Posted on 07/27/2016 5:46:40 PM PDT by jimfr
Our laptop recently died. The new one does not have a word processor and is a 64 bit memory. Question 1) is there a way around having to rent Word on the cloud? Question 2) Our old files are in 32 bit memory format. Can they be converted to 64 bit format?
Try open source:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2010005/5-free-open-source-alternatives-to-microsoft-office.html
The bit format doesn’t matter.
Download OpenOffice, it’s free and can open .doc and other typical formats.
You could get a copy of Office for your family at Sam's, which includes Word.
Yeah, and your “Enter” button is stuck.
;-)
Your data files will be the same irrespective of whether they were created and written to disk on a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system. So, you’ll have no problem reading them on the new computer.
I assume that your files are mostly text, since you asked about a Microsoft Word alternative, but the above comment applies to other types of files, including pictures.
open office or https://www.libreoffice.org/
open office
Google Chromebook...
And just so you know Libre Office and Open Office are basically the same program.
www.openoffice.org
thanks for all the quick replies
I have been using open source software for the last seven years. I first used open office and later libre office. Libre office will run on Windows, Macintosh and Linux computers.
As a quick substitute, you can create a google account, and upload the files to google drive. 32 bit or 64 bit is irrelevant to file formats, only the program you are using.
Office (64 bit) won’t run on a 32 bit machine, but the 32 bit version will run on either 32 or 64 bit machines.
Unless you need the full functionality of Microsoft Office, Google Docs (word processing) or Sheets (spreadsheets) should serve you well, as well as the open source versions offered.
http://www.cnet.com/news/wps-office-for-windows-still-the-best-microsoft-office-alternative/
I’ve seen WPS Office at Fry’s for $99 lifetime license.
OpenOffice.org is free and will probably do everything you need, including read and write Word and Excel files.
As mentioned on the thread already, OpenOffice is free, and has the basic features that are enough for many people. Give it a try and see how you like it.
If for some reason, OpenOffice is not meeting your needs, you can get the Home and Student edition of Office for about $150 on Amazon.com. This will include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. When you purchase, Amazon will ship you a card which has an access code on it. You then go to the Office.com web site and use the code to download and install the product. This is NOT a rental version - it's only supposed to be installed on one PC at a time, but once you buy it it's yours to use for life of the PC.
Here's a link to the product on Amazon.com.
Feel free to ping me if you have any follow-up questions or issues.
Go to outlook.com. all the office components are there for you use. You may have to set up a free microsoft account. Use if the components are free
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