[cw-discuss] Best supported Office version

[Ant]

On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 18:19 -0500, Graham Allan wrote:
> With the impending release of CrossOver Linux v6.2, I'm wondering what
> the best supported version of Office is.
> 
> When looking at the compatibility lists on the web site, it seems that
> for general use (that is, deploying to users who generally don't want
> to do any troubleshooting or experimenting themselves), Office 2000 is
> probably still the best bet. Would that still be correct with v6.2?
> 
> I have done some very limited testing of Word and Excel 2003, and they
> seem mainly ok, but I'm concerned about their listed "bronze"
> compatibility level before inflicting them on others. This is for users
> who generally use Word, Excel and Powerpoint; I don't think we worry
> about Access or Outlook. 

Ive had no problems with 2002 (xp) or 2003 on crossover 6.1. I havn't
used hugely complex stuff but can confirm mail merges work fine from CSV
(or txt as ms calls it) files and would probably stick with 2003 due it
being somewhat newer while still working well.

Ant