5 Ways You Can Use Microsoft Office for Free!
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Date: 2020-05-09
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Mandy
I'm still using Lotus millennium edition on my Win 10. The WP is by far the best I've tried - and I've tried many! I have the student Office 2003 (I don't need anything more) which is necessary when I'm working on docs (rarely spreadsheets and I don't need to share databases), and initially found that the change to the X extensions was a pain. But MS actually gives a small program extension which allows your older Office suite to open and save in the new format. It says you might lose formatting and comments if you save as .docx for example, but as I've used it for proofreading - comments, highlights, typing extra words and so on - I've never had it go wrong. Yet! If I'm writing, I use Lotus's WP, save as .doc, and if necessary, open it in Office and save as .docx. That works too. Of course Open Office is free and does everything MS's suite does. If you need to work with pdfs, Cute Writer is a free program (you will need another free program to set it up. It's available via Cute's site) and you save your document by pressing print and selecting Cute. You get a perfectly formed pdf in minutes. It's dealt with a document of around 700 pages without any bother. OO also saves to pdf. If you want to comment or do other editing on the pdf, the latest Adobe Reader gives a number of free features. If you want a full-on pdf program, Cute Professional is a far cheaper version than Adobe's. When I bought it, it was about a 10th of the price. I've used it a lot on systems from Win2000 Pro, XP and now 10. It works on all. HTH and thanks for your info. Office seems to be the ubiquitous suite of choice to work with, so knowing how to update mine free of charge could be very useful!
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I'm still using Lotus millennium edition on my Win 10. The WP is by far the best I've tried - and I've tried many! I have the student Office 2003 (I don't need anything more) which is necessary when I'm working on docs (rarely spreadsheets and I don't need to share databases), and initially found that the change to the X extensions was a pain. But MS actually gives a small program extension which allows your older Office suite to open and save in the new format. It says you might lose formatting and comments if you save as .docx for example, but as I've used it for proofreading - comments, highlights, typing extra words and so on - I've never had it go wrong. Yet! If I'm writing, I use Lotus's WP, save as .doc, and if necessary, open it in Office and save as .docx. That works too. Of course Open Office is free and does everything MS's suite does. If you need to work with pdfs, Cute Writer is a free program (you will need another free program to set it up. It's available via Cute's site) and you save your document by pressing print and selecting Cute. You get a perfectly formed pdf in minutes. It's dealt with a document of around 700 pages without any bother. OO also saves to pdf. If you want to comment or do other editing on the pdf, the latest Adobe Reader gives a number of free features. If you want a full-on pdf program, Cute Professional is a far cheaper version than Adobe's. When I bought it, it was about a 10th of the price. I've used it a lot on systems from Win2000 Pro, XP and now 10. It works on all. HTH and thanks for your info. Office seems to be the ubiquitous suite of choice to work with, so knowing how to update mine free of charge could be very useful!
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Grar
I use Kingsoft office, it is totally free and far better than Windows Office as it resides on your desktop or laptop, not online where it can be accessed by others. WPS or Kingsoft Office is my go-to program because I can use it fully even when there is no internet connection. I have a copy of Windows Office that I own bought years ago and still does what any word processing program can do, with out being totally reliant on having an internet connection. There is zero reason that a word processing program needs to be accessible by others online or off. Always make sure what you use can be used when there is no connection to the outside world and resides solely on a system under your full control.
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I use Kingsoft office, it is totally free and far better than Windows Office as it resides on your desktop or laptop, not online where it can be accessed by others. WPS or Kingsoft Office is my go-to program because I can use it fully even when there is no internet connection. I have a copy of Windows Office that I own bought years ago and still does what any word processing program can do, with out being totally reliant on having an internet connection. There is zero reason that a word processing program needs to be accessible by others online or off. Always make sure what you use can be used when there is no connection to the outside world and resides solely on a system under your full control.
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makker008
Nice story, but reality is totally different of course. Office 365 is a disaster when you are a Mac user. I had office 2011 installed with all my history mails in there ever since 1998. When I installed office 365 the install program ERASED my entire history files. When I called Microsoft support they literally said that they do NOT support microsoft office 365 on MAC and disconnected... Luckily, I have an Apple time machine and could re-install my back-up from minutes before the install of 365. So, Office 365 is 4 times more expensive than buying a normal license AND it erases your data. Which idiot creates an install program that erases the files of previous versions?
