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23 August 2023 at 12:55 #657620
Dalboy
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Has anyone found a free equivalent to microsoft works, especially Word and Publisher.

I do not use them enough to warrent paying for a package that I will only use three or four times a year.

If I was to use them a lot of the time then paying would not be a problem
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23 August 2023 at 12:55 #37330
Dalboy
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23 August 2023 at 13:01 #657621
Steve F
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Hello

I use LibraOffice. You can get it here **LINK** It's free and if you use msoffice you will recognise a lot of the apps. It does word, excel etc

regards

Steve
23 August 2023 at 13:31 #657622
DiogenesII
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..or Open Office. Used it for several years with no issues either opening or sending..
23 August 2023 at 13:44 #657623
Oldiron
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Posted by DiogenesII on 23/08/2023 13:31:30:

..or Open Office. Used it for several years with no issues either opening or sending..

I have also used OpenOffice with no problems for many years

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23 August 2023 at 14:51 #657635
ega
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Plus one for LibreOffice but it will be hard to make a judgment about any program that is used only three or four times a year!
23 August 2023 at 14:54 #657636
roy entwistle
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Another plus for LibreOffice

Roy
23 August 2023 at 15:21 #657639
File Handle
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Another lover of Open Office / Libre Office.
23 August 2023 at 15:27 #657640
duncan webster 1
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23 August 2023 at 15:43 #657643
Bazyle
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Note that Libre uses its own format to save so you have to make a special copy for sending to people who use MS.

Not sure what publisher provides but you may need some other program for that.
23 August 2023 at 16:11 #657646
SillyOldDuffer
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Posted by Bazyle on 23/08/2023 15:43:21:

Note that Libre uses its own format …

Not exactly. Libre outputs Open Document Format, which is non-proprietary. MS-Word should be able to read it. By default MS-Word uses proprietary files, which other software can usually read, but not necessarily perfectly.

For ordinary purposes, not doing anything advanced, Libre/Word incompatibility doesn't seem to a major problem. Your mileage may vary!!!

Libre (and MS-Word) can both work with a long list of other file formats.

Dave
23 August 2023 at 16:15 #657647
Dalboy
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Thank you all will have a look at those mentioned
23 August 2023 at 17:32 #657665
File Handle
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Posted by SillyOldDuffer on 23/08/2023 16:11:14:

Posted by Bazyle on 23/08/2023 15:43:21:

Note that Libre uses its own format …

Not exactly. Libre outputs Open Document Format, which is non-proprietary. MS-Word should be able to read it. By default MS-Word uses proprietary files, which other software can usually read, but not necessarily perfectly.

For ordinary purposes, not doing anything advanced, Libre/Word incompatibility doesn't seem to a major problem. Your mileage may vary!!!

Libre (and MS-Word) can both work with a long list of other file formats.

Dave

One advantage of libre that I found when I was teaching, libre will often open Word files that MS word won't, resaving as word files then fixes the issue for Word.
23 August 2023 at 17:36 #657666
Vic
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I found Libre Office can open more old legacy file types than Open Office so I only use LO now.

The interface on both is not that good in my opinion but it can be customised to some extent which is well worth doing.
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