LNC Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I bought Microsoft Office Students Teachers 2003 cd. We have installed it on 3 home pc: 1 desktop and 2 laptops. Sometimes it isn't compatible with online class documents. Microsoft doesn't sell the physical cd anymore? What is the best deal for students/teachers multiple home computers? Is by the year the only option? Should I keep using Office 2003? Do some laptops come Office included? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I have LibreOffice 4.4.1.2 installed on this Windows 7 laptop. It is free... Download and install, legally, on as many boxes as you want to use it on. It is compatible with the Microsoft Applications in Office. DD has WORD 2010 on her Windows 7 Desktop. A month or 2 ago, she had a school assignment that said to use PowerPoint. We do not have and are not going to buy PowerPoint. She installed LibreOffice 4.4 and she used the Application in LibreOffice. I haven't heard any complaints from her. :-) NOTE: I was accustomed to saving WORD documents (Writer in LibreOffice) as .DOC files. About 2 weeks ago, I saved a file in .DOCX format. The .DOCX file was approximately 1/3 the size (in kilo bytes) as the .DOC file. Same content. Same appearance, but much less space on the hard drive and less bandwidth when I send it as an email attachment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Many laptops do come with Office included, but you'll pay for it iykwim. Where are the online class documents coming from? You can often get a student discount if you're a college student; check with your school's IT department. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 We use Open Office. Free open source, compatible with MS Office. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Get either Open Office or Libre Office. Free. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 College students and faculty often get a nice discount. google "student discount software" and you will find places like JourneyEd and Academic Superstore. Just be sure to read the requirements and limitations carefully. We have Open Office, but, eh, I don't love it. Now that dd can get the discount, I will probably buy Microsoft Office again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 We use google docs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 If it is to open docx, you can download the compatibility pack http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3 We just use google docs though as my boys can use that on their iPad without being online and it syncs when they are online. So backup is already done for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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