Microsoft Office

[Ann]

If it were 100% compatible, don't you think that more people would be
using this FREE program. I sure do. The fact is that there are still
formatting errors that cause many grief. It's just not a good
replacement for the real McCoy if you have to share documents with the
business world.

Heck, I'd be using OpenOffice if I didn't have WordPerfect. Now that's
the real McCoy.

If all you want to do is type a term paper, save it to your computer and
then print the term paper - use Open Office. If you want to submit the
file to a professor for grading - prepare to have lower marks, if he
even accepts it in such form.

I'm sure Open Office saves in rtf or pdf format.

Ann

 

[Guest]

I am new to Windows Vista so pls bear with me if the question that i am
posting here is not logical....

1.Unfortunatley there is no Microsoft Office installed as part of my Desktop
package therefore i am not able to open Word (.doc) or Powerpoint slides from
my Email attachments.How do i resolve this issue ? I tried to save the word
attachment in my locak hard disk and then opened it using Wordpad .It had no
effect ...Any suggestions pls

Thank you

 

[Not Me]

Go to the MS download site and get the Powerpoint and Word viewers. You
can't create opr edit files with them, but you can read them.

 

[GreenieLeBrun]

I am new to Windows Vista so pls bear with me if the question that i
am posting here is not logical....

1.Unfortunatley there is no Microsoft Office installed as part of my
Desktop package therefore i am not able to open Word (.doc) or
Powerpoint slides from my Email attachments.How do i resolve this
issue ? I tried to save the word attachment in my locak hard disk and
then opened it using Wordpad .It had no effect ...Any suggestions pls

Thank you

Purchase MS Office or get the viewers as Not Me suggested.

 

[Martin Langsholt]

Go to the MS download site and get the Powerpoint and Word viewers. You
can't create opr edit files with them, but you can read them.

Download Openoffice. It's free and can open word and powerpoint files.
Good MS Office alternative for home use.

http://www.openoffice.org/

 

[Peter Foldes]

Download the Word and PowerPoint Viewers from the SM Office download site.

 

[Richard Urban]

If it were 100% compatible, don't you think that more people would be using
this FREE program. I sure do. The fact is that there are still formatting
errors that cause many grief. It's just not a good replacement for the real
McCoy if you have to share documents with the business world.

If all you want to do is type a term paper, save it to your computer and
then print the term paper - use Open Office. If you want to submit the file
to a professor for grading - prepare to have lower marks, if he even accepts
it in such form.

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Regards,

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

 

[ray]

I am new to Windows Vista so pls bear with me if the question that i am
posting here is not logical....

1.Unfortunatley there is no Microsoft Office installed as part of my Desktop
package therefore i am not able to open Word (.doc) or Powerpoint slides from
my Email attachments.How do i resolve this issue ? I tried to save the word
attachment in my locak hard disk and then opened it using Wordpad .It had no
effect ...Any suggestions pls

Thank you

ms does have viewers you can download to accomplish that task. Another no
expense option would be to install OpenOffice.org - a full featured office
suite which will import and export ms office files.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I am new to Windows Vista so pls bear with me if the question that i am
posting here is not logical....

1.Unfortunatley there is no Microsoft Office installed as part of my Desktop
package therefore i am not able to open Word (.doc) or Powerpoint slides from
my Email attachments.How do i resolve this issue ? I tried to save the word
attachment in my locak hard disk and then opened it using Wordpad .It had no
effect ...Any suggestions pls

Several points:

1. As you may know, Word and PowerPoint are not part of Windows Vista,
nor have they ever been part of any previous version of Windows.
Although some vendors may bundle such programs with computers they
sell, if yours didn't and you want these programs, you need to buy
them. If you want them both, the best way is to buy Microsoft Office.

2. Alternatively, if you just want to view these files, not create
them yourself, you can download free Word and PowerPoint viewers from
Microsoft.

3. If you want read *and* write .doc and .pps files, there are cheaper
alternatives to Microsoft Office, such as the inexpensive Corel
WordPerfect Office, and the freeware OpenOffice. These are
"compatible" with Microsoft Office, but be aware that such
compatibility is never perfect.

4. Over and above the preceding, be aware that opening file
attachments is one of the *most* dangerous things you can do with your
computer. Many attachments can carry viruses or other malware, and if
you open them, you can easily get infected.

You often see advice not to open attachments from people you don't
know. I think that that's one of the most dangerous pieces of advice
you see around, because it implies that it's safe to do the
opposite--open attachments from friends and relatives. But many
viruses spread by sending themselves to everyone in the infected
party's address book, so attachments received from friends are perhaps
the *most* risky to open.

Even if the attachment legitimately comes from a friend, it can
contain a virus. I'm not suggesting that a friend is likely to send
you a virus on purpose, but if the friend is infected without
realizing it, any attachment he sends you is likely to also be
infected.

Personally I never open executable attachments at all, except from a
*very* few trusted sources, and then only when I'm expecting them.

 

[Mr. Happy]

If it were 100% compatible, don't you think that more people would be
using this FREE program. I sure do.

You sure do what? What is it? Oh yeh, forgot ... you're a Wintard top poster
that replies to a message before the quoted message. So I guess I have to
scroll down and try and figure out what it is. Oh damn, I use a REAL
newsreader that drops everything below a sig line when quoting - as it
should.

You sure do know how to **** up a thread on Usenet, don't you? Why don't you
just get the **** off of Usenet and go play with MSN Messenger. At least
there you can't top post.

Shake Hands With,
Mr. Happy

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I am new to Windows Vista so pls bear with me if the question that i am
posting here is not logical....

1.Unfortunatley there is no Microsoft Office installed as part of my Desktop
package therefore i am not able to open Word (.doc) or Powerpoint slides from
my Email attachments.How do i resolve this issue ? I tried to save the word
attachment in my locak hard disk and then opened it using Wordpad .It had no
effect ...Any suggestions pls

Thank you

Neither the Microsoft Office application suite, nor any of its
individual component applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access,
Outlook, etc.), have _ever_ been "part" of *any* Windows operating
system. They are, and always have been, separate applications, that
must be purchased and installed separately.

If all you need to do is view Office files, there are free viewers
available from Microsoft:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/results.aspx?qu=viewers&av=DCT000

If you need to credit and/or edit Office files:

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

2) Purchase the Microsoft Office suite that contains the applications
you need.

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.

For the budget-minded (who also don't need all of Word's specific
features), there's the free, open source OpenOffice:

http://www.openoffice.org/



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Bruce Chambers

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