How can i get Microsoft Works for free?

Widelats
Widelats Posts: 3,773 Forumite
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All i have is word pad, any ideas? On a google search there is works downloads but microsoft want paying for it.
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  • dave2
    dave2 Posts: 264 Forumite
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    www.openoffice.org

    Your choice is either free or Works, not both. Not legally anyway :)
  • Esqui
    Esqui Posts: 3,414 Forumite
    Why would you want Microsoft Works?
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    If I tell you who I work for, I'm not allowed to help you. If I don't say, then I can help you with questions and fixing products. Regardless, there's still no secret EU law.
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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,622 Forumite
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    You can get a trial of office 2010 for free but it ends next month i believe
  • Widelats
    Widelats Posts: 3,773 Forumite
    ok i guess i can't get it then :( thanks.
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  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 13,863 Forumite
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    The OP asked for Works, so what's the point of spamming the thread with Sun OpenOffice?

    In response to the question, you could try asking on freegle/freecycle; Works is included with some PCs but maybe the buyer doesn't want it.

    You could also look at car boot sales, where it may be possible to get one for nearly free.

    Beware that Works has changed over the years; at one point it included the full MS Word application and Encarta, but now it seems to have reverted to a lesser product again.
  • gonzo127
    gonzo127 Posts: 4,482 Forumite
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    i think it does come down to what you actually need in works, open office is a great free office suite but its more a replacement for microsoft office than works, but still might be worth a look depending on what you actually need
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    on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
    10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
    20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
    30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)
  • JasX
    JasX Posts: 3,996 Forumite
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    prowla wrote: »
    The OP asked for Works, so what's the point of spamming the thread with Sun OpenOffice?

    Just in case OP wants something free thats compatible with the MS wordpad they currently use and conventional paid for MS office programs like Excel, Word, Powerpoint etc etc rather than running off down the rabbit hold of MS works used by just about nobody annd not really compatible with anything else.

    Why would anyone want works? or defend trying to steer people away from it?
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    prowla wrote: »
    The OP asked for Works, so what's the point of spamming the thread with Sun OpenOffice?

    Because Works is rubbish and usually saves in formats MS Office doesn't play with.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 4,466 Forumite
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    Hammyman wrote: »
    Because Works is rubbish and usually saves in formats MS Office doesn't play with.

    With the exception of .doc(x) & .xls(x), the four most commonly used Office file formats.
  • patman99
    patman99 Posts: 8,532 Forumite
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    MS stopped supporting Works a while back.
    Anyway, with more Councils & businesses switching to Openoffice, it could give the OP an advantage if they switch jobs.
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