Have you got ANY word processor program? If not, download OpenOffice and use Writer (which is the word processor program from that suite of programs):
http://www.openoffice.org/
A valid point, Boxtops, but if someone hasn't got Word it suggests that they've not got even the most basic edition of Microsoft Office on their PC. So it's extremely unlikely that Funkyjane will have Excel. (The vast majority of home PCs probably don't have Excel anyway).