How can I open MS Word files in LibreOffice?

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Solution 1

In this Wiki article, it says that Microsoft Office documents saved as a .doc or a .docx file can be opened in LibreOffice. Therefore, you should be able to just open it. Just copy the files onto a flash drive and then in Ubuntu, double click the .doc or .docx file to open it in LibreOffice.

Edit: When opening .doc or .docx files in LibreOffice, be aware that the formatting can be a little off in some cases, so sometimes when opening a MS Word file in LibreOffice it does not look as it was intended/how it would have looked in MS Word.. Thanks to Shaun for pointing that out.

Solution 2

Open LibreOffice Writer, hit "Open" (or do CTRL+O), and navigate to where you saved the file.

Or, just double click the .doc or .docx file.

Either of those methods should be able to open the file.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • Liam
    Liam about 1 year

    I would like to just use Ubuntu from now on, I don't want to go back to windows unless I have to. The problem being, I have a few documents that I need to work on in Microsoft Word. Can someone give me directions on how to open them through Ubuntu?

    • Luis Alvarado
      Luis Alvarado about 10 years
      Did you even tried opening a DOC or DOCX document with LibreOffice?
  • Shaun Killingbeck
    Shaun Killingbeck about 10 years
    It's worth being aware that the formatting can be a little off in some cases, so sometimes when opening a MS Word file in LibreOffice it does not look as it was intended/how it would have looked in MS Word. Another option if you have a gmail account is to open it in Google Drive, although this can suffer the same problem as well.
  • sameetandpotatoes
    sameetandpotatoes about 10 years
    Thanks for commenting Shaun. I'll definitely include this information in my answer.