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Do any of you have M$ Word running in present form? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My old man has a bunch of .dox stuff saved. He has complicated large files saved that are not supported by any of the FOSS conversion tools. I've tried Libre office, Abi Word, and every command line tool and converter I can find. These are entire book sized files.

I have a W10 machine with Word. Is extracting the .exe and running it with wine feasible without making an epic mess or massive project of this?

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Have you tried the online version of MS Office? I'm not sure, but I think there's a free version. Depending on the file, you might be able to convert it to another format, then use a FOSS tool going forwards.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I was thinking along the same lines. Use the online version available via portal.office.com, and use that to convert everything to something more FOSS-friendly.

Not sure if access is free, though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

This is what I would recommend as well. Try to convert within Word to an older version or open version that's likely to be compatible with other software. Test one and see if it converts okay.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Too many documents and Office 365 is a $10 month sub scam.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I can't comment on how many documents you have, but there's a free version of Office 365

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

You don't have to keep the sub. Pay $10, convert the files, unsubscribe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Dont buy Office 365, just use the Office live.com. Yes, Microsoft are reusing their live.com.

It is free, I use it for dealing with résumés.

https://onedrive.live.com