Is it possible to Excel for cheap or even free?

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JoshyBoy_2
JoshyBoy_2 Posts: 104 Forumite
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I love using excel at work, and want to use it at home for budgeting etc. However for what I plan to use it for v the annual cost isn't value for money. It's ridiculously expensive for what it is - I actually feel it's a rip off.

Is there a way to get it cheaper? Is there a way to get it so you pay a one off fee as opposed to an annual fee?

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  • ossie
    ossie Posts: 354 Forumite
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    Free online....https://office.live.com/start/Excel.aspx
  • Tom99
    Tom99 Posts: 5,371 Forumite
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    [FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif]If you want to work offline download and install OpenOffice. Its free.[/FONT]
    [FONT=Tahoma, sans-serif]You can save all your files as excel or word files.[/FONT]
  • bengalknights
    bengalknights Posts: 5,021 Forumite
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    You can use excel for free as part of outlook webmail online

    Otherwise id suggest using open office unless you have a child at a school that hand out free education licences
  • onomatopoeia99
    onomatopoeia99 Posts: 6,964 Forumite
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    Any reason why you need commercial software rather than one of the free equivalents?
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    Money_Grabber13579 Posts: 4,266 Forumite
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    Is your work offering access to the Home Use Program? If so, you can get Office Professional Plus 2016 for £9.95
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  • Andy_L
    Andy_L Posts: 12,791 Forumite
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    https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/store/d/office-home-student-2016/cfq7ttc0k5fc

    £120

    Also avaliable form various other sellers on the internet
  • Jackmydad
    Jackmydad Posts: 9,186 Forumite
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    onomatopoeia99 wrote: »
    Any reason why you need commercial software rather than one of the free equivalents?
    I've used Open Office, and of late Libre Office for years myself with no problem. Unless the user has some specific need for Excel / MS Office, and that would be something more complicated than simple file type compatibility because as already said, the free options can work with Excel files, then I can't see why anyone pays for an office suite.
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    If you have Windows 10, the mobile versions of the Office apps are free : https://products.office.com/en-gb/mobile/office-mobile-apps-for-windows
  • System
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    JoshyBoy wrote: »
    It's ridiculously expensive for what it is - I actually feel it's a rip off.

    Please feel free to set up your own software company with thousands of employees and all the costs that incurs and spend 3-4 years getting them to write your own version to an equivalent functionality that Excel has and then tell me that what they charge is expensive.
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