MS Office 365 - Puzzled...

[Dragunov]

HALT.


-Buy an old copy of Office for XP on fleabay. It was the last OPEN license copy of Office offered.


-Install on as MANY computers as you like (make sure you get original packaging with the key, obviously!).


-Run the 2007 conversion package download from Microsoft.


-ENJOY... for around $20 - FOREVER.


Runs JUST fine with Windows 7, 8 AND 10. I run it here at the house on 7Pro. I run it at my office, on Windows 10 Pro - & it works like a champ!


ta da.

^^^ Absolutely THIS!. Why give Microsnot more of your money. You can go with Office 2007, or Office 2013, as long as it's on your OWN computer. Even if you DO use it for work. PM, and I'll tell you where to get it.

[Dragunov]

Thanks everyone for the advice.

I was looking for a stand-alone copy of Office 365. It seems that isn't available. I have Office 2010 which works well. But more people are sending me Word files with the docx extension that I can open but can get corrupt. More importantly (for me), it seems more email certificates are becoming incompatible with Outlook 2010. If I want to continue correspondences w/ the corporate world (I live in), I need to jump to Office 365 (which I have used and...feel its inferior to 2010).

Use Office 2013. End of problem.

[Dragunov]

Libre Office try it. There is a Windows version. New linux user like ex smokers enjoy the new world. No need to buy Windows or MS BS ever again. Test drive it on a USB drive. Free at last free at last thank God almighty I'm free at last.

Yes! Libre office would work. Just make sure to "sudo apt get" Microsnot office font package if you run Linux. It won't work for reading MS Office files very well, if you don't.

If your running Windows, just find MS Fonts in another "Office" computer.