Converting Laptops from XP to ubuntu

[Keith]

You can run Microsoft Office software 2010 and prior using the WINE
program. For windows fonts just copy the fonts to windows/font folder.




[posted to "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
<ubuntu-users.lists.ubuntu.com> & emailed]
On Fri, 11 Apr 2014 18:39:18 +1000, Peter Goggin <petergoggin at bigpond.com>
wrote:


> I am still in the process of deciding whether to convert all of my four 
> lenovo laptops to run ubuntu.
> The software requirements for each are different so to keep things 
> simple I am considering migrating one laptop at a time starting with the 
> one with no specialised software.
> On my X61s I use the following programs:
> Internet - Firefox
> Email Thunderbird
> Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
> Microsoft Word for document
> Microsoft Access for a data base
> Karens Replicator for backup.
> 
> I know that Firefox and Thunderbird run under Ubuntu and that Libre 
> Office offers spreadsheet and wordprocessing.
> Does it have the equivalent of Access for a data base.
> 
> I have a number of questions .
> 
> 1. How easy is it to transfer the Email from XP to Ubuntu?
> 2. Can LibreOffice read Microsoft Word and Excel documents:?
> 3. Can any Ubuntu database program read Access database files?
> 4. Do any Ubuntu database programs have forms and report built in like 
> Access?
> 
> Many years ago I ran a MySql database under RedHat linux and from memory 
> I had to write the forms using HTML and PHP.
> 
> 
> I would be grateful for any advice and information.
> 
> 
> Thankyou
> 
> Peter Goggin