Re: Microsoft Office Word

Nuttmeg · ‎03-09-2010

I have used Microsoft Office for 20 plus years. I have not found anything better to work with emails than Outlook.

I have used a Google Drive and Docs for a few years since buying a smartphone.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Docs,_Sheets_and_Slides

https://support.google.com/drive/?hl=en#topic=14940

gardenman · ‎03-09-2010

@sabra wrote:
My Microsoft Office expired and of course I can't use it anymore. I am not going to buy it again as I don't use Excel or Powerpoint. Does anyone know of a word document that is free or inexpensive? I don't mind paying for something but think it's ridiculous to pay for stuff I won't use. All I basically use it for is to copy and paste recipes and to occasionally write letters, etc. TIA

The easiest option is Microsoft Word Online. It's a free online version of Word that works pretty well. I played around with it a bit when it was first announced (back in 2014) and I just took a look and it's still there. It's lacking a few features of the full Word, but it's pretty good. If you've got Internet access when you need to create a document, it's a good, free alternative that's very similar to what you're already using. Here's a link to it if you're interested.

https://office.live.com/start/Word.aspx

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sabra · ‎03-15-2010

Thanks to all of you for your suggestions. I'm going to try out a few of them and see which works best for my purposes. Really appreciate your taking the time to reply!

Buster43 · ‎03-09-2010

WPS Office is a free suite of programs that will work on Linux, Android and Windows. I first used it on my Android tablets and phones and then discovered it works equally well on Windows and is 100% compatible with MS Office so far. It seems a bit easier to use than Open Office but that's probably just because I'm used to it.

Another choice of good free programs!

Johnman · ‎12-28-2014

I suggest you look into Apache Open Office. It is from a reputable company, been around for quite a while, and the format is almost identical to MS Office. Short learning curve. I use it on Win 10 with no problems. since it is free you can download it, tryit, and if you don't like it simply uninstall it. No harm, no foul

smoky22 · ‎05-30-2010

I also recommend OpenOffice.org. It looks just like Word and it's free.

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kcladyz · ‎04-30-2012

How can it expire? I had mine since 2007?

glb613 · ‎03-09-2010

@kcladyz wrote:
How can it expire? I had mine since 2007?

You must not be aware Microsoft Office has become a subsciption service with a yearly renewal. You can still buy it and is what I would do if I needed it for business or personal use.