HELP - Need A Free Word Software Like Microsoft Word

by Teenage Genius

Posted: 18 years ago 14 replies

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I just went to start writing my first eBook and to my shock i found i only had two on my computer, Notepad and Wordpad. I tried writing in them both and i hate it, it cannot be done!

I need a GOOD and FREE wordprocessing program similar to Microsoft Word. Does anyone know of any?

Thanks in advance.

Steven

#free #microsoft #software #word

Michael Forey 18 years ago

I use open office. It has all the features of Microsoft Office and it is free. www: OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite.

Michael
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Andy Fletcher 18 years ago

www: OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite

Not quite as good as Microsoft but pretty damn close for most stuff.
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- Jeff B 18 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Andy Fletcher
  
  www: OpenOffice.org - The Free and Open Productivity Suite
  
  Not quite as good as Microsoft but pretty damn close for most stuff.
  
  You're right, it's not quite as good... it's better. Plus it's free.
  
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tomw 18 years ago

Try openoffice.org

Never tried it myself but I know it is an open source kind of microsoft office thing.

Thomas
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Teenage Genius 18 years ago

thanks. openoffice it is
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- Paul Elliott 18 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by StevenBird
  
  thanks. openoffice it is
  
  Steven, I've used OO a lot. It's usual extension is *.odt for the WP files. If you need a *.doc file, so you can share your files with others using MSWord, you can use OO's "save as" function and save it as a *.doc file.
  
  I find that OO's "export as PDF" feature to do a very good job turning your WP files into PDFs.
  
  You can do the same thing with OO's spread sheet utility and save you files as *.xls files if you need to.
  
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mymarketingsecret 18 years ago

I agree with everyone here open office is the best free choice.
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Paul Hancox 18 years ago

Plus, with Open Office you can convert your documents to PDF format with a simple click
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hughbanks 18 years ago

Yep, Open Office is your best bet when comparing to Office.

If you find later you want something less robust just to kick things around .. bump up your notepad or wordpad to something like editplus or ultraedit.. they however are not free but worth every penny.
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ggross 18 years ago

I agree. Open Office is the best. Only feature it is missing from word that I wish they would add is the capability to summarize text.
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Mantero Cantrow 18 years ago

OpenOffice is the ONLY way to go...
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- Robert Oliver 18 years ago
  
  OpenOffice all the way.
  
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looseleafpress 18 years ago

For making e-books, OpenOffice is the way to go. It has everything you need to layout your e-book and export to a PDF.

Similiar enough to MS Word that the transition is pretty easy.
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Teenage Genius 18 years ago

LOL I posted a reply about 5 posts up saying "OK thanks, openoffice it is" and i still get all these answers Thanks guys. I have installed OO and i am using it, its a excellent suit - i actually prefer it to MS's - And the Word Processor has PDF Export!
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