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Word and Excel
Posted on 12/20/24 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 12/20/24 at 3:30 pm
Just bought a new mini- computer. It’s has Microsoft 11, but no Word or Excel. What’s the best way to obtain those two programs? Microsoft 365 or purchase and download each program individually? Thanks
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Posted on 12/20/24 at 3:41 pm to RB5
Have you considered using a free option like Open Office or the Google Office/Drive suite?
Posted on 12/20/24 at 3:42 pm to Joshjrn
I’m not familiar with Open Office.
Posted on 12/20/24 at 3:46 pm to RB5
I haven't used Open Office in years, so I'll defer to someone who has more recent experience, but I've been using the Google office suite for the better part of a decade and have had zero issues.
Posted on 12/20/24 at 3:51 pm to Joshjrn
Office 2024 is $99 one time purchase. I wonder if that’s the way to go?
Posted on 12/20/24 at 4:12 pm to RB5
You can try Google Sheets and Docs. They do most of the common things that Excel and Word do and they are free.
Posted on 12/20/24 at 4:37 pm to RB5
You can use Office online for free.
You can buy a license and install it on a single PC.
Or you can subscribe to Microsoft 365, which gives you all the latest apps and 1TB of cloud storage on up to 5 devices.
You can buy a license and install it on a single PC.
Or you can subscribe to Microsoft 365, which gives you all the latest apps and 1TB of cloud storage on up to 5 devices.
Posted on 12/20/24 at 6:35 pm to RB5
Libre Office - 100% compatible with office docs and free!
Posted on 12/20/24 at 8:57 pm to RB5
massgravel
Posted on 12/20/24 at 9:13 pm to Joshjrn
I have used Excel since it was first released, great product! Our company switched to Google Workspace 7 years ago and at first I didn’t care for Google Sheets but I have come to love it. There are a few things you can do in excel that you can’t in GSheets; however, there are quite a few things you can do in sheets that you can’t in excel. I now prefer sheets to excel.
Posted on 12/20/24 at 11:23 pm to RB5
I do not like 365 at all. Everything is web-based, including the programs themselves. Get regular Office.
Posted on 12/20/24 at 11:59 pm to blue_morrison
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Everything is web-based,
By default, but if you're paying for O365, you can download local progs to up to 5 PCs.
Funny how people bitch about about web based apps, on a web bulletin board.
Your alternative for a local install is what, exactly? Open Office?
Posted on 12/21/24 at 6:35 am to RB5
Just go to office.com and use the real versions for free.
Even the paid versions that have local applications still work on the cloud when they can.
I prefer Google sheets to excel when dealing with data manipulation but that’s just me.
Edit: and the guy above me apparently.
Even the paid versions that have local applications still work on the cloud when they can.
I prefer Google sheets to excel when dealing with data manipulation but that’s just me.
Edit: and the guy above me apparently.
This post was edited on 12/21/24 at 6:37 am
Posted on 12/21/24 at 8:31 am to LemmyLives
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Your alternative for a local install is what, exactly
There's a regular Office version still. Just personal preference.
Posted on 12/21/24 at 5:01 pm to RB5
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