powerpoint

[Guest]

i believed when i purchased this new computer with xp already installed that
i was getting the whole package: I mean how do i access powerpoint, and
other programs that are not in accessories, like they were in 98 edition. It
really stresses me out!!!!!!

 

[Robert Moir]

i believed when i purchased this new computer with xp already
installed that i was getting the whole package: I mean how do i
access powerpoint, and other programs that are not in accessories,
like they were in 98 edition. It really stresses me out!!!!!!

Programs like PowerPoint are not part of Windows and never have been. They
are part of Microsoft Office which is a seperate package.

It sounds like the last computer you purchased included Office as part of
their new computer 'package' but the suppliers of the latest computer did
not. Cutting out things like this is one of the reasons computers are so
much cheaper these days.

You can buy Office, though it is rather expensive, or you can use a free
alternative such as OpenOffice.

 

[Guest]

thankyou robert for your quick reply. you are right it was office how blonde
of me. So how do i access free open office and it is safe.

 

[neil]

There you go
http://www.openoffice.org/

Neil

thankyou robert for your quick reply. you are right it was office how
blonde
of me. So how do i access free open office and it is safe.

 

[Guest]

thanx neil appreciate it i will give it a go and let u know

 

[Gil Baron]

You can buy Office, though it is rather expensive, or you can use a free
alternative such as OpenOffice

If you can justify being a student or teacher or have one in the household or frequentgradkids use, etc. then buyOffice Studebt Teacher Editio fir 127 at SamsClub or slightly more at Best Buy. It gives FULL versions and 3 computer license of Word,Excel,Powerpoint and Outlook.

 

[Guest]

thanx gil, i am a student and in australia - your advice sounds like it comes
from usa

 

[neil]

There is a Student version of MS Office available in the UK, details as
follows:
Features for this MICROSOFT OFFICE STUDENT & TEACHER 2003

- Includes improved versions of:
- Excel for spreadsheets
- Word for creating documents
- PowerPoint for presentations/slideshows
- Outlook: safe, secure, reliable emailing
- Junk email filters and attachment check
- Licence for up to 3 PCs per household
- Backward compatibility with older versions
- Automatic backup & recovery of documents
- Available only to students or teachers


the online cost is £89.99 (converts to 215.553 AUD) I'd be surprised if
there wasn't something similar in Australia. But it depends if you are able
to spend that sort of money.

Neil

 

[Bruce Chambers]

i believed when i purchased this new computer with xp already installed that
i was getting the whole package: I mean how do i access powerpoint, and
other programs that are not in accessories, like they were in 98 edition. It
really stresses me out!!!!!!

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.

Microsoft Office comes pre-installed on new computers only when the
computer manufacturer chooses to offer it, and the purchaser is willing
to pay extra for it. If you need PowerPoint, you'll have to purchase
and install it.


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Bruce Chambers

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[Robert Moir]

thanx gil, i am a student and in australia - your advice sounds like
it comes from usa

The shops mentioned were USA ones, I think, but now that its been mentioned
there is a student version of MS Office available just about anywhere. Sorry
I forgot to mention it before.