I'm looking for some free software for my daughter...she needs to type a report, I don't have Microsoft word on my computer...is there anything else like that
2007-10-12 10:00:01 · 12 answers · asked by Liz S 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
openoffice.
http://www.openoffice.org/
2007-10-12 10:03:03 · answer #1 · answered by fg3068 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Open office (openoffice.org) is a suite of open source programs similar to Microsoft office.
ABI word (abisource.com) is an open source text editor similar to MS word.
These are both free. I recommend ABI word for word processing and open office for other office work (spreadsheets, slide shows, etc.)
The primary caveat with these programs is that since they are open source clones of microsoft software, they are not entirely compatible with Microsoft's offerings. Files will look different when viewed with the different editors. Be careful when transporting documents made in one to the other.
2007-10-12 17:05:39 · answer #2 · answered by Steve S 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well word is a word processing program.
So you will be looking for a free word processing program that supports windows.
Try Abiword, it looks fairly simular to word -> http://www.abisource.com/
For more, type : free word processors into google, to find some simular results.
Hope this helps
-Sam
2007-10-12 17:07:51 · answer #3 · answered by ChrisW 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Open Office is a great alternative to MS Office, in many ways it is better, and free to download.
2007-10-12 17:07:56 · answer #4 · answered by Steve C 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
http://www.openoffice.org/ for the Open Office suite or www.zoho.com for an entire suite of products. You need to create an ID for access but it's free.
2007-10-12 17:04:29 · answer #5 · answered by rdavis61 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Google Documents!
It's an online word processor that you can access from anywhere in the world.
2007-10-12 17:41:03 · answer #6 · answered by JKP 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can download the trial of Microsoft word off their website.. but other than that, there really isn't another program too much like it.
2007-10-12 17:02:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Try open office free to download does the same job,www.open office.org.
2007-10-12 17:04:00 · answer #8 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
AbiWord deserves a quick look.
http://www.abisource.com/
2007-10-12 17:11:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Doesn't the computer come with that? Like 'Notepad' or something else similar to Word. But I think It might be because I have Windows xp. but idk, im pretty sure computers at least come with like Notepad.
2007-10-12 17:03:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
www.openoffice.org
FREE WRITER and excell
2007-10-12 17:03:17 · answer #11 · answered by cherokee.diamond 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