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1. Install Microsoft Office On Linux

Introduction to Linux - A Hands on GuideThis guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.to receive this Complete Guide absolutely free. OO is just as bad as LO, basically unusable for reading/writing Word files.Only if you will never have to share that file with someone who uses MS Office. I don't believe I've ever opened a Word document with images, tables, or any kind of formatting in OO/LO and had it render properly.

Sometimes it's good enough to read (sometimes it's not even close enough for that), but you can forget making any changes and saving it back out. You'll destroy the formatting in the entire file and force the author to spend hours fixing it.I ahven't seen this ANYWHERE near as bad with the newer versions of LO. STill not perfect, but definitely usable even with shared documents. This issue is actually the reason I have a 6-seat license for Softmaker Office Linux, since I needed interoperability with M$ Office formats for work with my old job.

Many years ago the legal profession, in the U.S., adopted ms-word. Two attorneys I know, who are both 'power users' of ms-word, have said there are compatibility problems between different versions of ms-word and they have both said, in their opinions, mickeysoft does this on purpose in an effort to 'encourage' people to buy the latest version of ms-word/office.You can save a document as a.pdf file and send it along. At that point it doesn't matter what software was used to create the document. I understand and agree with all your collective statements in this thread about why this is a stupid idea, I should use MS Windows if I want to use MS Office, LibreOffice is just fine, etc.

I LIKE LibreOffice. But I'm between a rock and a hard place.I'm disabled & retired (w/no financial resources, living only on Social Security, etc.), no longer have a Windows PC and only have a Linux box because someone gave it to me. I can no longer work in my lucrative, 30-year career so to earn some extra income, I want to try being a general transcriptionist. Trouble is the only audio/visual player that has the features I need is incompatible with LibreOffice Writer.The AV software I need to use is Express Scribe, which runs fine using Wine. It allows you to redefine keyboard function keys for AV control - so you can keep your hands on the keyboard.

Those f-key definitions will override -MS WORD's- while the AV file is playing so, again, you can keep your hands on the keyboard. Typing speed is paramount.

But LibreOffice Writer isn't compatible with Express Scribe. (I've seen web pages for supposed Linux substitute software for Express Scribe but they don't work.)I can't afford another computer so IF I'm to earn money as a transcriptionist - and it seems like the only viable option right now - I NEED to have MS Office (I still have the 2003 CDs) running in my Linux Mint environment - as offensive as that is to some of you. I've found all sorts of web pages for how to install it there but no joy.

Install Microsoft Office On Linux

I would REALLY appreciate some help here.