# Microsoft M365 Suite

## Web Version

Microsoft Office desktop applications are not available on Linux, and does not work through [WINE](WINE.md).

However, web versions of the Microsoft office suite (Teams, Word, Powerpoint, Sheets, ect) are available and function regardless of Operating System. This should be sufficient for most use cases. Teams in particular functions identically to the desktop version.

## Alternative

When local (offline) Office Suite is desired or required there are a few options that work well on Linux.

My personal recommendation is [Libre Office](LibreOffice.md), it is the global standard for Open-Source Office Software, it provides similar programs that can function as direct replacements for the Microsoft Suite. It is primarily built to utilise the OpenDocument Formats, but is entirely capable of opening and saving to the Microsoft Office formats.

I generally recommend (be it M365 or LibreOffice) exporting documents to PDF before submitting something for an assignment, as it is a universal format and ensure there are no issues of content being loaded in a different way.

Another popular option for Open-Source Office suites is OnlyOffice.
