This might be a stupid question but now that you're on Linux, why not use something like LibreOffice or Collabora?
this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2023
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Onlyoffice is also a good option.
SoftMaker OnlyOffice is a good option. I use it, and it works with everything I've thrown at it, including paid templates from designers. I would say the compatibility is 100% in my own experience. There is a trial available if you want to take a test drive before you set sail ;)
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Never heard of this before, so I just downloaded an image to check out later when I remember
Or OnlyOffice which is a near clone of Microsoft Office that can handle docx files without screwing then up.
Is this for work? Just have your work pay for your Microsoft 365 or whatever, not sure why you'd need to pirate anything for work related reasons.
If this is for home use just get your workflow working with the free open source alternatives, IMO LibreOffice is pretty great.
Or just start using the online office apps like everyone else is nowadays e.g. Google Docs (free with a Google Account), Microsoft 365 (I know at least Word you can use for free with a Microsoft account haven't checked what else), etc.
It's just a bit odd needing to pirate that. But sure if you're dead-set on it then just create a Virtual Machine with Windows OS in it (LOL you may end up pirating that too) and install your MS Office and whatever other cracks/activators you want. Now you have MS Office in your virtual machine whenever you need it. You could use VirtualBox for example.
While we're here, is there a way to have the top toolbar(of LibreOffice) be less confusing?
You can enable ribbon-like top toolbar in LibreOffice, I find it less confusing coping from MS Office. I've worked a lot in MS Office and LibreOffice so don't hesitate to ask :)
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Is there a way to conveniently set all of them instead of having to click into the view options for each application?
I enabled them for each application. Don't know if there are some global options sorry :(
I was groaning in despair when I realized: there's an "Apply to All" button in the UI selection menu!
Also, I found contextual groups to be the best. Still thank you for helping me find this menu!
Happy I could help :)
WPS office is a closed source, Chinese made office suite that is actually really good if none of that bothers you and you can even install ms fonts
WPS is definitely decent. I used to use WPS Office, because LibreOffice corrupted my school document files, but it felt too limited and riddled with telemetry. It never suddenly crashed on me and the compatibility was amazing.
But I have since moved back to LibreOffice because it is more feature complete and more peaceful, knowing that it's made by a trusted and open foundation. LibreOffice might still not be stable since it still often crashes and becomes unresponsive but at least I never got my documents corrupted again.
If you need Microsoft Office on Linux I recommend the web version of 360 and if you want to pirate it on Linux I would go for a VM, it's not the best experiebce in Wine from what I have heared.
I don't know if it solves your problem, but Powershell is officially supported, on linux.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/install-ubuntu?view=powershell-7.3
for MAS to work, Powershell must run under wine so that it can find the Office installation
atleast, that's how I think it should be
Unless you need VBA or something like that I would just use Libre or 365