Following Duzy's Post

[Connemmara]

I have been following above post and of course I thought he had to buy Microsoft Windows etc but his computer is probably newer than mine.

Anyway have Windows XP - and I don't like Open Office writer either - can I get microsoft office for typing etc. I did follow some instructions for duzy's post but couldn't get to SAVE AS -tia

[Buenchico]

Microsoft Word 2010 will set you back around £67 (at discounted prices):
http://www.mavit.co.uk/microsoft-word-2010-home-and-student-english-dvd-mrs-79f-00316-55526-p.asp
(it will run under Windows XP with Service Pack 3 installed).

To use 'Save as' in OpenOffice, click on 'File', then on 'Save as'. Click on the box where the file type is specified, and then on 'Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP'.

To get OpenOffice to automatically save documents in Microsoft Word format, follow the instructions under 'Change Default Save Format' here:
http://voices.yahoo.com/how-set-openoffice-writer-save-as-microsoft-11017880.html?cat=15

If you don't like OpenOffice, try LibreOffice:
https://www.libreoffice.org/
or Kingsoft Office:
http://www.kingsoftstore.com/kingsoft-office-freeware.html

Chris

[Connemmara]

thanks buenchico - not paying £67 thank you very much -

[Emerton]

There is also Abiword, but it is only a word processor, not a complete office suite.

[Connemmara]

thanks emer - it is a word processor i would like