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02-16-2009, 11:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chico, CA | | | Is there a way to download microsoft word for free?
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There is now way in hell im going to pay for it twice. Ive lost my software and the little sheet that has the verification code on it, and I reinstalled windows xp and all it had was a 30 day trial of the microsoft office.
I thought my dad had one laying around... but I cant find it.
any one no of a legitimate website to download it from? My friend told me look for a torrent, but it looks like to have to download a torrent program to download a torrent? |
02-16-2009, 11:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Anaheim, Ca. | | | Not that I've ever heard of... plus the really great news for you: "Word" is not a 'stand alone' program per se, rather it is part of the Microsoft 'Office Suite'... Word is an intergrated component of 'Office Suite'. |
02-17-2009, 12:12 AM
| | The only winning move is not to play. | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gainesville/Ft. Lauderdale, FL | | Check out Open Office. It's free and compatible with Microsoft Office files. http://www.openoffice.org/
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02-17-2009, 12:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chico, CA | | | Thanks.
There only reason I want i really wanted microsoft word was because I type up papers at school and email them to myself or save them on a flash drive so I can print them at school.
This is possible with open office? |
02-17-2009, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by IMAROBIT  Thanks.
There only reason I want i really wanted microsoft word was because I type up papers at school and email them to myself or save them on a flash drive so I can print them at school.
This is possible with open office? | Yes.
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02-17-2009, 12:20 AM
| | The only winning move is not to play. | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gainesville/Ft. Lauderdale, FL | | Quote:
Originally Posted by IMAROBIT Thanks.
There only reason I want i really wanted microsoft word was because I type up papers at school and email them to myself or save them on a flash drive so I can print them at school.
This is possible with open office? | Definitely. All you have to do is make sure to select Microsoft Word format (.doc) when saving your file.
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02-17-2009, 12:22 AM
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gunnna download it now |
02-17-2009, 12:23 AM
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02-17-2009, 01:58 AM
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02-17-2009, 02:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Queensland, Australia | | | I recommend Open Office if you don't want to pay for it. It can create the same documents that can be used on both Open Office and on Microsoft Word, along with other programs as well. |
02-17-2009, 02:24 AM
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Software . . . . 
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02-17-2009, 05:38 AM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | Open source software ftw. 
There are open source alternatives to many popular programs like Paintshop, Office, etc. They're all the result of a lot of hard work from a large group of people, and they're all available for free. |
02-17-2009, 05:47 AM
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Builder: Valenti Basses | | Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Staten Island NYC | | | Can you download additional fonts for OpenOffice? I just DLed it and I do not have the Papyrus font that I have on my other computer w/MS Office. |
02-17-2009, 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by SuperDuck Open source software ftw.
There are open source alternatives to many popular programs like Paintshop, Office, etc. They're all the result of a lot of hard work from a large group of people, and they're all available for free. | i really need an easy alternative to MSpaint. my paint doesnt work any more and GIMP is a little too complicated 
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02-17-2009, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Nino Valenti Can you download additional fonts for OpenOffice? I just DLed it and I do not have the Papyrus font that I have on my other computer w/MS Office. | Fonts are not dependent on the software you use. Head over to www.dafont.com and choose whatever you want
(p.s. Papyrus is one of the fonts I could rant about for hours  )
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02-17-2009, 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by varunkapahi i really need an easy alternative to MSpaint. my paint doesnt work any more and GIMP is a little too complicated | Try Paint.NET, here.
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02-17-2009, 06:20 AM
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02-17-2009, 07:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London, Ontario | | Although OpenOffice is great, I'd suggest using Google Documents for your needs. It's Office Suites within your browser. Everything is saved the server so you won't need to send it via email or flash drive. Work on it at home, save it, go to school open your browser work on it some more. You can even save it for offline mode now! https://www.google.com/accounts/Serv...epage&rm=false
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02-17-2009, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by crispygoat Although OpenOffice is great, I'd suggest using Google Documents for your needs. It's Office Suites within your browser. Everything is saved the server so you won't need to send it via email or flash drive. Work on it at home, save it, go to school open your browser work on it some more. You can even save it for offline mode now! https://www.google.com/accounts/Serv...epage&rm=false | I have to say, I'm a little reluctant to get into cloud computing, as it foreshadows a scary Adobe/Google domination.
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02-17-2009, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by crispygoat Although OpenOffice is great, I'd suggest using Google Documents for your needs. It's Office Suites within your browser. Everything is saved the server so you won't need to send it via email or flash drive. Work on it at home, save it, go to school open your browser work on it some more. You can even save it for offline mode now! https://www.google.com/accounts/Serv...epage&rm=false | An alternative to this (if one has the same concerns as the post above me) is to get an inexpensive flash drive and load portable versions of various apps and run those from there.
On a 4 gig usb flash drive (which I think you can get in boxes of cereal these days), you can build a hell of a "utility folder" that includes portable versions of Open Office, GIMP, Inkscape, etc. and still have more than 3 gigs left for documents.
These portable versions run from your flash drive and don't need to write to any local machine. So you really can take all of your applications AND documents with you to any machine you find yourself on and work on them without installing anything to local drives.
One nice thing about this is that with Firefox portable I can take Firefox and all of my favorite plugins, themes, and extensions with me wherever I go. www.portableapps.com | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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