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Microsoft Office and Alternatives

Posted on September 5, 2010
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If you use your computer for anything more than web surfing and chatting, you’re going to want good word processing and spreadsheet software. But if you’ve looked for a copy lately, you’ll see that the standard, the Microsoft Office Suite, is hardly cheap. For the 2010 Home and Student edition, you’ll pay about 130 pounds—a good chunk of change for a piece of software. Is it worth the cost?

Microsoft Office basic, which is the Home and Student edition, contains: Word, which is the standard among word processors; Excel, also the spreadsheet software that’s considered the best; Power Point, a must-have when it comes to office presentations; and One Note, a relatively new offering that allows you take notes and make scribbles about anything at anytime, and keep them organized.

If you purchase the Microsoft Office Standard 2007 version from a store like Argos Extra, you’ll pay over 300 pounds but you also get extra features like the full version of Outlook for email, that lets you manipulate your email messages and inbox in a way that you can’t do with Outlook Express.

Microsoft Office is the go-to office suite. If you want the Microsoft quality and ease of use, then it’s worth every penny. If you think it’s outrageously priced and/or you’re on a budget, then you can download the OpenOffice suite of Office-compatible tools instead, for free. Their word processor blends almost seamlessly with Word, their spreadsheet works with Excel, and you can make Power Point compatible presentations in their slideshow tool.

“Almost seamlessly,” is the phrase to remember, as there are some features that don’t transfer well between programs. But for the most part, everyone but maybe the most aggressive and data-heavy business user should be able to use OpenOffice instead of Microsoft Office with no, or very few, problems. If you want to avoid the odd problem that might crop up, however, then Microsoft Office is the program to choose. If you need more information then visit a specialist computer store, or any place where there are knowledgeable assistants on hand to help. To get the lowest possible price, hit the internet at sites like the Littlewoods catalogue, as these larger stores tend to sell software cheaper than on the high street.

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