Outlook XP/2002 and Access XP/2002 are not supported. Also be aware that the XP/2002 versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are silver certified. However, CodeWeavers is committed to getting these silver applications gold certified. Outlook 2000, Access 2000, and Internet Explorer 5.0 and 5.5 have silver support, which means that the application runs well enough to be usable but may have significant functionality problems. Additionally, only Word 2000, Excel 2000, and PowerPoint 2000 have “gold” certification, which means that the programs should operate as expected with only very minor-if any-problems.

It should be noted that Outlook and Access are only supported for Office 2000-not for Office XP.

According to CodeWeavers, you should be able to run Office 2000 versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet Explorer with very few problems. This screen shows the CrossOver Office Setup.Īs I said, for this article, I’ll be installing Office 2000 Premium. Once executed, I was greeted with a license, which I agreed to, followed by the screen shown in Figure A below.

Once I signed up for the trial, I downloaded a script to execute in order to install the software. Office XP is also supported, but it has more problems running than Office 2000. For this article, I downloaded the trial to give the product a shot. If you need a large quantity of licenses, you should contact CodeWeavers. You can also purchase a single copy for $54.95. With CrossOver Office 2.0, you can make that first leap to Linux AND almost flawlessly run Office 97, 2000, and XP at the same time.ĬrossOver Office is available for a 30-day trial download from the CodeWeavers Web site. This tutorial shows how to install and run Microsoft Office on a Linux system using CrossOver Office.Īfter finally patching your last Windows desktop for the latest RPC vulnerability, have you ever thought to yourself, “I wish there was an easier way”? Maybe you considered dipping your toes in the water with Linux at the desktop but quickly realized the hurdles that you would have to jump to get there- especially the hurdle imposed by your users’ use of Microsoft Office. Running Microsoft Office on Linux with CrossOver Office 2.0

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