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microsoft office
mumibear
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Have got a trial version of ms office which came with a new laptop - really silly question time now - will I have to go out and buy ms office when this trial version ends?
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Yes, when the trial expires, it will stop working. You will then either have to buy it, or install something else.
If you just want basic Word/Excel features, then there are a couple of free open source programs that should do what you want, OpenOffice is the most common, but there is a spinoff LibreOffice which is becoming more popular.
Both will read/write Word and Excel files.0 -
If there is a student in the house then you can get a cheaper version of MS Office(professional) circa 40 quid (1 PC version), plus other deals4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
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You don't HAVE to, but it's a good idea.Squirrel!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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