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 |
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What works
Copy/Paste between slides
Add New Slide
Insert Chart, Shape,
Copy from GIMP, Paste into Power Point
Presenting on single monitor and presenting from current slide
Change slide orientation
Change slide aspect ratio
Slide Themes
Change fonts
Insert Screenshot (screen clipping)
Comments
What does not
Maximizing the window after doing Unnaximize from the panel (You can use the Maximize option from the panel to maximize again)
Searching for Clipart online
Presenting slide show in a different resolution than current will cause Linux Mint Desktop to be "cut off" (Launching cinnamon-settings and changing resolution resolved the problem)
Workarounds
What was not tested
All other functionality
Hardware tested
Graphics:
Additional Comments
My winecfg library setting for riched20.dll is set to "Native then built-in" and it Powerpoint opens fine.
| 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 | |
| Show | 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 | 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 | UNCONFIRMED | View | |
| 38680 | Cannot open http links with native Firefox on PowerPoint 2007 & 2010 | NEW | View |
(Updated 2015-04-20)
ÂInstall 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:
