What's the name of that free software like Microsoft Office?

[rachelpants]

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?

[desertflower]

We use libre office.

[amsunshine]

Open Office?

[Guest]

libreoffice +1

[rachelpants]

Open office is the one that I have heard of is Libre office better?

[rachelpants]

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

[Lanny]

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.

 

 

[Farrar]

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.

[madteaparty]

I heard about Libre office here and it has been so great for us.