

Due to a known bug in Oracle Java installations of Apache OpenOffice on macOS that do not have the legacy Apple Java 6 installed will not be able to recognize Oracle Java 7 and 8.This is needed just the first time you launch Apache OpenOffice. If prompted, enter an administrator name and password. Select Open from the top of contextual menu that appears. For macOS 10.12 "Sierra": In Finder, Control-click or right click the icon of the app.For OS X up to 10.11 "El Capitan": There is a procedure laid out at the following link to allow applications not installed from the Mac App store to run.If that happens, please follow the below steps. The Apache OpenOffice disk images are signed by Apache as required by Apple, but Gatekeeper may still be triggered.

This is a feature to help guard against malware on Mac systems. Apache OpenOffice 4.2.0 may be flagged by the Gatekeeper facility in macOS X.Platform Supportīinaries are still provided for the same platforms as for the previous OpenOffice 4.x releases: The following languages were updated and have 100 % translated UI:įor a complete list of available languages and language packs see the download webpage (click the language drop-down-box). List a few issues that are interesting for the most usersįor a complete overview of all resolved issues please see the list in Bugzilla.Fixed many issues detected by Coverity scan.Ĭleanups for many, many typos everywhere.The following list items needs to be proofed with respective BZ issues:Īll the fonts have been updated, also added the fonts "Caladea" and "Carlito" which are geometrically compatible to Microsoft Cambria and Calibre. For Apache OpenOffice 4.2.0 it has be to be "AOO420m? | Build ID ? | SVN r?". The installed software can be verified with the About box (see menu "Help - About OpenOffice) by comparing the numbers with the reference data on the download webpage (see the text in the light green box). Only use the original website " " to download. Please review these Release Notes to learn what is new in this version as well as important remarks concerning known issues and their workarounds. You can download Apache OpenOffice 4.2.0 at the usual place. All users of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.9 or earlier are advised to upgrade. Apache OpenOffice 4.2.0 is a feature release incorporating new and improved features but also important bug fixes and security fixes.
