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Microsoft Office or Word for free? Help

wendb69
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Hi there,

I have recently lost my job, and used work computer (as I did for 20 years). My computer at home only has word pad. I have downloaded something to be able to 'read' word documents, but nothing to be able to edit or create documents in Word.

Is there anything I can download for free from the internet please?

Looked on Microsoft site and its all upgrades and things and now im totally confused.

Can anyone help me please?
Regards
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  • 4743hudsonj
    4743hudsonj Posts: 3,298 Forumite
    wendb69 wrote: »
    Hi there,

    I have recently lost my job, and used work computer (as I did for 20 years). My computer at home only has word pad. I have downloaded something to be able to 'read' word documents, but nothing to be able to edit or create documents in Word.

    Is there anything I can download for free from the internet please?

    Looked on Microsoft site and its all upgrades and things and now im totally confused.

    Can anyone help me please?

    well you have to buy them:P


    free= http://www.openoffice.org/

    its made by the sun corporation who are responsible for java

    you can download all of the ms office equivalents

    theyre very similar

    and imo i prefer them to word etc
    Back by no demand whatsoever.
  • AceRider
    AceRider Posts: 81 Forumite
    Nothing really to add other than more advice to get OpenOffice, they are fantastic software, open source (therefore free entirely) and are just as good (though better imo) to the microsoft office package.
    Laptop: Asus X58L; 2Ghz Celeron M575; 1Gb RAM; Intel X3100 Graphic chip set; 120Gb Hitatchi HTS542512K; 15.4" Widescreen. Vista Home Basic

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 4,466 Forumite
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    Google Docs, Open Office, Oxygen Office Pro & Lotus Syphony are all free, legal and will do what you want to.
  • wendb69
    wendb69 Posts: 276 Forumite
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    Will I be able to open Word, edit the document and return say in an email as Word using this open office?

    (cheers guys) xx
    Regards
    [B[/B]
  • Baldur
    Baldur Posts: 6,565 Forumite
    wendb69 wrote: »
    Will I be able to open Word, edit the document and return say in an email as Word using this open office?
    Yes, just use the File>Save As function and select the version of Word into which you wish to save the file.
  • 4743hudsonj
    4743hudsonj Posts: 3,298 Forumite
    Baldur wrote: »
    Yes, just use the File>Save As function and select the version of Word into which you wish to save the file.

    as they said

    otherwise it will save in a different format
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