Re: VinceH : People still use this!?
".....When I set up Linux Mint on this machine only a few weeks ago, I noted that LibreOffice was pre-installed....." OMG - bundled software!!! I must call my European Competition Czar immediately, your right to choose has been eroded!
Seriously, save yourself some time and a lot of trouble and just go get a subscription to Office 365. If you're not a heavy productivity suite user (or just too cheap for that) then just use the free MS Office Online apps in-browser.