Re: [Discuss] LibreOffice and .docx files (Crossover 17)

On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 11:48 PM, Shirley Márquez Dúlcey wrote: > The other option is to run Office under Wine or CrossOver. (The latter > is a commercially supported non-free offshoot of Wine.) I haven't > tried it but it's supposed to work reasonably well, because that's one >

Re: [Discuss] LibreOffice and .docx files

Correct. I bought myself a copy of Windows 7 to use specifically for this purpose. It is a bit annoying to have to do that, but it's not that expensive. (See https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416804) I'm not sure there's too many other practical options beyond that.

Re: [Discuss] LibreOffice and .docx files

The other option is to run Office under Wine or CrossOver. (The latter is a commercially supported non-free offshoot of Wine.) I haven't tried it but it's supposed to work reasonably well, because that's one of the software packages that they concentrate on supporting. On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at

Re: [Discuss] LibreOffice and .docx files

The catch is licensing. The Windows license that came with your computer doesn't cover running it in a virtual machine. You'll have to buy a full retail license to do that legally. A Windows license really should cover running any number of virtual machines with Windows on the same computer, so

Re: [Discuss] LibreOffice and .docx files

Hello, all. I painfully conclude that I must install Word on my Ubuntu 16.04 machine. I need to be able to handle Word files consistently. So I opened Synaptic Package Manager and searched for Microsoft Word. No luck. What do I do? How do I get it installed? I know, it pains me! But I don't

Re: [Discuss] printer issues

Hi, dan moylan writes: > using cups at localhost:631 add printer i find: > > Discovered Network Printers: HP ENVY 4500 series [D449B0] > > then clicking on that i get: > > Add Printer HP_ENVY_4500_series_D449B0 Error > Unable to get list of printer drivers: >