Microsoft Word ? Which 1

TheHitMan-1973 · 9 Aug 2015 at 23:27

I have Microsoft Word 2010 and like a lemon I have lost the product key :mad:

grrrrrrrr banging head on desk

I doubt Microsoft will touch me now if I called them about my lost the product key lol lol

So I need to buy another Microsoft Word programme , so which 1

Please can u give me some advice

dk345 · 9 Aug 2015 at 23:32

Can you not just use a key finder (I like magical jellybean) and get the key from your existing installation?

... Assuming you still have access to it.

Skeeter · 9 Aug 2015 at 23:32

Office 365.

TheHitMan-1973 · 9 Aug 2015 at 23:40

dk345 said:
Can you not just use a key finder (I like magical jellybean) and get the key from your existing installation?

... Assuming you still have access to it.

Lucky I still have the disk`s , might have to look into it

Skeeter · 9 Aug 2015 at 23:45

The key won't be on the disks. It will be in the existing installation of Office 2010, if you still have it installed somewhere.

TheHitMan-1973 · 9 Aug 2015 at 23:47

Skeeter said:
The key won't be on the disks. It will be in the existing installation of Office 2010, if you still have it installed somewhere.

I don`t have it installed as I threw by error :mad:

Skeeter · 9 Aug 2015 at 23:49

If your looking to buy Office then the only version worth buying is Office 365 as that gets you the latest version and all future upgrades too (currently 2013 with access to the Beta of 2016).

Theres a free trial available, and often theres cheap or free deals for a code for a year of Office 365 Personal going about.

sgavan · 10 Aug 2015 at 11:16

If you have kids with a school email address supplied by Microsoft then you can probably get it for free, and should be able to install on 3 devices.

butcherster · 10 Aug 2015 at 11:27

I wouldn't pay for a word processor. I'm sure there's free alternatives out there? Open office?

Orcvader · 10 Aug 2015 at 11:57

butcherster said:
I wouldn't pay for a word processor. I'm sure there's free alternatives out there? Open office?

Could give this a go, I recommend Libre Office, it had a major update recently and its pretty good so far.

TheHitMan-1973 · 10 Aug 2015 at 12:56

I am thinking about buying > Microsoft office 365 home premium , seen for a good price £48

including p&p

Skeeter · 10 Aug 2015 at 13:21

That will only be 1 year. Pretty cheap though.

traveyb · 10 Aug 2015 at 13:27

Can't go wrong with O365, even the 3 license version is cheap

d_brennen · 11 Aug 2015 at 14:15

At home I use LibreOffice. The only thing I miss about MS Office is Excel for hardcore spreadsheets. Calc is ok but it ain't no Excel

memyselfandi · 11 Aug 2015 at 17:03

Personally, if I wanted Office specifically then Office365. But the chances are I'd go for LibreOffice as others have said. But frankly as a home user Google's Docs and Sheets covers everything i need day to day.

TheHitMan-1973 · 11 Aug 2015 at 18:07

Is LibreOffice a free download ? and does it work with Microsoft word docs

Orcvader · 11 Aug 2015 at 19:43

TheHitMan-1973 said:
Is LibreOffice a free download ? and does it work with Microsoft word docs

Yup, it's free, and works with .doc and .docx.

FishLicker · 11 Aug 2015 at 19:55

Libre Office also has the ribbon interface the same as Office 2010/13 so will be easy to transition from.

I thought I would correct myself, I've just installed it and could have sworn it did but it has NOT got the ribbon interface. Apologies for any confusion.

Timber · 11 Aug 2015 at 22:29

The great thing about O365 is the 1TB storage. Makes it very competitively priced if you need cloud storage.