I just want something easy to type out and print a grocery list or something.
I also can't find a "search" on the start menu. Humph, no start menu. Can't find anything anymore. Guessing we aren't allowed to search for what's on our own bought and paid for computers anymore.
Yep, 30 day trial and buy. Alternately go on line, buy an older version. I am running Office 2010, runs OK, but Windows 10 doesn’t like Office 2000.
It all depends on the package offered. Most of the time, you have to purchase MS Office separately, or get a very stripped down version of it.
Maybe you should try some green eggs and ham...............
Just Sayin’
Historically Windows itself has never come with a full blown copy of office. Perhaps some computer makers included it with the bundled software but you most certainly would have paid extra for it when you bought the computer. More commonly the computers would come bundled with a program called MS Works, which was a very, very, scaled down version of Office.
Try Open Office. You make like it and it is free. I do most of my work with it.
Yes.
Windows 10 should have Notepad.exe and WordPad.exe.
Or if you want a word processor you can download https://www.openoffice.org/ instead.
It’s free and you won’t know the difference.
Yes, the days of ‘free software’ are over............
In the box at the lower left, type “Word”.
For stuff like a grocery list, use Notepad under Windows Accessories.
In the box at the lower left, type “Word”.
We are very happy using free programs like Apache open office and avast anti- virus ( too many advertising pop ups tho) and advanced system cleaner And Firefox with addition of Adblock plus. All free.
Open Office is free and it’s excellent.
My only complaint with it is that it doesn’t save to the .docx format.
Otherwise, you’re buying MS Office.
As for the search function....right click on the window icon in the lower left corner “search” is one of the options presented.
Well, I’ve been using W10 at work for a few months and don’t like it either. A tablet GUI for a desktop doesn’t cut it. There are some skins you can dl or purchase which will give it more of a W7 arraingement.
http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/change-windows-10-interface-look,2-302.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrVomej4Fxc
Oh, and if you read the EULA you’d see it’s all your fault you can’t use it.
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Consider downloading the live version of Linux Mint 18
https://linuxmint.com/download.php
I recommend the Cinnamon desktop version - 64 bit if your machine is capable of 64bit option. Burn it to a DVD and then boot your machine from the DVD. This will allow you to try the OS before you install it. If you like it, there is an install option on the Linux Mint live dvd desktop.
Caution, it will wipe out your existing windows install. So back up your data and make sure you have the windows 10 product license written down before you install Mint - just in case you want to restore back to windows.
Windows 10 is just fine and NBD. Get OpenOffice (free) and you’re good to go.
If you are able to disable secure boot in cmos, I would do that and Load Linux Mint, all the stuff you need is FREE and installed already. Not to mention it is way faster and better than winblows.
If I could get Quickbooks Pro to work in Linux, I would NEVER USE WINDOWS!!!
Windows 10 is great, best. Microsoft Office 365 is best solution for those apps. Get personal for $99 a year for 5 (?) computers.