Application Details:
| Version: | 2010 (32 bit) |
| License: | Retail |
| URL: | http://www.msoffice.com |
| Votes: | 3 |
| Latest Rating: | Silver |
| Latest Wine Version Tested: | 5.13-staging |
Maintainers: About Maintainership
What works
Did not test it extensively, but basic features seem to be working.
What does not
Does not run unless riched20 is overrided.
Workarounds
Overriding riched20 seems to do the job.
What was not tested
Did not test the app extensively.
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
The workaround required is overriding riched20
The OS is Slackware-current with alien multilib and wine from slackbuilds.org
| Operating system | Test date | Wine version | Installs? | Runs? | Used Workaround? | Rating | Submitter | ||
| Show | Gentoo Linux | Jul 20 2020 | 5.13-staging | Yes | Yes | No | Silver | Robert | |
| Current | Slackware64 -current | Jul 21 2020 | 5.0.1 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gold | anonymous | |
| Show | Ubuntu 18.04 "Bionic" amd64 (+variants like Kubuntu) | Apr 04 2020 | 5.0 | Yes | No | No | Garbage | Tal Cohen | |
| Show | Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty" i386 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Sep 22 2017 | 2.17 | Yes | Yes | No | Silver | Aet456 | |
| Show | Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty" amd64 (+ variants like Kubuntu) | Feb 11 2017 | 2.1 | Yes | Yes | No | Gold | John Chen |
| Bug # | Description | Status | Resolution | Other apps affected |
| 14980 | Wine does not automatically use the RichEdit Control 'riched20' installed by Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010/2013/2016 (RichEdit v5.0+ requires native-only override) | NEW | View | |
| 23805 | Word / Excel 2007: issues with maximalized/windowed switching on dual monitor | UNCONFIRMED | View | |
| 29255 | Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 & 2010 applications do not print OTF | NEW | View | |
| 30587 | Office 2007/2010 apps (Word, Powerpoint) cannot be maximized after being unmaximized by window manager | NEW | View | |
| 37383 | Office 2007/2010 - Submenus invisible on GNOME 3.14 | RESOLVED | NOTOURBUG | View |
| 38680 | Cannot open http links with native Firefox on PowerPoint 2007 & 2010 | NEW | View |
(Updated 2015-04-20)
Install to a clean wineprefix following the instructions in the Microsoft Office (installer only) entry. Do not change the Windows version to anything higher than XP or you will run into bug 29788.
Workarounds for bugs 23805 and 30587:
Solution 1: Run in an emulated virtual desktop. This is probably the easiest solution for most users.
Solution 2: Uncheck "Allow the window manager to control the windows" in winecfg. The downside is that Powerpoint will no longer show up in the taskbar.
Solution 3: (KDE users only) In System Settings, Window Behavior, do the following:
