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Copter
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I have a chromebook. I wish to submit letters/articles to a journal. We are now asked to submit such things in a Word document. I'm aware not everyone has Microsoft Word  as such, wondered if there is a way of getting round this. £5.99 per month for Microsoft Word just to be able to submit a letter is out of the question. Any idea's please?.
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  • Reddleman79
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    Libre Office. It can read and write Microsoft Word files, as well as many other file formats.
  • flaneurs_lobster
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    Google Docs (docs.google.com), the default word processor on your Chromebook, will let you download documents you have created in .docx (MS Word) format.
  • Copter
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    Google Docs (docs.google.com), the default word processor on your Chromebook, will let you download documents you have created in .docx (MS Word) format.
    Is it easy, not much of a technofob at 83.
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    Copter said:
    Google Docs (docs.google.com), the default word processor on your Chromebook, will let you download documents you have created in .docx (MS Word) format.
    Is it easy, not much of a technofob at 83.
    Very easy. Chromebooks were designed around the assumption that people would use Google web based apps such as Docs.

  • MSE_James
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    edited 31 August at 9:47AM
    The option is in the File menu in Google Docs:

    File -> Download -> Microsoft Word

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  • Reddleman79
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    Copter said:
    Google Docs (docs.google.com), the default word processor on your Chromebook, will let you download documents you have created in .docx (MS Word) format.
    Is it easy, not much of a technofob at 83.
    In Google Docs, when starting a new document, just press the 'New Word file' option. Your file will be in '.docx' format.
  • cerebus
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    Nobody seems to have mentioned the free online version of microsoft word

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/free-office-online-for-the-web

  • flaneurs_lobster
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    cerebus said:
    Nobody seems to have mentioned the free online version of microsoft word

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/free-office-online-for-the-web

    It works but does require you to have, or set up, a (free) Microsoft Outlook account. 
  • MSE_James
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    In Google Docs, when starting a new document, just press the 'New Word file' option. Your file will be in '.docx' format.
    Do you have a paid-for Google Workspace account? Or do you have some kind of add-on installed? I don't see that option on my free Google Docs account.
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  • Reddleman79
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    MSE_James said:
    In Google Docs, when starting a new document, just press the 'New Word file' option. Your file will be in '.docx' format.
    Do you have a paid-for Google Workspace account? Or do you have some kind of add-on installed? I don't see that option on my free Google Docs account.
    It's just the Google Docs app which came with my Android tablet.
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