktop editor P7-Office, which contains EDS support.

2021

Training of about a thousand Nizhny Novgorod teachers to work with the "P7-Office"

In December 2021, Nizhny Novgorod State University named after N.I. Lobachevsky offered schools in Nizhny Novgorod and the region a continuing education program "Fundamentals of working with the P7-Office office software package." The program involves students mastering the skills of working with a text editor, table editor, presentation preparation tool, as well as with collaboration tools (e-mail, social network, collaboration on documents), which are part of the P7-Office. In the first wave, about a thousand Nizhny Novgorod teachers underwent training in working with a domestic software product, the P7-Office company reported on December 28, 2021. Read more here.

P7 Office version 6.4 with 125% and 175% interface scalability

On November 15, 2021, P7-Office version 6.4 was released (collaboration modules have been updated to version 11.5.4, the Command module - to version 1.6.3) offers the user very popular features: now, working with tables, users can use conditional cell formatting functions and create sparklines, and text editors have the ability to convert tables into text and vice versa. Plus scaling options, updated functionality, more than 40 major changes and a number of fixes and improvements.

Common to all online editors, the innovations of version 6.4 are support for scaling the interface 125% and 175% (previously 200% and 150% scales were available), which gives more flexibility in setting up the display for the user, as well as the ability to solve or delete all comments at once. In addition, chart styles for people with disabilities have been added to all editors.

The P7-Office text editor now allows you to convert tables into text and text into a table. In addition, the document view mode appeared in change tracking mode: simple markup (all changes in the document are displayed, but cylinders with information on changes are hidden). There is also a setting to automatically replace the first letter with the capital letter in the first word of the sentence.

The functionality of the table editor has been replenished with the ability to conditionally format cells, which is in demand by many users, which makes it possible to present data in a more visual and vivid form. In previous versions, "P7-Office" already correctly displayed conditional formatting created in other office packages, but now it can be created and configured. Another contribution to improving the visibility of the data presented is support for creating sparklines, miniature charts or graphs within one cell. Also in the table editor there was a wizard for importing data from.csv and.txt files, predefined buttons for docking the top row and the first column, the ability to call a macro when you click on a graphic object (buttons in macros) and much more.

The presentation editor in the updated version was able to show the version history when connecting to the Document Server, hide the note window, and also automatically sets the capital letter in the first word of the sentence.

The editors API now supports the Web Application Open Platform Interface (WOPI) protocol, setting the theme and selecting the shared editing mode from the settings, and setting the rights to comment on user groups.

The Command module also has additional features, and especially serious improvements have been made to versions for mobile devices. The Android client now supports changing the rights of participants and fixing the participant's video for everyone during the meeting, displaying the conference in horizontal screen orientation, the ability to force the administrator to end the conference, and adding users to personal calls.

In "Chats" there are now notifications about missed messages (by e-mail) for guest users, as well as those who have not entered chats for a long time. Silent messages appeared in the Android version, and in the web and desktop versions it became possible to delete other people's messages from any group member by group administrators - in other words, moderation. In the client on the Android OS, when opening a link to chat in the browser, a proposal appears to open a mobile client, and the avatar is now cropped when creating a group.

As part of the domestic PAC "Patriot"

The Ministry of Digital Development of the Novosibirsk Region is transferring regional infrastructure to domestic software. This was reported on September 23, 2021 in the Galex Group of Companies.

During this project, Galex formed the Patriot software and hardware complex, which included the solutions of the Russian companies BASEALT, R7-Office, and MBK Laboratory. Read more here.

Free data transfer service from the P7-Office cloud to the local server

The developer of the office applications ecosystem on September 16, 2021 announced the launch of another service for users of office solutions from P7. So, now they will be able to transfer all data from the P7-Office cloud office, available from the company's website using the SaaS (soft as a service) model, to their local server for free at any time.

Previously, customers already had the option of deploying a Russian office suite on the company's local network without the need for an Internet connection. However, the ability to seamlessly transfer data from the cloud to the server without additional costs appears for the first time.

"Although cloud services have a lot of advantages, the specifics of the company's activities may require work without connecting to the global network. And even if users have previously targeted cloud solutions, that could change. Therefore, we have provided an alternative for users of our cloud services and they have the opportunity to transfer data from the P7-Office cloud to a local server after implementation, "explained Natalia Agafonova, General Director of the P7-Office developer company.

Introducing the Umbrella Brand of the office applications Line

"New Communication Technologies," the developer of office software "P7-Office," September 7, 2021 announced the rebranding, in which the company was renamed "P7-Office" (JSC "R7").

