Bear in mind the old proverb about 'not changing horses midstream'. Every release we get anguished cries for help from Users who have transition problems, sometimes even amounting to total project loss. However, if you are working on a major project, such as a thesis, term paper, or life's work novel, consider whether it is wise immediately to change to the new version. * Security vulnerability fixes, with details eventually disclosed at the * Updates of underlying libraries, for better performance and increased * Redesign of the PDF export dialog for better usability on small Properly interact with Microsoft Sharepoint. * Better WebDAV and file locking support: OpenOffice is now able to * Bug fixes in Writer, Calc, Impress/Draw, Base.

For serious Base work the only solution is to downgrade to an earlier release. If you use the Base component, including mailmerge, be aware that Base doesn't work very well on this version. Important for Mac Users: there is a significant defect in 4.1.2 with the Base component on Mac OS X. All users of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.1 or earlier are If 4.1.2 doesn't show up in the righthand version selector, you should force the page to refresh or clear your browser cache.Īpache OpenOffice 4.1.2 brings stability fixes, bug fixes andĮnhancements. The immediate availability of OpenOffice 4.1.2. This includes any potential security issues.28 October 2015 - The Apache OpenOffice project is pleased to announce : only selected bug fixes and most often only critical ones. : smaller improvements of features that don't need any translation. Translation updates are most often necessary to address the UI visible changes. : huge release with visible changes and new features including incompatible API changes if necessary. Version Number Assignment (Apache OpenOffice internal) Structure Use this template to create a new release schedule. Under Releases are all future releases of Apache OpenOffice listed, including the feature and release planning, developer snapshot builds etc.

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