You can load the spreadsheet in libre office and check it out for free. Load up a copy in case it fucks with the original and ruins your life.
Comment on Discussion Thread đŚ Monday 31 March 2025
RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Iâve taken the next step in reducing Microsoftâs presence in my life: Iâve just notified my mother that Iâm cancelling my subscription at the next renewal and she will be back on the free plan.
It is not much of a sacrifice as I still have full access to all the programs through both work and uni, but I wonât be paying them (which was primarily for my cloud storage). I might look at LibreOffice at some point, but the main thing I use is a complicated spreadsheet for my budget and it is highly likely something will break if I try it in a different program.
dumblederp@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
RustyRaven@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
Thatâs the plan at some point. But as I do have access to microsoft office without needing to pay for it, so Iâm not in a rush. I have some stupidly complicated formulas and conditional formatting in there, so itâs highly likely that something wonât translate across. I want to have plenty of time to play around with it when I do give it a try.
Nath@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨days⊠ago
Take a look at Softmaker Office. Itâs not free, but itâs loads cheaper than Microsoft. Home version is $50/year or $5/month. They have a free trial so you can have a play with it and see whether itâll break your spreadsheet.
Iâve only used it a little (I have MS Office through work stuff), but I found it to be very usable.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone â¨4⊠â¨days⊠ago
LIbre office is good. It can do everything Office can but the layout is a little different so you may need to just find where some options are. Itâs good to have Office in some form available as a backup