microsoft?

homealone_2

can my dd1 daughter download Microsoft somewhere for free or is it wishful thinking. apparently she needs to use it for her uni work and we were both hoping it was one thing we could save some money on

securityguy

I was able to buy a copy of Microsoft Office (I assume that's what you're after) through my university for eight quid.

Bollotom

Microsoft what? As soon as you write Microsoft you just know it's going to get expensive, lol. Having said that she should ask at her uni about software for students. What would she be using it for? Libre Office is free and is compatible with MS Office for the most part. :-)

Security guy beat me to it. Good post SG

bsms1147

Microsoft Office?

If her uni is part of the Home Use Program then you could get it for around £10, otherwise it can be over £100.

Does she need Microsoft Office though or could she get away with using OpenOffice or LibreOffice (both free)?

homealone_2

thanks everyone will pass it on

laurel7172

What about using Google Docs and saving in a Microsoft compatible format?

Mr_Toad

This question keeps coming up and it always triggers the Open Office response and while you can save in Word format Open Office does not handle anything other than basic formatting very well at all.

I'm a big believer in Open Office and Linux and its variants, however, there are things you need to check.

• Do the Uni expect assignments to be submitted with any special formatting?
• Do they expect MS Word documents or do the encourage or accept open source, i.e. Open Office?

I put Open Office on my daughters laptop for Uni but they expected a certain format, marks lost if not presented correctly, and Open Office just couldn't do it.



It was far easier to buy the student version of MS Office and make all the problems go away.


In contrast my son's Uni course expected Linux and used Open Office for everything.

Pitchshifter

Related but different question: Can you use Office 2007 on more than 1 PC? I have an OAP friend who has a full copy on disk but is getting a new PC in addition to the laptop it's already installed on.

richard9991

Pitchshifter wrote: »

Related but different question: Can you use Office 2007 on more than 1 PC? I have an OAP friend who has a full copy on disk but is getting a new PC in addition to the laptop it's already installed on.

it depends if its a single user licence then no only allowed on 1 pc.

esuhl

Mr_Toad wrote: »

This question keeps coming up and it always triggers the Open Office response and while you can save in Word format Open Office does not handle anything other than basic formatting very well at all.

Development of OpenOffice has been at a standstill since Oracle took over and p***ed off all the devs.

LibreOffice is the fork that rose out of the ashes, so to speak, and is probably a better bet.

esuhl

Pitchshifter wrote: »

Related but different question: Can you use Office 2007 on more than 1 PC? I have an OAP friend who has a full copy on disk but is getting a new PC in addition to the laptop it's already installed on.

The MS Office licence always used to allow you to install the software on two PCs -- one "main" device and a secondary portable one. I think that might have changed recently, but I think Office 2007 would normally be licensed for installation on 2 machines.

If in doubt, check the license terms.

Some info here: http://searchenterprisedesktop.techtarget.com/tip/The-truth-about-Microsoft-licensing-for-portable-devices