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Microsoft Office
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want to buy the above (well, not really want to, more "got to")
have they changed it recently? It seems like you can only buy it on yearly/monthly subscription? Surely that can't be right?
have they changed it recently? It seems like you can only buy it on yearly/monthly subscription? Surely that can't be right?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Are you sure that you actually need Microsoft Office? Many public bodies (such as Government offices and police forces) ceased using it years ago. The most popular free alternative (by far) is Apache OpenOffice:
https://www.openoffice.org/
Other alternatives (which are also very well-reviewed) include Libre Office 4:
http://www.libreoffice.org/
and Kingsoft's WPS Office Free 2014::
http://www.kingsoftstore.com/kingsoft-office-freeware.html
All three of those office suites can open and edit documents in Microsoft Office formats. They can also save into Microsoft Office formats but, unless you change the default settings (which use their own proprietary formats), you need to remember to use 'Save as', rather than 'Save'. However changing the default settings (so that documents are automatically saved into Microsoft Office formats) isn't difficult. Here's how to do it in Apache OpenOffice:
http://helpdeskgeek.com/office-tips/set-openof%EF%AC%81ce-org-to-save-in-microsoft-of%EF%AC%81ce-format-by-default/
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Other alternatives (which are also very well-reviewed) include Libre Office 4:
http://
and Kingsoft's WPS Office Free 2014::
http://
All three of those office suites can open and edit documents in Microsoft Office formats. They can also save into Microsoft Office formats but, unless you change the default settings (which use their own proprietary formats), you need to remember to use 'Save as', rather than 'Save'. However changing the default settings (so that documents are automatically saved into Microsoft Office formats) isn't difficult. Here's how to do it in Apache OpenOffice:
http://
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