- Why oomfo
PowerPoint® charts are boring. And they have been done to death. So we decided to give you something that revolutionizes the way you visualize data in presentations. And what better than stunning charts with interactivity and animation from a simple GUI in PowerPoint®.
- What's with the name oomfo
What we would like to say: oomfo makes boring beautiful. It adds some real oomph to your presentations, and hence the name fits in perfectly.
What the truth is: It is a 5-letter word which had a .com domain available and felt kind of good when rolled off the tongue.
- What versions of Microsoft® PowerPoint® does oomfo work with
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Microsoft® Office® 2003, 2007 and 2010. However, previous versions of PowerPoint® (XP and earlier) are not supported.
- The charts look neat. Where do they come from
oomfo is a FusionCharts project. That's where all the charts come from.
- Will oomfo cost an arm and a leg
Depends. The standard version of oomfo will be totally FREE. It will have all the features present in this beta (0.9.0). So it basically takes an arm to create stunning charts one after another, and a leg to jump in joy. Semi-jump, at least.
In future, we intend to release premium versions of oomfo that would be paid and have additional features like more chart types, data connectors and support for maps.
- Do I need anything special to view the charts
oomfo requires Adobe Flash Player 8 (or above) to view the charts. The player is totally free and is present on a vast majority of computers worldwide. During installation, oomfo automatically checks for the existence of Flash Player and installs it.
- I want to mail a presentation with the charts in them to my friend. Can I do it
Yes. oomfo has Export capabilities that allow you to convert all oomfo objects to standard SWF objects that can be viewed by everyone. Before sending a presentation to your friend, click the "Export Charts" button in the oomfo menu/ribbon. This will generate another folder containing all the chart SWF files in the same location as your PPT file. Send both the PPT and the folder to your friend, and he will see the charts exactly the way you made them.
In future versions of oomfo, we will release Live Charting capabilities as well. You will then be able to mail just the PPT and the SWF files will be read directly from a global server.
- I'm facing issues with installation/core functionality. How can I get support during beta
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Please mail us at support@oomfo.com.
- I would like to suggest an improvement/feature. How can I do it
Please send them to support@oomfo.com. We would like to thank you in advance for doing so.
- What is the roadmap for future versions of oomfo
- Over the next few quarters, we intend to:
- Add maps from FusionMaps suite to oomfo. You can then create interactive data-driven maps within PowerPoint® supporting most of the features from our FusionMaps.
- Add more chart types in form of gauges, bullet and spark graphs from our FusionWidgets.
- Expose additional features of each chart
- Support drill-down charts live within PowerPoint®. You will be able to show a summarized chart to start with, which when clicked can show detailed charts
- Add support for live charts, which enables you to share the presentation without having to worry about additional SWF files to be shared with it
- Support for more data connectors like Google Docs, Microsoft® Excel, Microsoft® Access and other live databases and possibly even some Enterprise back-end systems
- Support for user defined themes
- How long is oomfo beta program valid
oomfo beta expires before 30th September, 2010, depending on user feedback.
- You guys are cool. How can I show you some love
In writing, preferably.
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