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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 974523" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p>Pros</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">It is much safer than using MS Office installed in the system, except for mobile free versions (Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile). The attackers can use MS Office features programmatically without opening the GUI of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. This can bypass many anti-ransomware applications and AVs.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">It is safer than using 3rd party office applications (Libre Office Softmaker Office, WPS Office, etc.). These applications do not block all active content in documents (like OLE). Furthermore, the compatibility with advanced Excel features usually requires allowing some active content.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Great compatibility with MS Office document formats.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Home users probably do not need anything else to manage MS Office documents.</li> </ol><p>Cons.</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Some advanced document features may be unavailable (like macros).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">An Internet connection is required to access the OneDrive cloud.</li> </ol><p></p><p><strong>If the user wants to "view/copy the content/print" MS Office documents offline, then I can recommend:</strong></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Free versions of Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, available from Microsoft Store (run in AppContainer).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">XodoPDF (from Microsoft Store) can open MS Office documents by converting them on the fly to PDF documents (run in AppContainer).</li> </ol><p></p><p>Post edited.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 974523, member: 32260"] Pros [LIST=1] [*]It is much safer than using MS Office installed in the system, except for mobile free versions (Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile). The attackers can use MS Office features programmatically without opening the GUI of Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. This can bypass many anti-ransomware applications and AVs. [*]It is safer than using 3rd party office applications (Libre Office Softmaker Office, WPS Office, etc.). These applications do not block all active content in documents (like OLE). Furthermore, the compatibility with advanced Excel features usually requires allowing some active content. [*]Great compatibility with MS Office document formats. [*]Home users probably do not need anything else to manage MS Office documents. [/LIST] Cons. [LIST=1] [*]Some advanced document features may be unavailable (like macros). [*]An Internet connection is required to access the OneDrive cloud. [/LIST] [B]If the user wants to "view/copy the content/print" MS Office documents offline, then I can recommend:[/B] [LIST=1] [*]Free versions of Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, available from Microsoft Store (run in AppContainer). [*]XodoPDF (from Microsoft Store) can open MS Office documents by converting them on the fly to PDF documents (run in AppContainer). [/LIST] Post edited. [/QUOTE]
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