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Answer» Thanks to Geek 9Pm and camerongray for your help in buying my AIO. Now I NEED some more advice.
I need a office version and to many out there to decide which one is for us. We use word and excel 99.99% of the time. I don't use outlook.
Can you help an old man once more and thanks again for the advice on the AIO it works great Get Libre' Office...it's Free. Does everything Office does and is 100% compatible.Libre Office is good enough for a typical user. Most people don't use more than the basic features of an Office suite anyway.
The primary issue is that while Libre Office can save documents saved in Word, and Save documents in a format that Word can open (and similar for Calc,Impress, etc.) it doesn't really maintain the appearance- Opening a LibreOffice document in Word can present PAGINATION, font, or other issues that require adjustments to look right, and vice versa. So if there is going to be any measure of interoperation with actual Office programs that can be a concern.
For constructing and using the documents in a local setting- creating documents or budgets, printing them locally, or creating reasonably simple documents, it should do the job well enough, though. Don't expect to use Libreoffice to construct a resume and send that as a .docx file to prospective employers, though.
Another possible alternative could be Google Apps. Google has a few office tools you can use straight in your browser. You create a google account (or use an existing one, of course) and you can create documents, spreadsheets, etc.
Both Google Apps as well as LibreOffice are free- Definitely worth giving them both a shot to see if they meet your needs before you put any cash down on MS Office.Another free option is WPS Office 10. I've been using it for a few months with Windows 10.
I cannot say whether the same issues BC_Programmer stated his post might occur. I have used two Excel 2007 spreadsheets developed with Microsoft Office 2007 on another computer and have not noticed any removal of features by WPS Office if I re-open the files with Excel 2007. I haven't OPENED Word files in WPS Writer, or at least not enough to have observed whether changes to a Word file occurred when opened and updated with WPS Writer. All the above recommendations are excellent.
If some in your group prefer Apple OS X, You might consider a free Office Suite that runs very well on the Mac.
5 free open source alternatives to Microsoft Office The above PC WORLD article reviews NeoOffice, an Office applications for Mac OS X
Quote he NeoOffice suite is an OpenOffice fork that was created before OpenOffice and LibreOffice supported Mac OS. NeoOffice has nearly all of the features found in OpenOffice.org but, in focusing on the unique needs of Mac users, offers a Mac-like installation process and better SUPPORT for Mac features, including integration into the OS X interface and use of Mac OS X fonts and printing services.
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