Maybe this would work
"Converting Many Microsoft Office Files into OpenDocument Format
The Document Converter Wizard will copy and convert all Microsoft Office
files in a folder into LibreOffice documents in the OpenDocument file format.
You can specify the folder to be read, and the folder where the converted
files are to be saved.
Choose File - Wizards - Document Converter to start the wizard."
So maybe you can convert the file first to libreoffice format.
from https://help.libreoffice.org/Common/Using_Microsoft_Office_and
