Microsoft Word

[SilentJOB]

Hello all,

What is the cheapest way of using Word on a pc, after a free trial period has expired?
If one buys the latest copy of Office 2010 Home and Student, will that be enough to provide me with lifetime access to Word without further costs?

Finally, I presume that any documents created using the trial version of Word 2007 will still be accessible via Office 2010?

Thanks for your interest.

Best wishes

SilentJOB

[sandyRoe]

Would you consider an alternative like Open Office? Doesn't cost anything.

[MarkRae]

> What is the cheapest way of using Word on a PC, after a free trial period has expired?

Probably finding a cheap copy on eBay or similar. Be very careful, though, that you're buying a completely legitimate licence and not a pirate copy...


> If one buys the latest copy of Office 2010 Home and Student, will that be enough to provide me with lifetime access to Word without further costs?

Depends whether you mean the lifetime of Office 2010 or your own lifetime! If the former, then yes. If the latter, definitely not, on the assumption that you outlive the current supported lifecycle of Office 2010.


> Finally, I presume that any documents created using the trial version of Word 2007 will still be accessible via Office 2010?

Yes.

[VHG]

You can get Office 2010 Home and Student (3 user) from Amazon for £85.65

This can be installed on 3 PCs

http://www.amazon.co....qid=1290265928&sr=8-1

[nicolab6]

Ask you work if they subscribe to the Microsoft HUP (home user programme). Full MS Office suite for £8.95 just installed on my home pcs.

[heathfield]

Agree with the first answer. Download 'Open Office'. It's free, and It has everything you get with MSOfffice. If you're familiar with Word and Excel, you'll find it just as easy to use, since it has the same features and on-screen appearance. It also allows you to save files in various formats, including MS formats such as .doc and .xls, so there's no problem with compatability.

[nigel1968]

if you don't need all the Office 2010 features, try Office 2003. It comes with word, excel, publisher, access ect. Should be a lot cheaper than 2010

[SilentJOB]

Hello again,

Thanks for your suggestions.
I just wanted to respond to the Open Office solution.
In my, albeit limited, experience, I have found Open Office to be of partial use.
It is great if you want to create something new, but if you want to edit something online, created in Word, it doesn't allow me to work on it.
If you are looking to fill in an online job application form or open a task or assignment from an online learning provider, it seems able to read the documents, but a lot of the functionality is greyed out.
I'll admit to being a computer illiterate, so maybe I am missing something obvious, but I just cannot seem to get Open Office to help with pre-existing documents.

Thanks to all who responded. I'm most grateful.
Now to post a question about font sizes on the Ipod Touch and how to standardise them when posting a reply.