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Are there any valid layout and writing programms for ubuntu?

I'm beginning my phd thesis and really need good writing, layout and reference management programms. I would love to do it with ubuntu but I'm not sure if it'll work. I tried Lyx & Bibtex/Jabref ...
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New Ubuntu setup for a small office

New to Ubuntu and networking in general. I have been tasked at my office to setup a 'system' for 5 desktops (hardwired), 4 laptops (wireless), 1 wireless color printer, 1 wired laser MFP, 1 wired ...
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Unable to find CD-ROM when installing Office 2010 wih PlayOnLinux

PlayOnLinux does not find the virtual CD-ROM it creates. If I chose /media/cdrom, or OFFICE14, or even /media, PlayOnLinux continues to display the error "Cannot find cdrom". It has no idea where it ...
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Will installing Ubuntu wipe my Windows applications off?

If I have Microsoft Office installed on my Windows 8 laptop, will installing Ubuntu OS wipe Microsoft Office and my other apps?
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What is fuse Filesystem

While installing the Office 2010 on Linux Ubuntu 12.04 I received the error message that Error: The following file is located on a Fuse Filesystem. It may prevent wine from working. Im using ...
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How do i install office 365 on ubuntu 12.10

HOW DO I INSTALL office 365 on ubuntu 12.10 instructions please
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How to install MAC office on ubuntu 12.10?

How to install MAC office on ubuntu 12.10? Is there any alternative choice? I don't like libreoffice and openoffice.
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How can I install Service Pack 2 and 3 for Office 2007 using PlayonLinux?

I installed the latest version of PlayonLinux using the instructions given on their download page (http://www.playonlinux.com/en/download.html) for Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). I followed the ...
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How do I get a page preview in FocusWriter?

How do I get a page preview in FocusWriter? I need to check if tables and pages are formated well.
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Caligra Stage with bullet points

I'm trying out Caligra Stage, the content section of my slides is somewhat like a textarea where the content added is more suitable for adding paragraphs. I'd like to use bullet points instead, how ...
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LibreOffice Impress 4.0 Master Pages do not work

When I try to change color theme(master page) in right sidebar, nothing happens. I also tried to create presentation from a template, I choose colored template, but I did not see any colors after ...
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Office 2010 looks fuzzy in Ubuntu 12.10

I've installed office 2010 using playon linux (and also wine 1.5, with the corresponding libraries) and it look like this: This "fuzyness" makes my eyes hurt....how can I fix it? (Another ...
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Mouse scrolling bug in Abiword and Open Office

I need a good word processor for Xubuntu which: 1) is able to memorize the font size I am using within the documents; and 2) can be scrolled with the mouse wheel. Plain text editors do not allow ...
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how to set a working file associations with PlayOnLinux?

I have installed MS Office 2010 using PlayOnLinux. i want to associate the .docx files to Playonlinux. I've follow the workaround on this thread: how to set file associations with PlayOnLinux? but I ...
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Can I change the width and color of a dispersion chart in Calligra Sheets?

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 with KDE; so I installed Calligra (an office suite that uses QT) for a better integration with KDE desktop. The problem is that I cannot change the width and color of a ...