Dell

[Caran]

Our main PC needs replacing. We have been looking at Dell optiplex 745. Thay have open office installed. My pc has excel and has lots of documents I would want to transfer. Will I be able to transfer them using an external drive?
Grateful for any advice.

[MartinBev58]

When I got a new pc I just transferred the files onto a memory stick and then onto the new pc.

Martin

[Maydup]

Yes, use an external drive or a memory stick and Open Office will pick them up without a problem.

If you want to you can try Open Office out now by downloading it onto your current PC. Its free and lots of us are using it quite happliy.

http://www.openoffice.org/

[Caran]

Thanks MartinBev58 an Maidup. I was a bit worried that I would lose all my spreadsheets off Excel but if they will transfer ok that puts my mind at rest.
Sorry for the delay, I wandered off searching for PC's that had Excel already on.

[HowardKennitby]

Do you not have the installation discs for Excel?

[Caran]

No Howard, Excel was already built in the PC when we bought it.

[beso]

The spreadsheet in Open Office (Calc) will probably do what you want but it really isn't in the same league as Excel for serious users. Then there is the need to learn a new application.

The Home and Student version of MS Office is not very expensive and installs on three PCs. Personally I believe it is worth the price not to have to have to learn a new app. Moreover I am not a fan of Java based applications.