How to get Microsoft Word

[Bruce Chambers]

I have bought a new laptop and microsoft word is not installed on it , is
there any way of installing it without having to pay for it....

Short of stealing? Not unless you can find someone to give you their
license.

as the laptop
cost me a fortune, its for my kids, for homework purposes, notepad is on my
laptop but the kids need Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint if i can get
them
Thanks and best regards to you all--
kenny

You can't legitimately download any of those programs, free or
otherwise.

1) Go to store/shop that sells computer software.

2) Purchase either Microsoft Word, a Microsoft Office suite (or the
Microsoft Works Suite) that contains it, or Corel's WordPerfect.
Although, to be frank, Publisher would probably be a better choice than
Word for such things as invitations.

3) Return home.

4) Insert installation CD in PC's CD drive and follow the on-screen
prompts and instructions to install application and desired additional
features.


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[Gordon]

Too bad it still doesn't feature 100% compatibility with Word and
PowerPoint formatting.

Bobby

No, but it's 99.99%.......

 

[Leythos]

No, but it's 99.99%.......

No, having used it, it's not even 80% close for non-feature rich
documents, and for documents that don't convert to RTF and retain their
formatting, it's not even 10% close. In many documents the only thing
you end up with is text and misplaced graphics and no proper formatting.

 

[Rich/rerat]

To Whom It may Concern,
Those considering a new PC purchase, please pay special attention, that MS Works
(8.0) may come bundled with the PC. In many cases this MS WORKS Suite version
offered by Dell, "WILL
NOT" include MS Word. You will need to purchase a different Works Suite to
acquire MS Word, to be
bundled with the PC.

Here is an example from the Dell Website:
Looking under the #3 Configuration tab Under "Choose My Software", Productivity
Selections.

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DXPS410F1E&s=dhs

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Too bad it still doesn't feature 100% compatibility with Word and
PowerPoint formatting.

Bobby

No, but it's 99.99%.......

 

[Gordon]

No, having used it, it's not even 80% close for non-feature rich
documents, and for documents that don't convert to RTF and retain their
formatting, it's not even 10% close. In many documents the only thing
you end up with is text and misplaced graphics and no proper formatting.

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The /current/ version? As far as I'm concerned, for the /average/ /user/
Open office is more than adequate.......

 

[Leythos]

The /current/ version? As far as I'm concerned, for the /average/ /user/
Open office is more than adequate.......

And the problem with that statement is that you can't define the
"Average" user, as people do all sorts of things that are not average.

Yes, I understand what you are trying to say, but, it's just not the
same. If Word users export to RTF they will see what they will end-up
with in OO, and if they can live with RTF then all is good, but if they
can't live with RTF then they either stick with OO native format or they
stick with Word native format - since Word doesn't really like OO and OO
doesn't like word...

Now, if you look at it in a completely unbiased way, addressing all the
faults in document conversion you will find that OO does not provide a
viable solution to those that work with others that use Word as their
primary document tool.

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

No, but it's 99.99%.......

Actually. it is much closer to about 75% or 80%. It recognizes very little
of the special formatting and none of the collaboration.

While it may be considered to be an alternative in some circles, it is a
long way from being a replacement.

Bobby

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

The /current/ version? As far as I'm concerned, for the /average/ /user/
Open office is more than adequate.......

It may be "more than adequate" for *YOU*, but it is not a contender to
replace Office.

Bobby

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

And Works is not a viable alternative for Word, or Office.

Bobby

 

[Gordon]

It may be "more than adequate" for *YOU*, but it is not a contender to
replace Office.

It would seem that all these:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Major_OpenOffice.org_Deployments

disagree with you.........

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

It would seem that all these:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Major_OpenOffice.org_Deployments

disagree with you.........

Well, I guess all of them can do without collaboration or special
formatting...
or perhaps they just like the idea of getting something for nothing...
but in a serious business environment, when dealing with clients that use
Office, it is just not a viable alternative.


Don't get me wrong...I think it is great that you like it. I think it's
great that the entities on the link you posted like it. I'll stick with what
works best with Office, which is oddly enough Microsoft Office.


Bobby

 

[Leythos]

It would seem that all these:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Major_OpenOffice.org_Deployments

disagree with you.........

It would seem to know very little, as the list only proves the point
even more. OO only provides a limited ability for users to interact with
Word users.

Unless you are in a position to dictate the document type, unless you
don't care about being able to directly, with formatting, read/edit the
most common format in business and homes, then you need to be able to
use Word, as there is no replacement for that format.

I don't see any fortune 100 companies making the switch, and most of the
businesses on the list are Foreign or Edu sites. I really like the ones
that say "to be installed" instead of "installed".

 

[Richard Urban]

Try sending your resume file, composed and saved on open office, to an
employer who uses Microsoft Office Word. See how fast you get hired.

NOT!

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[Gordon]

Try sending your resume file, composed and saved on open office, to an
employer who uses Microsoft Office Word. See how fast you get hired.

NOT!

My CV looks exactly the same whether it's typed in Word, or typed in OO and
saved AS a word document. It's called KISS.

 

[Rich/rerat]

Bobby,
What I was trying to point out, was that individuals need to make sure that they
check-out what the PC makers are offering, as bundled productivity software. The
last 2 Dell purchases that I made, I chose to buy the MS Works Suite from them,
just because it did had MS Word as part of it. I expect more of these postings
with "similar" subject headings, to crop up in the MS newsgroups, and PC
newsgroups, in the near future. Complaining that they just purchased a new PC
w/MS Works, and it did not come with MS Word.

Works Suite is a very good alternative to home users, instead of MS Office. I
wish that the Works Spreadsheet would be better than what it is. But then it
would be "MS Excel", wouldn't it.

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And Works is not a viable alternative for Word, or Office.

Bobby

 

[Gordon]

I expect more of these postings with "similar" subject headings, to crop
up in the MS newsgroups, and PC
newsgroups, in the near future. Complaining that they just purchased a new
PC
w/MS Works, and it did not come with MS Word.

They've been happening ever since XP came out............

 

[Richard Urban]

I think I said type and save in Open Office and then open it in Word.

Then, add some text and a photo to the document using word. Save the file as
a .doc.

Now open it again in Open Office.

Believe me, if OO was as good as you make out, NOBODY would be buying
Microsoft Office.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Richard Urban]

Now we all know you are either a fool or smoking crack.

What the he** does XP have to do with whether, or not, the version of
Microsoft Works delivered with a computer contains Word?

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Gordon]

Now we all know you are either a fool or smoking crack.

What the he** does XP have to do with whether, or not, the version of
Microsoft Works delivered with a computer contains Word?

because, you hare brained nincompoop, ever since people have bought new
machines with XP on, there have been posts in the MS Newsgroups asking where
Word, Excel and Powerpoint were. Didn't happen when W98 came out......
If you READ the post I was replying to, you will see what I was replying to.

 

[Leythos]

My CV looks exactly the same whether it's typed in Word, or typed in OO and
saved AS a word document. It's called KISS.

Then it would also look the same as RTF.

Not all of us build our documents in such a simple format, even simple
resumes.