<![CDATA[Thanks to everyone here who recommended LibreOffice for my MacBookAir (now that Microsoft have disabled my old version of MSWord).]]>Thanks to everyone here who recommended LibreOffice for my MacBookAir (now that Microsoft have disabled my old version of MSWord).

I've downloaded it, used it for a couple of things (very instinctive interface) and have donated to the Document Foundation for the light use I will make of it in the future.

The mastodon community is great at getting things sorted.

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I think @libreoffice and @tdforg must be happy you've joined and are sharing the news of your positive experience with .

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sloanlance/statuses/116946971738264620https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sloanlance/statuses/116946971738264620Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:52:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thanks to everyone here who recommended LibreOffice for my MacBookAir (now that Microsoft have disabled my old version of MSWord). on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:21:39 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6

I've been a happy LibreOffice user for years. Another advantage to using it, is that the menus don't change on a whim with every version release... unlike Microsoft. Once you learn it, you know it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/chessert/statuses/116946848962991501https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/chessert/statuses/116946848962991501Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:21:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thanks to everyone here who recommended LibreOffice for my MacBookAir (now that Microsoft have disabled my old version of MSWord). on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:13:32 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6 I currently use OnlyOffice on my Mac because I don't like LibreOffice review&comment interface.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/ap/users/115916160077862340/statuses/116946817040659170https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.uno/ap/users/115916160077862340/statuses/116946817040659170Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:13:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thanks to everyone here who recommended LibreOffice for my MacBookAir (now that Microsoft have disabled my old version of MSWord). on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:11:43 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6 Yay! I’ve been using it for a few years now, and it does the job. I added the Zotero plugin for citations and it works great. The only clunky module is the PowerPoint. I still use it but it does some silly things.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/tayfonay/statuses/116946809882368058https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/tayfonay/statuses/116946809882368058Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:11:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thanks to everyone here who recommended LibreOffice for my MacBookAir (now that Microsoft have disabled my old version of MSWord). on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:46:05 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6 From the heart of Gaza, I wish you success.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116183607298703759/statuses/116946709058117257https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116183607298703759/statuses/116946709058117257Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:46:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thanks to everyone here who recommended LibreOffice for my MacBookAir (now that Microsoft have disabled my old version of MSWord). on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:39:15 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6

Some people complain that the interface of LibreOffice looks old. However, it is quite easy to change the interface to "ribbon", which is the same style as Microsoft Office. https://itsfoss.com/libreoffice-ribbon-interface/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/ap/users/115986071902776807/statuses/116946682205849729https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/ap/users/115986071902776807/statuses/116946682205849729Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:39:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thanks to everyone here who recommended LibreOffice for my MacBookAir (now that Microsoft have disabled my old version of MSWord). on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:38:12 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6
Important is to only edit in ODT. Save ann extra copy in Word 2007+ docx format for anything / anybody needing it. Some programs don't process docx styles from Office 365 latest docx properly.
I switched from MS Office in about 2015 while still on Windows. I'd used it since Word 2.0a on Win3.1

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116946678083333972https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/raymaccarthy/statuses/116946678083333972Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:38:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thanks to everyone here who recommended LibreOffice for my MacBookAir (now that Microsoft have disabled my old version of MSWord). on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:28:55 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6 I'm just baffled by the fact that MS can 'disable' programs on a MAC...like wtf? I know plenty of older Windows machines still running Office '10

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/K4mpfie/statuses/116946641573690266https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/K4mpfie/statuses/116946641573690266Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:28:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thanks to everyone here who recommended LibreOffice for my MacBookAir (now that Microsoft have disabled my old version of MSWord). on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:20:57 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6

LibreOffice is good at what it does, in spite of being held back by having to be docx-compatible. I always preferred to use LaTeX for my writing, but LibreOffice handled the mail attachments people threw at me. Today, I just tell people "I don't have MS Word, sorry" and that actually works now...

BTW LibreOffice works fine on Linux. Probably even better than on Windows or Mac, as it is the platform of choice for the devs. FYI

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/martinvermeer/statuses/116946610269960166https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/martinvermeer/statuses/116946610269960166Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:20:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thanks to everyone here who recommended LibreOffice for my MacBookAir (now that Microsoft have disabled my old version of MSWord). on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:56:40 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6

Ive been using libre office for years but always kept a copy of ms office for "work" related things like invoice forms which couldn't afford to go wrong.

Last year I finally removed ms office and now only use libreoffice on macos.

So far nothing has gone wrong working with others who use ms office formats. Touch wood!

It's open source so I have no right to demand, but I do gently suggest the project invests in UX and UI design.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/ap/users/116663503661791264/statuses/116946514744079045https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/ap/users/116663503661791264/statuses/116946514744079045Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:56:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thanks to everyone here who recommended LibreOffice for my MacBookAir (now that Microsoft have disabled my old version of MSWord). on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:47:01 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6 Though I’ve now moved to an online equivalent of - which is not as good, IMHO, LibreOffice served me very well for many years as did its twin and semi predecessor OpenOffice. I’ve no idea why anyone should spend money on ! You’ll be fine 🙂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/alex_p_roe/statuses/116946476838550776https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/alex_p_roe/statuses/116946476838550776Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:47:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thanks to everyone here who recommended LibreOffice for my MacBookAir (now that Microsoft have disabled my old version of MSWord). on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:46:43 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6 Yep, threw office out for Libreoffice when I ‘disconnected’ from microsoft. 👍

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lighthouse.co.im/users/alan/statuses/116946475670701697https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lighthouse.co.im/users/alan/statuses/116946475670701697Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:46:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Thanks to everyone here who recommended LibreOffice for my MacBookAir (now that Microsoft have disabled my old version of MSWord). on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:31:16 GMT]]>I've been using LibreOffice since the early versions. Haven't had a problem with an upgrade so far. Reached the point where I think it's much better than the MS offering.

@ChrisMayLA6

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