

Yes, that means OO is falling behind in the cloud and collaboration world. Microsoft Office didn't include any collaboration tools in 2003, and OpenOffice doesn't include any now. If you memorized keyboard shortcuts such as Alt-I-H for Insert>Hyperlink, you'll be right at home. Fans of the Static menu will be happy to see File, Edit, View, Insert, Format, Table, Tools, Window and Help across the tops of their documents again. If you do decide to change, please make sure you have several backups of your project as it currently stands, in case of disaster.Each application looks much like its counterpart programs in Office, at least the version of Office before the Ribbon interface created so much annoyance among users. 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. 28 October 2015 - The Apache OpenOffice project is pleased to announce
