I have a new Laptop with Vista, I need to get Word & Excel. Can I download them somewherer do I buy the discs?

Question

As above, I need to get these 2 programmes for typing etc.

Answer 1

Get them from BestBuy.
Link: http://www.bestbuy.com/site//olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat112800050005&type=category

Answer 2

Generally, to get Microsoft Office you would buy it from a computer store, or order it online from any reputable online shop that sells software. www.ebuyer.co.uk sells it for £115 - http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/99293 . This is Microsoft Office 2003 Basic, which includes Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook. It is possible to get Word and Excel separately, but you are unlikely to save much, if anything.
Noticing earlier answers, I think getting 2003 instead of 2007 would be a good decision for the same reason - 2007 is not so easilt backwards compatible with 97, 2000, 2003 etc. versions of Office.
Alternatively, if £115 is too much money (which it probably is) then go to www.openoffice.org - this is completely free and legal, as it isn't a copy of Office, it is a new set of programs which can save in Word and Excel formats.

Answer 3

These are commercial programs... sold by Microsoft.

You can buy them. Any computer software shop will sell them to you (but they will probably sell you a version of Microsoft Office instead...)

You can download them but they will be illegal copies and you are opening yourself to the risk of prosecution, hacked software and no ability to update with fixes.

You can go to openoffice.org and download the Open Office bundle that includes equivalents of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook... and the word processor and spreadsheet will read and write Word and Excel files quite happily and it's free.

I've been using Open Office on Linux for ages now, swapping files with Microsoft users and there have been no issues with compatibility and only a few minor issues with page layout changing. Plus the software is as easy to use as Microsoft's though the menu layout is a bit different.

Answer 4

You can buy the programs at the Windows website and download them immediately. If you're a student or teacher, you should be able to use the Student and Teacher edition for a lot less $$.

Alternatively, you can try OpenOffice, which is completely compatible with OfficeXP.

Be wary of the newest version of Office - it uses a radically new format which is not compatible with older versions of Office unless you specifically save in the older format.

Answer 5

in basic terms offered a computer from Woolworths 2 days in the past and that i had to pay an more advantageous £ninety 9.ninety 9 for Microsoft workplace abode & student from Argos. so a ways as i'm able to work out till the seller is providing it as a particular provide then you definitely might want to purchase workplace seperately. in basic terms had a glance at my Microsoft Works folder and all it has is .dll files.

Answer 6

u can go on www.utorrent.com get utorrent sandaclone 1.6 install that then go on www.torrentspy.com type what u r looking for download save to docs open up utorrent go to filename in top lefthand corner open what u want go to the box that pops up there will b 3dots in a small box in top right of that box open that and save to were ever u whant it saveing to then click on ok then ok on the bottom then u r now down loading right click on mouse on your down load and there is some opions there to help u down load quicker hope this helps u can get just about any thing off there

Answer 7

Go to windows marketplace.com you can get many free down loads and purchase back up disks on every thing widows has. I just did so. It cost me 10:00$ a program and they where at my house in three days.

Answer 8

No, you dont buy the discs, Bcoz you get that word&excel in the installation disc, Or there must a setup file.

Answer 9

Keep your money in your pocket.
Download openoffice from the link
www.openoffice.org

Save your files with extensins DOC or XLS

That is all.