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Nice story, but reality is totally different of course. Office 365 is a disaster when you are a Mac user. I had office 2011 installed with all my history mails in there ever since 1998. When I installed office 365 the install program ERASED my entire history files. When I called Microsoft support they literally said that they do NOT support microsoft office 365 on MAC and disconnected... Luckily, I have an Apple time machine and could re-install my back-up from minutes before the install of 365. So, Office 365 is 4 times more expensive than buying a normal license AND it erases your data. Which idiot creates an install program that erases the files of previous versions?
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Luis
Warning!!! If you buy a typewriter, the keys will remain locked until you pay subscription for each key you need to use . I hate subscription software. I still have free Office apps on my iPad3 (old iOS system). But on my iPad-Pro and iPhone7 it was locked, and I have to pay SUBSCRIPTION if I want to unlock and to use it. Pages , Numbers , etc. are great iOS apps ...and are free. With Apple, you buy a typewriter and the keys will work for free (no subscription) .
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Warning!!! If you buy a typewriter, the keys will remain locked until you pay subscription for each key you need to use . I hate subscription software. I still have free Office apps on my iPad3 (old iOS system). But on my iPad-Pro and iPhone7 it was locked, and I have to pay SUBSCRIPTION if I want to unlock and to use it. Pages , Numbers , etc. are great iOS apps ...and are free. With Apple, you buy a typewriter and the keys will work for free (no subscription) .
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DonPingus
I used the Office 365 for Education. I moved schools but luckily my old school gave me an email and they did get the license. I am currently going to an online school but there are many things that I can not open without office installed so thank you so much :). To be fair the online school should really buy the license for the students since it is not a free tuition but oh well.
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I used the Office 365 for Education. I moved schools but luckily my old school gave me an email and they did get the license. I am currently going to an online school but there are many things that I can not open without office installed so thank you so much :). To be fair the online school should really buy the license for the students since it is not a free tuition but oh well.
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Neil
I deleted my office from my computer because I thought I would't need it but when I did I completely regretted it. Is there a way to get it back. I forgotten the email that i used when I first opened the computer. Is there a way to find it? also what is the default email they require you to use when first creating an account? EX(gmail,hotmail,yahoo,etc) Do they use microsoft,outlook?
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I deleted my office from my computer because I thought I would't need it but when I did I completely regretted it. Is there a way to get it back. I forgotten the email that i used when I first opened the computer. Is there a way to find it? also what is the default email they require you to use when first creating an account? EX(gmail,hotmail,yahoo,etc) Do they use microsoft,outlook?
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Mohammed
Turns out my university did buy license for its students and faculty members but they never told us about it, maybe they did, I didn't pay attention. They announce a lot of stuff on the official university site, not all of us keep track of all that stuff. Downloading the full legit retail version of Microsoft Office for free now, thank you for making this video :)
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Turns out my university did buy license for its students and faculty members but they never told us about it, maybe they did, I didn't pay attention. They announce a lot of stuff on the official university site, not all of us keep track of all that stuff. Downloading the full legit retail version of Microsoft Office for free now, thank you for making this video :)
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Kiwi
Hiya, this may be a silly question, but just to clarify - do you have to be online (connected) to actually use the online version of any documents? Or just to start one? - can you open eg an excel spreadsheet on wifi at home, save it to your laptop/mobile and then work on it offline later? (thanks!) ... & really great vid! excellent length and content! :)
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Hiya, this may be a silly question, but just to clarify - do you have to be online (connected) to actually use the online version of any documents? Or just to start one? - can you open eg an excel spreadsheet on wifi at home, save it to your laptop/mobile and then work on it offline later? (thanks!) ... & really great vid! excellent length and content! :)
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Chen
1 good way to have office: type office 365 in eBay and you will find office in 2-5 now that's CHEAP. I bought and it works, I'm super happy. if you don't need the functionality of office or you just need the basics then you have wordpad(its enough for most users anyway) free in windows, just type it on search and you will find it. glad I could help.
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1 good way to have office: type office 365 in eBay and you will find office in 2-5 now that's CHEAP. I bought and it works, I'm super happy. if you don't need the functionality of office or you just need the basics then you have wordpad(its enough for most users anyway) free in windows, just type it on search and you will find it. glad I could help.
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David
I tried the ways in the video but they don't work on my Dell Ubuntu 14.04 laptop. What gives? Oh, and I looked up what the alleged features Microsoft office is supposed to have and the preinstalled Libreoffice is already better. Like WAY better. Why would anyone even try to get Microsoft office free or paid so long as Libreoffice is out there?
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I tried the ways in the video but they don't work on my Dell Ubuntu 14.04 laptop. What gives? Oh, and I looked up what the alleged features Microsoft office is supposed to have and the preinstalled Libreoffice is already better. Like WAY better. Why would anyone even try to get Microsoft office free or paid so long as Libreoffice is out there?
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