How to switch to LibreOffice

Nate Drake shows how to create Microsoft-compatible presentations, spreadsheets and documents with this office suite.

Microsoft Office is a fantastic productivity suite but also takes up a lot of space, resources and you have to pay for it. LibreOffice is the free and lightweight alternative. Most importantly, it’s fully compatible with MS Office so you can both open and save in the Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats. Use the fantastic word processor, Writer, to create professional-looking documents. You can also create and manage your finances with the spreadsheet software, Calc. The handy program Impress can also be used to create brilliant, animated PowerPoint-style presentations.

This guide focuses on the basic steps to download and install LibreOffice as well as opening documents. Also feel free to visit https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/ community-support, which features help guides for individual apps and the LibreOffice Wiki.