Word- Free?

wanttobeasaver

Hi Folks, My computer broke and I LOST all my info etc on it- Hard drive completely wrecked. However I got a new hard drive- However, I was wondering is there any way you can get Word free as I have only Word Pad... I have  Google Drive but im not really good at working it. Thanks in advance - any help would be appreciated.

debitcardmayhem

Try LibreOffice https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/

Jon_01

You can get an Office key from Ebay for a few quid, but there's no free version of just Word.

Neil_Jones

Jon_01 said:

You can get an Office key from Ebay for a few quid, but there's no free version of just Word.

If you have (or make) a Microsoft account you can use Word for free in the browser.

Basic, but does the majority of what most people want.

Bit late for the OP now, but:  backups.  Make them.  This is why.

[Deleted User]

Either try Libre Office or use Word Online, it does the basics but has no bells and whistles.

grumpycrab

Jon_01 said:

there's no free version of just Word.

Yes there is.  Office 2010 Starter also includes Excel.  Whether its worth the install hastle is another matter (I'm still using it...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBKvavVA8g8

Neil_Jones

Apparently Office 2010 starter only works on 10 if you had it installed when you upgraded to 10 from 7, and also apparently you can't install it on a fresh install of Windows 10 either.  So if you have it now and you rebuild the machine, you'll probably lose it.  I believe it uses the same pull technology as Office, ie downloads from Microsoft, and the source files have since been removed.

Just to bear in mind.