difference between Microsoft office and Microsoft works?

macman

Using Open Office you can simply set it to save in MS Office file formats by changing the defaults. If the purpose is to submit coursework in say Word or Excel formats, they won't have a clue what software you are creating it on if you do that.
90% of the functions are similar, for the vast majority of users OO will do the job. MS Works is pointless, as it's utterly incompatible with anything else.

Kernel_Sanders

My netbook, bought a year ago, came with "MS Office 60-day trial - online". I don't need this, so is it something I could sell on?

Hammyman

macman wrote: »

Using Open Office you can simply set it to save in MS Office file formats by changing the defaults. If the purpose is to submit coursework in say Word or Excel formats, they won't have a clue what software you are creating it on if you do that.
90% of the functions are similar, for the vast majority of users OO will do the job. MS Works is pointless, as it's utterly incompatible with anything else.

Sorry but the OP is doing a course that requires MSO. OOo has sufficient formatting issues and problems with advanced features such as macros and effects when converting to MSO that OOo is unsuitable. OOo is fine for people doing basic stuff but I even ran into problems with it with my fairly simple spreadsheet I use for my accounts because it uses unsupported macros.

macman

True, but does the OP need to use macros for this course? It looks like a fairly general intro course for Excel/Word/Powerpoint/Access.

purcel

I've downloaded open office, I'll see with my course provider if it will be suitable. My course is the Vision2Learn Essential IT skills here

There is a mandatory unit and 5 optional ones, but I need 16 credits in total so I can skip the database or the presentation one if I cannot do it with OpenOffice. Can anyone tell me if this will be suitable for the course?

Thank you all for your replies, much appreciated xx

RussJK

I wonder if there's a course available that might explain the difference

mr_vampy

purcel wrote: »

I've downloaded open office, I'll see with my course provider if it will be suitable. My course is the Vision2Learn Essential IT skills here

There is a mandatory unit and 5 optional ones, but I need 16 credits in total so I can skip the database or the presentation one if I cannot do it with OpenOffice. Can anyone tell me if this will be suitable for the course?

Thank you all for your replies, much appreciated xx

This is what they say at the bottom of the page about not having MS Office.
http://www.vision2learn.net/channels/general/any-questions.aspx#TechQ4

Although I think you should be able to get away with it on parts of the course using Open Office.