In addition, the company said that P7-Office is also an umbrella brand of the line of Russian office collaboration applications. As conceived by "P7," rebranding will help complete the process of forming an ecosystem for office work around the company's flagship product. Read more here.

The ability to install and use the system in a closed network loop

The specialists of the P7-Office platform ensured the possibility of installing and using the system in a closed network loop. This was announced on September 3, 2021 by the New Communication Technologies company.

Closed network circuits, almost completely isolated from the external information environment, are formed in the information systems of institutions and enterprises to ensure the highest level of security and confidentiality of information circulating in them - they are also used to work with information constituting state secrets. Applications operating in such a loop should be able to deploy and use without access to other public networks, in particular the Internet.

The developers provided the ability to work in a closed loop by containerization: all the platforms necessary for installation and operation, files including dependencies ON (third-party components, libraries or packages necessary for work), are packed into an docker image that can be deployed in the distribution kit. Linux The work of docker-c "containers P7-Office" in the environment,,, as Ubuntu Debian CentOS well as on has already been confirmed. At the the Russian operating systems Red OS same time, versions for such domestic operating systems as,, and others remain in the study. Astra Linux Alt Linux ROSA Linux

Availability for higher and secondary special educational institutions of the Russian Federation with a 90% discount

On September 1, 2021, the New Communication Technologies company announced that the P7-Office package is offered at a 90% discount from the face value for higher and secondary special educational institutions of the Russian Federation. You can purchase products with the appropriate discount from the company's partners.

As explained in the NKT, this initiative is part of a strategy to provide domestic educational institutions with independent import-dependent products for joint work: previously, free access to products of the P7-Office family for schools was announced. Now, on special conditions, institutions of higher and secondary special (technical schools, lyceums, colleges, schools) of education will be able to use products.

Users will have access to a complex that applications allows them to effectively organize the educational process - the platform includes not only applications for working with office documents (texts, spreadsheets and presentations), but also means of communication between members of working groups, tools for organizing project work, building university or university, social network server and client email calendar with the ability to plan events. The "Team" module as part of the "P7-Office" package also offers opportunities in the organization - video conferencings in particular, for lectures, practical online classes and meetings.

A distinctive feature of the P7-Office package is full compatibility with office documents of the OOXML standard, which makes it easy to exchange documents with colleagues and fellow scientists. In addition, the P7-Office products can be installed on the local server of the university, which will make it possible to online access all the capabilities of the platform, providing the necessary level of security by refusing the services of service providers external to the educational organization.

"P7-Office" 6.3.1 with dark theme

On July 15, 2021, New Communication Technologies (NKT) announced the release of P7-Office version 6.3.1, which embodies the capabilities long requested by users. The editors have a dark theme, plus the interface can now be scaled by 150%. Other improvements include speed, compatibility with the latest document formats, and additional functionality.

Among the editors' updates, the most significant affected the interface. Dark theme and interface scaling to an intermediate value of 150% (200% scaling for high-resolution screens has already been implemented) - changes that users have long expected. Among other innovations - support for password protection for documents on the server, the ability to set a name for an anonymous user. Plus, files can now be added to Favorites, and hints have appeared in the macro editor.

In the text editor "P7-Office" it is now possible to change the register through a separate button on the toolbar. There are also options regarding change management and the ability to save change tracking settings to a file. In addition, it became available to save documents in html format, plus in e-book formats - fb2 and ePub.

Spreadsheet Editor now opens large and complex documents faster. The list of supported formats has also expanded - now it is possible to open Microsoft Office XML 2003 files. Grouping and ungrouping for PivotTables appeared, and updated chart types and settings became available. Time can now be set in the format "YYYY-MM-DD," plus the XLOOKUP function has been added.

The changes also affected the presentation editor. There is a slide opacity setting and a text column setting. Plus, as in the text editor, you can now change the case of text using a separate button on the toolbar.

Changes have also occurred in the editors server API. The customization.trackChanges parameter has been added: - it is responsible for opening the editor with review mode enabled or disabled. If the parameter is undefined, the current schema is used. Also, the customization.toolbarHideFileName: parameter appeared in the API: - if it is true, then the file name in the toolbar will be hidden (used only at the same time as the parameters "toolbarNoTabs": true, "compactHeader": true).

The P7-Command module now supports video conferencing technology, which can reduce the load on the server. It also became available to consolidate the selected participant and demonstrate his desktop at all conference participants.

The messenger was also not left without updates: there was a preview of links in the feed (in the web client, PC client and Android client), as well as the ability to reboot the PC client with time data cleaning .