any free downloads for word?

[buzz2400]

Are there any free downloads for a program that is comparable to microsoft word. Need for school but don't want to spend over $100 for the program.

 

[tink576]

Are there any free downloads for a program that is comparable to microsoft word. Need for school but don't want to spend over $100 for the program.

Are you in college? A lot of the colleges have free downloads or options for their registered students. I went to SUNY Geneseo and Microsoft Office program downloads were included in our tuition prices and were available by logging into the colleges computer web site. My sister was at University of Buffalo and they allow you to buy the program for $10 if you are a student there OR a current student at any other SUNY school...

 

[Colleen27]

Open Office. It is a software suite comparable to Microsoft Office, including a word processor, that is completely free. I have MS Office and still find myself using Open Office's database program rather than getting used to the new version of Access.

 

[FoodLover]

Microsoft Office University edition (for students) costs $99.99 and includes Word, Excel, etc. Google it!

Mary
MouseSavers.com

 

[Lewisc]

http://www.libreoffice.org/

Open office is now owned by Oracle. Some of the people who developed open office are now working on libreoffice

 

[maggiew]

I've been using Open Office since Christmas on my new laptop and it has been working out well. I have been able to open up Word documents with it and also my documents have been able to be opened up in Word. They also have Powerpoint, Excel and something else that I can't remember.

It is almost exactly like Word in terms of where the buttons are, etc. But not exactly the same. Once in awhile I have to search for how to do something.

Maggie

 

[tinkmom2]

I was able to buy Microsoft Office 2010 through my school for $70.00. I use it for a class. It was well worth it for me.

 

[rock_doctor]

Open office. Use if for everything the only problem is...it does not like MS XML files. So if you need to open one of those you will have to use a converter. XML is just another reason i dislike MS Office...

http://www.openoffice.org/

 

[elcodfish]

You can also use google documents. It has a word processor program very similar to word.

 

[jessrose18]

You can also use google documents. It has a word processor program very similar to word.

this is what i would suggest as well....

 

[lindsmom]

I use open office also. However, if you do want the security of Word (knowing how it works etc), buy through academic superstore (online) - it's $49.00. I have bought through them before and been pleased.

 

[tash439]

I use Open Office by Oracle and Love It!! It didn't take me long at all to adjust to it versus Microsoft Office.

 

[englishteacha]

I've used Google documents and found it very handy, especially to open documents.

 

[snowy76]

Google Docs. Free, totally compatible with Word (they also have their own versions of Excel and Powerpoint), and the added bonus of online access. They're stored in the "cloud" and you can access them from every computer you use, PC or Mac. I'm a h.s. teacher and I also use Google Docs for student research. Students can share their documents with other students for group work, or their teachers for editing and comments. VERY easy to use!

 

[britfish]

Has anyone done a power point on open office? A fellow classmate of mine discouraged me from using it saying the professor won't be able to open and view it.

 

[msmama]

I've done a power point with Open office and had no problems.

You have the option of saving your work in many different formats, so there should be one that professor can read (though, I admit, it does seem to depend on the computer savviness of the professor somewhat) and a professor who is willing to let you know if it isn't exactly right.