# About Converting Microsoft Office Documents

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About Converting Microsoft Office Documents
$[officename] can automatically open Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP documents. However, some layout features and formatting attributes in more complex Microsoft Office documents are handled differently in $[officename] or are unsupported. As a result, converted files require some degree of manual reformatting. The amount of reformatting that can be expected is proportional to the complexity of the structure and formatting of the source document. $[officename] cannot run Visual Basic Scripts, but can load them for you to analyze.
The most recent versions of %PRODUCTNAME can load, but not save, the Microsoft Office Open XML document formats with the extensions docx, xlsx, and pptx. The same versions can also run some Excel Visual Basic scripts, if you enable this feature at %PRODUCTNAME - Preferences Tools - Options - Load/Save - VBA Properties.
The following lists provide a general overview of Microsoft Office features that may cause conversion challenges. These will not affect your ability to use or work with the content of the converted document.
Microsoft Word
- AutoShapes
- Revision marks
- OLE objects
- Certain controls and Microsoft Office form fields
- Indexes
- Tables, frames, and multi-column formatting
- Hyperlinks and bookmarks
- Microsoft WordArt graphics
- Animated characters/text
Microsoft PowerPoint
- AutoShapes
- Tab, line, and paragraph spacing
- Master background graphics
- Grouped objects
- Certain multimedia effects
Microsoft Excel
- AutoShapes
- OLE objects
- Certain controls and Microsoft Office form fields
- Pivot tables
- New chart types
- Conditional formatting
- Some functions/formulas (see below)
One example of differences between Calc and Excel is the handling of boolean values. Enter TRUE to cells A1 and A2.
- In Calc, the formula =A1+A2 returns the value 2, and the formula =SUM(A1;A2) returns 2.
- In Excel, the formula =A1+A2 returns 2, but the formula =SUM(A1,A2) returns 0.in SUM(A1<limiter>A2), use the Excel limiter comma , in English and semicolon ; in German
For a detailed overview about converting documents to and from Microsoft Office format, see the Migration Guide.
Opening Microsoft Office Documents That Are Protected With a Password
%PRODUCTNAME can open the following Microsoft Office document types that are protected by a password.

Microsoft Office format
Supported encryption method
Word 6.0, Word 95
Weak XOR encryption
Word 97, Word 2000, Word XP, Word 2003
Office 97/2000 compatible encryption
Word XP, Word 2003
Weak XOR encryption from older Word versions
Excel 2.1, Excel 3.0, Excel 4.0, Excel 5.0, Excel 95
Weak XOR encryption
Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel XP, Excel 2003
Office 97/2000 compatible encryption
Excel XP, Excel 2003
Weak XOR encryption from older Excel versions

Microsoft Office files that are encrypted by AES128 can be opened. Other encryption methods are not supported.
Setting the default file format