Microsoft office

[wilcoxon]

hi  back again .
I m still trying to find a Word programme for the laptop . Microsoft has hi jacked the laptop with Co pilot and it`s not really what I want.
Im looking for something that doesn`t open on my desktop  as well and doesn`t store in cloud.
it`s usually just for research that I put on a stick anyway.

some one mentioned Free Open office , would that be OK before I go searching for it, thanks.

[farmeroman]

hi  back again .
I m still trying to find a Word programme for the laptop . Microsoft has hi jacked the laptop with Co pilot and it`s not really what I want.
Im looking for something that doesn`t open on my desktop  as well and doesn`t store in cloud.
it`s usually just for research that I put on a stick anyway.

some one mentioned Free Open office , would that be OK before I go searching for it, thanks.

Why not just disable co-pilot?

[wilcoxon]

hi  back again .
I m still trying to find a Word programme for the laptop . Microsoft has hi jacked the laptop with Co pilot and it`s not really what I want.
Im looking for something that doesn`t open on my desktop  as well and doesn`t store in cloud.
it`s usually just for research that I put on a stick anyway.
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some one mentioned Free Open office , would that be OK before I go searching for it, thanks.

Why not just disable co-pilot?

I have disabled Copilot,  but now don't have a Word programme.

[wilcoxon]

I have tried FreeOffice but find that the  "save as " is confusing. 
I'm a bit unsure about which file to use.
My desktop Word is docx. I guess I use that as well.

Sorry to be vague but it's all new to me.🙂

[wilcoxon]

If you have the original installation disk & Key - just use that on the laptop

If you only have the Key the file can be downloaded and installed (legally) https://archive.org/details/ms-office-2007.

If you decide to go an alternative route there are several options

Libre Office, https://www.libreoffice.org/
OpenOffice https://www.openoffice.org/why/  (although support for it has also been discontinued)
Oxygen Office https://sourceforge.net/projects/ooop/
Freeoffice https://www.freeoffice.com/en/
and several more

Thanks. I have tried these and found Freeoffice 24 to be the best. The Text programme is very similar to Word and I  can save as a Word doc. Presentation looks  OK but not sure if will open on other desktop.
Anyway, Ive just gone to use it and now have a notification about a Freeoffice key to carry on using it.
I have to enter my email address,  so is this OK to carry on with.
Thanks

[Spelk]

Presumably since my subscription to Office 365 is due to run out at the end of this month I received an email with the following message
"To reflect the value we’ve added over the past decade, address rising costs and enable us to continue delivering new innovations, we’re increasing the price of your subscription.

Effective 14 February 2025, the price for Microsoft 365 Family subscriptions will increase from GBP 79.99* per year to GBP 104.99* per year"

Since we only ever use (on three Apple devices) Word and Excel and have seen no improvements which I needed in the last 20 years I think it is time to look elsewhere.

Seems like the Accountants take over these companies and fail to realise that when they put too much straw on the camel then the camel will shake it off and run away.

[Zaphod99]

I think I might have mentioned it here, about a year ago, but on eBay you can buy genuine copies of Microsoft 2019 office for about 25 pounds. You don't get installation discs, it's all done by download but you get a unique Microsoft validation code delivered by royal mail within 48 hours. It's an absolute brilliant deal.

Zaph

[farmeroman]

I think I might have mentioned it here, about a year ago, but on eBay you can buy genuine copies of Microsoft 2019 office for about 25 pounds. You don't get installation discs, it's all done by download but you get a unique Microsoft validation code delivered by royal mail within 48 hours. It's an absolute brilliant deal.

Zaph

You can get them from Amazon too. Last year I paid £20 for MS Office 2021 Pro Plus. I contacted the seller and got a code within a couple of hours. As you say, it's a brilliant deal and is a one-off payment.

I will never pay anuual subscriptions for software, epecially Office and antivirus/security packages. The first thing I do whem I setup a system for a friend or a family member is to remove Office 365 and the trial antivirus stuff and install an Amazon copy of Office and a free antivirus.

[Zaphod99]

Yes, it was Amazon, not eBay.

Zaph