Release Notes for Apache OpenOffice 4.2.0

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Apache OpenOffice 4.2.0 is a feature release incorporating new and improved features but also important bug fixes and security fixes. All users of Apache OpenOffice 4.1.6 9 or earlier are advised to upgrade. You can download Apache OpenOffice 4.2.0 at the usual place. Please review these Release Notes to learn what is new in this version as well as important remarks concerning known issues and their workarounds.

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Known Issues

For macOS users

• Apache OpenOffice 4OpenOffice 4.2.0 will may be flagged by the Gatekeeper facility in macOS X. This is a feature to help guard against malware on macOS systemsMac systems. The Apache OpenOffice disk images are signed by Apache as required by Apple, but Gatekeeper may still be triggered. If that happens, please follow the below steps.
  
  • 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. See the Mac support article.
  • For macOS 10.12 "Sierra": In Finder, Control-click or right click the icon of the app. Select Open from the top of contextual menu that appears. Click Open in the dialog box. If prompted, enter an administrator name and password. This is needed just the first time you launch Apache OpenOffice.
  • 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. If not able to upgrade to Java 9 than install the legacy version of Apple Java from the following link: Legacy Apple Java 6. This will allow the portions of AOO that require Java to run properly.

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