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Can someone link me to a free (and legal) trial of Microsoft Word I can install to do some homework on?
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Using the Office 2010 beta myself, you could use that?
http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/default.aspx
I tried using the 2010 trial but I couldn't use the software because it'd just keep downloading crap and going unresponsive.
Thanks for the link.
Thanks for the link.
Soldato
Wow open office now includes Microsoft Word? [/sarcasm]
Seriously though Open Office is much less functional than Office.
M.
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It may take a while for all of the components to be downloaded and installed and during that time, I found it was unusable as well. However, once everything has been downloaded and has been installed, you should be able to use it without any problems.
Alternatively, you could download the Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta version by going to this page here. It will download the entire software package in one go and once it has been installed, it shouldn't need to download and install anything else. Though, depending on your connection speed, it may take an hour or so to download.
Pretty stupid comment. No, of course it doesn't include Word but it will read and write Word files 99% as well as Word itself. And it's easily as functional as Office; don't know where you got that from.
How was it a pretty stupid comment? Surely, when someone is asking for Word, suggesting a product that does not contain Word is the stupid comment and that is what I was highlighting.
If it was as functional as Office, which I have found it not to be, then why would people buy Office? I'm sure I had a link to what it did and did not do in regards to Office but I can't be bothered to find it.
M.
Because Open Office writer does almost exactly the stuff as Word - it's designed to be a 1/1 copy of it, but free. Thus, when someone asks for MS Word, Open Office Writer is a suitable alternative. Not rocket science mate.
People buy Office because of the power of the branding and because they want something familiar. In addition, OO doesn't have the fancy ribbon interface of Office 2007 which is the reason why I'm not using it at the moment but it's still a very good piece of software.
Okay let me put it another way:
I want a Aston Martin. Someone then suggests a Ford Mondeo. Principaly they are both cars. But I want an Aston Martin so why would someone even think to suggest a Mondeo?
Do you not get that. You have ignored the OP requirements - it clearly states Microsoft Word. Is that hard to get?
M.
I want a Aston Martin. Someone then suggests a Ford Mondeo. Principaly they are both cars. But I want an Aston Martin so why would someone even think to suggest a Mondeo?
Do you not get that. You have ignored the OP requirements - it clearly states Microsoft Word. Is that hard to get?
M.
You want an Aston Martin. Someone suggests a Jaguar. That's a fairer analogy, no? Both are fairly similar cars priced in a similar bracket with similar features. Stop being a total pedant - Raist suggested a suitable alternative to Word and you shot him down - and now bizarrely seem to fail to understand why I was slightly mystified at this. Are you an M$ zealot or something?
Others have already suggested ways to get hold of MS Office. OpenOffice is a good alternative; and totally free. How much easier to understand do I have to make this?
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Ladies! Put the handbags away! The Op asked for Microsoft Word so the guy replying with open office should have worded it:
"I don't have a link for MS Word, but have you had a look at Open Office? It's free so if you are looking for something long term and can't afford it it's a great option".
The way it was posted though suggests the op was silly for considering MS Word over Open Office which he isn't because MS Word is a great product, but so is Open Writer. If you don't want to spend money then open writer is the man, but if you have the money to spend then Word is a more universally supported product and the ribbon of icons at the top in the 2007+ version are great in my opinion.
"I don't have a link for MS Word, but have you had a look at Open Office? It's free so if you are looking for something long term and can't afford it it's a great option".
The way it was posted though suggests the op was silly for considering MS Word over Open Office which he isn't because MS Word is a great product, but so is Open Writer. If you don't want to spend money then open writer is the man, but if you have the money to spend then Word is a more universally supported product and the ribbon of icons at the top in the 2007+ version are great in my opinion.
Sigh. Perhaps you can not read the OP. Where does it say 'or alternatives'. My intention was not to shoot down Raist, mainly because his name is part of my favourite Dragonlance character, but that's a different story.
My point was that there are far to many topics whereby the OP is not met. Once the question was answered and linked to was there a need to suggest something else?
I'm not a MS zealot, though I do like MS products, same as I like Samsung TV's and Q Accoustic Speakers, etc. everyone has there preferred brand and I prefer MS Office to OO for far to many reasons.
M.
My point was that there are far to many topics whereby the OP is not met. Once the question was answered and linked to was there a need to suggest something else?
I'm not a MS zealot, though I do like MS products, same as I like Samsung TV's and Q Accoustic Speakers, etc. everyone has there preferred brand and I prefer MS Office to OO for far to many reasons.
M.
Absolutely! What's wrong with presenting some alternatives that might be better? If I ask about a specific heatsink for my computer and someone suggests another type I haven't considered, I'd be grateful to them for taking the time to point out something I may have missed. That's all I'm sayin'. Variety is the spice of life and all that.
I quite like spice as well!
Truce?
Put it down to a very early start at work and not enough tea to balance me out!
M.
Soldato
Sounds like you need a shot of strong liquor in ya mug too, m4! 
I quite like spice as well!
Truce?
Put it down to a very early start at work and not enough tea to balance me out!
M.
Aye me too. Call it jet lag, still running on Canada time!
Sounds like you need a shot of strong liquor in ya mug too, m4!
If only! Been a long week - worked all of Sunday (supposedly suppossed to have finished at 3PM went at around 10PM) then this week been early starts and late finishes today was suppossed to be normal hours (8 to 4:30) and started at 6:30.
On a seperate note I'd love to go to Canada! Hope the jet lag was worth it (though I'm sure it is!)
M.