Ubuntu – open Microsoft Word and Excel files microsoft-office Can I open Microsoft Word and Excel files with Ubuntu? Best Answer Yes, LibreOffice, or previously OpenOffice.org, can read and write word documents and excel worksheets. Related SolutionsUbuntu – Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint won’t save or open files Here are the steps needed to install Microsoft Office on Linux (in my case Office Pro 2007, Ubuntu 11.10 with gnome-shell) Install Wine 1.3 Install Wine Tricks Right click on office.exe file Wine walks you through installation Open Wine Tricks, select the default prefix Click Add Windows dll Add riched20 and riched30 Open Wine configure Click Add Application, navigate to the individual .exe files (e.g. winword.exe, excel.exe) For those applications, hit the drop down menu and select Windows XP, making Wine emulate Windows XP just for office programs. Ubuntu – Checking LibreOffice-saved Microsoft Word files If you really want 100% accuracy, then buy Microsoft Office and install it through wine. Another possibility is to install the free Microsoft Word viewer. Related QuestionUbuntu – Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint won’t save or open filesUbuntu – Checking LibreOffice-saved Microsoft Word files
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Yes, LibreOffice, or previously OpenOffice.org, can read and write word documents and excel worksheets.