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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US" dir="ltr"> <head> <base href="../../../../"> <noscript><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL=../../../../en-US/noscript.html"></noscript> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title>Using Microsoft Office and LibreOffice</title> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="media/navigation/favicon.ico"> <link type="text/css" href="normalize.css" rel="Stylesheet"> <link type="text/css" href="prism.css" rel="Stylesheet"> <link type="text/css" href="default.css" rel="Stylesheet"> <script type="text/javascript" src="polyfills.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="languages.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="en-US/langnames.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="flexsearch.debug.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="prism.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="help2.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="a11y-toggle.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="paginathing.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="en-US/bookmarks.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="en-US/contents.js" defer></script><script type="text/javascript" src="help.js" defer></script><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"> </head> <body> <header id="TopLeftHeader"><a class="symbol" href="en-US/text/shared/05/new_help.html"><div></div></a><a class="logo" href="en-US/text/shared/05/new_help.html"><p dir="auto">LibreOffice 24.2 Help</p></a><div class="dropdowns"><div class="modules"> <button type="button" data-a11y-toggle="modules-nav" id="modules" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="modules-nav">Module</button><nav id="modules-nav" hidden=""></nav> </div></div></header><aside class="leftside"><input id="accordion-1" name="accordion-menu" type="checkbox"><label for="accordion-1" dir="auto">Contents</label><div id="Contents" class="contents-treeview"></div></aside><div id="SearchFrame"><div id="Bookmarks"> <input id="search-bar" type="search" class="search" placeholder="Search in bookmarks for all modules" dir="auto"><div class="nav-container" tabindex="0"><nav class="index" dir="auto"></nav></div> </div></div> <div id="DisplayArea" itemprop="softwareHelp" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/SoftwareApplication"> <a name="bm_id3150789"></a><meta itemprop="keywords" content="Office,Microsoft Office and LibreOffice"> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="Microsoft Office,new users information"> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="opening,Microsoft Office files"> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="saving,in Microsoft Office file format"> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="macros, in MS Office documents"> <h1 id="hd_id3150789" dir="auto"> <a name="ms_user"></a>Using Microsoft Office and LibreOffice </h1> <p id="par_id3152801" class="paragraph" dir="auto">LibreOffice can open and save documents in the Microsoft Office file formats, including Microsoft Office Open XML formats.</p> <h2 id="hd_id3145345" dir="auto">Opening a Microsoft Office File</h2> <ol itemprop="HowTo" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToSection" dir="auto"> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3147008" class="listitem" dir="auto">Choose <span class="emph">File - Open</span>. Select a Microsoft Office file in the LibreOffice file open dialog.</p> </li> </ol> <table border="1" class="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <th rowspan="" colspan="" class="tableheadcell" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3156346" class="tableheadintable" dir="auto">MS Office file...</p> </th> <th rowspan="" colspan="" class="tableheadcell" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3155342" class="tableheadintable" dir="auto">...will open in LibreOffice module</p> </th> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3153543" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">Microsoft Word, *.doc, *.docx</p> </td> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3147620" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">LibreOffice Writer</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3154898" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">Microsoft Excel, *.xls, *.xlsx</p> </td> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3149580" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">LibreOffice Calc</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3147574" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">Microsoft PowerPoint, *.ppt, *.pps, *.pptx</p> </td> <td rowspan="" colspan="" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3153626" class="tablecontentintable" dir="auto">LibreOffice Impress</p> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <h2 id="hd_id3147303" dir="auto">Saving as a Microsoft Office File</h2> <ol itemprop="HowTo" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToSection" dir="auto"> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3145068" class="listitem" dir="auto">Choose <span class="emph">File - Save As</span>.</p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3153379" class="listitem" dir="auto">In the <span class="emph">File type</span> box, select a Microsoft Office file format.</p> </li> </ol> <h2 id="hd_id3154138" dir="auto">Saving Documents by Default in Microsoft Office Formats</h2> <ol itemprop="HowTo" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToSection" dir="auto"> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3144760" class="listitem" dir="auto">Choose <span id="swlnsystextsharedguidems_userxml_1" class="switchinline"><span hidden="true" id="MACtextsharedguidems_userxml_1" class="MAC"><span class="emph">LibreOffice - Preferences</span></span><span hidden="true" id="defaulttextsharedguidems_userxml_1"><span class="emph">Tools - Options</span></span></span><span class="emph"> - </span><a target="_top" href="en-US/text/shared/optionen/01010200.html"><span class="emph">Load/Save - General</span></a>.</p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3148453" class="listitem" dir="auto">In the <span class="emph">Default file format and ODF settings</span> area, first select a document type, then select the file type for saving.</p> </li> </ol> <p id="par_id3149807" class="paragraph" dir="auto">From now on, if you save a document, the <span class="emph">File type </span>will be set according to your choice. Of course, you still can select another file type in the file save dialog.