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Berge-man, you can run MS Excel in Linux - Using WINE or CrossOver Linux

"Running MS Excel on Linux?
CrossOver Linux offers us a chance to run our favorite software on Linux. It’s a cool and easy tool to use and I must admit I was surprised to see how well it works. It requires a legal copy of MS Excel."

Wine is FREE, CrossOver Linux is $40 or $70, depending on whether you want standard or Professional version!!
WINE,though free, can run "a lesser range" of MS programs and may be a little harder to s/u the MS program.

Download Free Trial Here:
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxlinux/download_trial/

Supported Applications

CrossOver Linux is capable of running a range of Windows software, but CodeWeavers will support the following applications:

* Microsoft Office 2007, 2003, XP, 2000 and 97
o Microsoft Word
o Microsoft Excel
o Microsoft PowerPoint
o Microsoft Outlook
o Microsoft Access *1
* Microsoft Internet Explorer 6
* Microsoft Project
* Adobe Photoshop
* Microsoft Visio
* Lotus Notes 5.0 and 6.5.1
* Quicken
* FrameMaker
* Various Web Browser Plugins
o QuickTime
o Shockwave Director
o Windows Media Player 6.4
* and more...

*1 - Microsoft Access supported in Office 2000 only.
Supported Languages

CrossOver Linux contains support for English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, and Japanese.

For more information about CrossOver Linux (commercial) please see:
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxlinux/
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