On Chromebook New!: Open Office

Extract the downloaded package by typing a command like tar -xvf [filename].tar.gz (replace [filename] with the actual name). Navigate into the newly created folder's DEBS subfolder.

Unless you have a very specific reason to use Apache OpenOffice, install LibreOffice instead. It handles the same file types ( .odt , .xls ), has a modern interface, and installs in seconds on a Chromebook. open office on chromebook

: Go to Settings > Advanced > Developers and "Turn On" the Linux development environment . Extract the downloaded package by typing a command

While OpenOffice is a solid choice, other options might be more optimized for the ChromeOS hardware: How to install OpenOffice on a Chromebook has a modern interface