where can I get Microsoft office, that is compatible with windows 2000 for cheep?

Answer 1

Inexpensive - not cheap!
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_sw/002-7197829-0096065?url=search-alias%3Dsoftware&field-keywords=MS+office+2000

or,
you can try open office which is free and recommended by many users here. I have legitimate Office products so I cannot vouch for it.

Free OpenOffice – Word Processing Comparable to MS Word
http://www.freepims.com/id36.html
http://www.openoffice.org/index.html
OpenOffice.org FAQs: http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/faq-licensing.html
Buy Full Open Office Suite $47 2/6/07: http://www-openoffice.com/?hop=djdowd&OVRAW=is%20Open%20Office%20legal&OVKEY=open%20office&OVMTC=advanced
FAQs: http://www-openoffice.com/faq.html


Open Office is a free Offfice Suite which has proven to be an alternatvie to Microsoft Office except for one thing that I mentioned, it's FREE. There are many other sites dedicated to Open Office and even those that offer Open Office Tutorials.

OpenOffice.org is a collection of different applications that work together closely to provide the features expected from a modern office suite. Many of the components are designed to mirror those available in Microsoft Office. The components available include:
·Writer — a word processor similar in look and feel to Microsoft Word and offering a comparable range of functions and tools. It also includes the ability to export Portable Document Format (PDF) files with no additional software, and can also function as a WYSIWYG editor for creating and editing web pages. One important difference between Writer and Microsoft Word is that in Writer, many functions and number formats from Calc (below) are available in Writer's tables. Another difference is that in Writer, automatic save is off by default.
·Calc — a spreadsheet similar to Microsoft Excel with a roughly equivalent range of features. Calc provides a number of features not present in Excel, including a system which automatically defines series for graphing, based on the layout of the user's data. Calc is also capable of writing spreadsheets directly as a PDF file.
·Impress — a presentation program similar to Microsoft PowerPoint. It can export presentations to Adobe Flash (SWF) files allowing them to be played on any computer with the Flash player installed. It also includes the ability to create PDF files. Impress suffers from a lack of ready-made presentation designs. However, templates are readily available on the Internet.[6]
·Base — a database program similar to Microsoft Access. Base allows the creation and manipulation of databases, and the building of forms and reports to provide easy access to data for end-users. As with Access, Base is able to work as a front-end to a number of different database systems, including Access databases (JET), ODBC data sources and MySQL/PostgreSQL. Base became part of the suite starting with version 2.0.
·Draw — a vector graphics editor comparable in features to CorelDRAW. It features versatile "connectors" between shapes, which are available in a range of line styles and facilitate building drawings such as flowcharts.
·Math — a tool for creating and editing mathematical formulae, similar to Microsoft Equation Editor. Formulae can be embedded inside other OpenOffice.org documents, such as those created by Writer. It supports multiple fonts and can export to PDF.
·QuickStarter — a small program for Windows and Linux that runs when the computer starts for the first time. It loads the core files and libraries for OpenOffice.org during computer startup and allows the suite applications to start more quickly when selected later. The amount of time it takes to open OpenOffice.org applications was a common complaint in version 1.0 of the suite, and Quickstarter was a solution of sorts. Substantial improvements were made in this area for version 2.0.
·The macro recorder — is used to record user actions and replay them later to help with automating tasks, using OpenOffice.org Basic Read more...

Answer 2

Microsoft office itself is not so cheap unless you buy
1) an old version - which will not be supported by microsoft, will be unable to read the latest microsoft document formats, and will have all the security bugs that have been fixed in the more recent versions making you vulnerable viruses and worms
2) a pirated version (which besides being illegal, can contain viruses, spyware, or trojans)
3) a student version (which requires that you either lie or pay tuition)

However, the good news is that you almost certainly do not need Microsoft office

I recommend either open office which does almost everything microsoft office does, but for free - (http://www.openoffice.org/)

or

docs.google.com which contains a basic word processor and spreadsheet that are free and work in most common web browsers. And docs.google.com lets you easily collaborate on documents with anyone who has an email address (something I haven't seen an easy way to do in Microsoft Word) - (http://docs.google.com/)

Answer 3

You can't. What you can get is Sun Microsystem's Open Office, an office suite with everything Microsoft office has, but it's free. And it's compatible with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
http://www.openoffice.org/

Answer 4

If you are in college, you may want to go through them. Try calling the university library. Generally, universities offer students office for VERY cheap. I believe I got office for $20 from my university. As far as for windows 2000, they may or may not have something for it. Otherwise, try ebay.

Answer 5

Through school they usually have discounts....I got XP and office for 35 bucks from my school. If you don't want to pay for it i'm sure you can find a free copy on a file sharing program....watch out for virus' though!

Answer 6

Try the link below - it's free.

Answer 7

Try a second hand software shop.