</p> <span id="swlnsystextsharedguidems_userxml_2" class="switch"> <span hidden="true" id="WINtextsharedguidems_userxml_2" class="WIN"> <h2 id="hd_id3156423" dir="auto">Opening Microsoft Office Files by Default</h2> <div class="embedded"> <a name="ms_extensions"></a> <ol itemprop="HowTo" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToSection" dir="auto"> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id0815200803314147" class="paragraph" dir="auto">In Windows’ File Explorer, right-click a file of the type that you want to assign to another application.</p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id0815200803314268" class="paragraph" dir="auto">In the context menu, choose <span class="emph">Open with - Choose another app</span>.</p> </li> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id0815200803314245" class="paragraph" dir="auto">In the list of applications that appears, select the program that should open the current type of files. Make sure that “Always use this app” is checked.</p> <p id="par_id0815200803314243" class="paragraph" dir="auto">If these steps do not apply to your brand of Microsoft Windows, search your Microsoft Windows Help for instructions how to change the file associations.</p> </li> </ol> </div> </span> </span> <h2 id="hd_id3153092" dir="auto">Converting Many Microsoft Office Files into OpenDocument Format</h2> <p id="par_id3146986" class="paragraph" dir="auto">The <span class="emph">Document Converter Wizard</span> will copy and convert all Microsoft Office files in a folder into LibreOffice documents in the OpenDocument file format. You can specify the folder to be read, and the folder where the converted files are to be saved.</p> <ol itemprop="HowTo" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToSection" dir="auto"> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3150486" class="listitem" dir="auto">Choose <a target="_top" href="en-US/text/shared/autopi/01130000.html"><span class="emph">File - Wizards - Document Converter</span></a> to start the wizard.</p> </li> </ol> <h2 id="hd_id3154319" dir="auto">Macros in Microsoft Office and LibreOffice</h2> <p id="par_id3154921" class="paragraph" dir="auto">With a few exceptions, Microsoft Office and LibreOffice cannot run the same macro code. Microsoft Office uses VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code, and LibreOffice uses Basic code based on the LibreOffice API (Application Program Interface) environment. Although the programming language is the same, the objects and methods are different.</p> <div class="note"> <div class="noteicon" dir="auto"><img src="media/icon-themes/res/helpimg/note.svg" alt="note" style="width:40px;height:40px;"></div> <div class="notetext"><p id="par_id0804200804173539" dir="auto">The most recent versions of LibreOffice can run some Excel Visual Basic scripts if you enable this feature at <span id="swlnsystextsharedguidems_userxml_3" class="switchinline"><span hidden="true" id="MACtextsharedguidems_userxml_3" class="MAC"><span class="menuitem">LibreOffice - Preferences</span></span><span hidden="true" id="defaulttextsharedguidems_userxml_3"><span class="menuitem">Tools - Options</span></span></span><span class="menuitem"> - Load/Save - VBA Properties</span>.</p></div> </div> <br> <p id="par_id3152577" class="paragraph" dir="auto">If you use macros in one of the applications and want to use the same functionality in the other application, you must edit the macros. LibreOffice can load the macros that are contained within Microsoft Office files and you can then view and edit the macro code in the LibreOffice <a target="_top" href="en-US/text/shared/main0600.html">Basic IDE</a> editor.</p> <h3 id="hd_id3152596" dir="auto">You can choose to preserve or delete VBA macros</h3> <p id="par_id3153144" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Open a Microsoft Office document that contains VBA macro code. Change only the normal contents (text, cells, graphics), and do not edit the macros. Save the document as a Microsoft Office file type. Open the file in Microsoft Office, and the VBA macros will run as before.</p> <p id="par_id3150011" class="paragraph" dir="auto">You may delete the VBA macros from the Microsoft Office file on loading or on saving.</p> <ol itemprop="HowTo" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToSection" dir="auto"> <li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope="true" itemtype="http://schema.org/HowToStep" dir="auto"> <p id="par_id3155366" class="listitem" dir="auto">Choose <span id="swlnsystextsharedguidems_userxml_4" class="switchinline"><span hidden="true" id="MACtextsharedguidems_userxml_4" class="MAC"><span class="emph">LibreOffice - Preferences</span></span><span hidden="true" id="defaulttextsharedguidems_userxml_4"><span class="emph">Tools - Options</span></span></span><span class="emph"> - </span><a target="_top" href="en-US/text/shared/optionen/01130100.html"><span class="emph">Load/Save - VBA Properties</span></a> to set the VBA macro handling of LibreOffice.</p> </li> </ol> <a name="relatedtopics"></a><div class="relatedtopics"> <p class="related" itemprop="mentions" dir="auto"><a name="related"></a><span class="emph">Related Topics</span> </p> <div class="relatedbody" itemprop="mentions"> <div class="embedded"><p class="embedded" dir="auto"><a target="_top" href="en-US/text/shared/guide/ms_import_export_limitations.html">About Converting Microsoft Office Documents</a></p></div> <div class="embedded"><p class="embedded" dir="auto"><a target="_top" href="en-US/text/shared/guide/doc_open.html">Opening Documents</a></p></div> <div class="embedded"><p class="embedded" dir="auto"><a target="_top" href="en-US/text/shared/guide/import_ms.html">Opening documents saved in other formats</a> </p></div> <div class="embedded"><p class="embedded" dir="auto"><a target="_top" href="en-US/text/shared/guide/export_ms.html">Saving Documents in Other Formats</a></p></div> <span id="swlnsystextsharedguidems_userxml_5" class="switch"> <span hidden="true" id="WINtextsharedguidems_userxml_5" class="WIN"><div class="embedded"><p class="embedded" dir="auto"><a target="_top" href="en-US/text/shared/guide/ms_doctypes.html">Changing the Association of Microsoft Office Document Types</a> </p></div></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div id="DonationFrame"></div> <footer><div id="DEBUG" class="debug"> <h3 class="bug">Help content debug info:</h3> <p dir="auto">This page is: <a href="https://opengrok.libreoffice.org/xref/help/source/text/shared/guide/ms_user.xhp" target="_blank">/text/shared/guide/ms_user.xhp</a></p> <p dir="auto">Title is: Using Microsoft Office and $[officename]</p> <p id="bm_module" dir="auto"></p> <p id="bm_system" dir="auto"></p> <p id="bm_HID" dir="auto"></p> </div></footer> </body> </html>