Confused...

jiblets1

Hi, I've recently bought a new laptop with Vista, and I didn't think that I had word on it. I then discovered word, but it's asking me to type in a product key to get past my 25 free uses. I've tried typing in the product key from a colourful sticker on the underneath of my laptop, but it isn't working.

Do I have a "buy me buy me" version of word, or do I actually have it (it is coming up) but I'm doing something wrong when trying to register it?

Sorry, I know I sound thick...

Thanks in advance.

£$&*"($£&(

You just have a trial. You'll have to purchase a product key from Microsoft if you want to keep using it.

jiblets1

Thanks for that, I assume I can do it online?

Is it worth buying it for office 2007 or shall I just intall the old 2003 version I have?

robt_2

Or use Open Office.

Zuzzie

I would stick with Word 2003 - I bought 2007 and I hate it - its not user friendly and is confusing. good luck.

[Deleted User]

jiblets1 wrote: »

Thanks for that, I assume I can do it online?

Is it worth buying it for office 2007 or shall I just intall the old 2003 version I have?

Stick with 2003 if you've got it

Sput2001

Zuzzie wrote: »

I would stick with Word 2003 - I bought 2007 and I hate it - its not user friendly and is confusing. good luck.

I found that once I'd given it a bit of time that it's actually pretty straightforward and intuitive.

Conor_3

Zuzzie wrote: »

I would stick with Word 2003 - I bought 2007 and I hate it - its not user friendly and is confusing. good luck.

Only to knuckledraggers incapable of learning something slightly new.

[Deleted User]

NickMidgley wrote: »

I found that once I'd given it a bit of time that it's actually pretty straightforward and intuitive.

Yeah, I've found the Ribbon interface to be much faster to use once you've spent more than ten minutes using it.

A fine case of RTFM

purplevamp

jiblets1 wrote: »

Hi, I've recently bought a new laptop with Vista, and I didn't think that I had word on it. I then discovered word, but it's asking me to type in a product key to get past my 25 free uses. I've tried typing in the product key from a colourful sticker on the underneath of my laptop, but it isn't working.

Do I have a "buy me buy me" version of word, or do I actually have it (it is coming up) but I'm doing something wrong when trying to register it?

Sorry, I know I sound thick...

Thanks in advance.

This was the question I was going to ask...

grahawk wrote: »

You just have a trial. You'll have to purchase a product key from Microsoft if you want to keep using it.

...and this answered it.

But is it worth getting? The reason I'm asking is that EagerLearner's budget planner seems to need it to work. Any thoughts?

aliEnRIK

As someone else said ~ open office is free (And uses the same format)
http://www.openoffice.org/