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Microsoft Office is a commonly-used, proprietary office suite. Because the

Microsoft Office suite is designed for Microsoft Windows, it cannot be installed
directly onto a computer running Ubuntu. However, it is possible to install and run
certain versions of Office using the WINE Windows-compatibility layer available
in Ubuntu. WINE is available only for the Intel/x86 platform.

Alternatively, Ubuntu offers a wide range of high-quality office software, some of

which is compatible with the Microsoft Office file formats. Notably, LibreOffice is
Ubuntu's default office suite and is installed/available on all platforms supported
by Ubuntu. A brief guide to the office software available in Ubuntu can be found
on the OfficeApplications page.

The following guide gives instructions on how to install and run Microsoft Office
on Ubuntu by using WINE.

This guide assumes that you have a copy of Microsoft Office, which seems to be
the version which is best supported by WINE. All versions may suffer from
stability issues when run using WINE, as Office isn't specifically designed to be
run in this way.

To check if your version of Office can be run using WINE, view the Microsoft
Office entry in the WINE Application Database. With some versions of Office,
only one or two applications from the suite are supported, so it may be helpful to
check the Application Database for each application individually.

If your copy of Office is not compatible with WINE, a commercial application

called CrossOver Office (which is based on WINE) may still support it. Visit the
CrossOver Office website for more information.

WINE allows Windows-only applications such as Microsoft Office to be run on the

Intel/x86 versions of Ubuntu. You must first install the wine package, available
from the universe software channel. See the AddingRepositoriesHowto for
information on how to enable the universe software channel. See
InstallingSoftware for information on how to install packages, or open a Terminal
(Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) and type
sudo apt-get install wine

More information on WINE is available from the Wine page.

NOTE: The newer development versions of Wine are not available directly from
Ubuntu repositories, but may offer greater functionality for the particular version
of Office you are using. Instructions for installation of the Ubuntu versions are at
the Wine website.

Ensure that you have all of the materials required to install your copy of Microsoft
Office, including any documentation and licensing information which may be

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required during the installation process. The installation process should proceed as
if the installation was being run on a Microsoft Windows computer.

First, determine which drive letter your CD-ROM drive has been assigned. To do
this, open a Terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal), type
winecfg

and then press the Return key on the keyboard. The WINE configuration
application will start. Select the Drives tab and look for the entry /media/cdrom0
or similar and note the drive letter, for example e:. Put the Microsoft Office
installation Cd into your Cd-drive, open a Terminal, type

wine "e:\setup.exe"

(substitute 'e:' with the drive letter you noted down earlier) and press the Return
key. The Microsoft Office set-up program should run normally.

Several office programs or features may not work with Wine's code. However
Wine supports loading native DLLs - those made to work in Microsoft Windows.
To add a DLL override (force wine to use a native version): open a terminal
window, type
winecfg

and press the Return key. Then, click the Libraries tab and add the appropriate
DLL override for the application as given below.

Office 2007
Most of Office 2007 actually runs out of the box. The following are taken directly
from WineHQ's AppDB. Please also note that NONE of these DLL's need to be
copied unless explicitly stated.

Word

Wine's AppDB (Database) for Word

riched20 usp10

Excel

Wine's AppDB for Excel

riched20

PowerPoint

Wine's AppDB for PowerPoint

riched20

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Please check the AppDB entries for the latest overrides (remember - the less
overrides, the better).

Short-cuts that are added during installation should be located in the Wine menu
under Applications.

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