rachelpants Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Sigh....we got a new laptop and I can find my Microsoft Office disk....grrrrrrr...lol. Isn't there something similar that I remember reading about that is free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 We use libre office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsunshine Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Open Office? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 libreoffice +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelpants Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Open office is the one that I have heard of is Libre office better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelpants Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 (edited) I Googled it, they are almost the same:http://www.howtogeek.com/187663/openoffice-vs.-libreoffice-whats-the-difference-and-which-should-you-use/ Thank you!! Edited May 10, 2016 by rachelpants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 We use LibreOffice 5.0 You can download it, legally, and legally install it, and use it, on as many boxes as you have. Note: A few months ago, my DD switched with my wife and the PC she had been using for 3+ years was the one that had the license for a limited version of Microsoft Office from Dell. (That PC is now having bad issues and I need to take it apart and try to figure out whether it is a RAM (Memory) problem or a Cooling problem. DD found, with a lot of clicking around on the Microsoft web site, that she could gain access, free, to their Online version of Microsoft Office. I think she is using that for her schoolwork now. DD did that, after trying to install the Office 365 that my wife bought last August, when she bought a mini laptop for her DIL, but DD was not able to install Office 365, because of the date on the Office 365 box or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Another vote for Libre. I used to use Open Office, but it developed a lot of crashing problems. I actually like Libre way better than Microsoft at this point. My kids much prefer to use Google Docs but it has some features that drive me bonkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 I heard about Libre office here and it has been so great for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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