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Dec 9, 2013 11:06 PM
Is this the best free program to do some basic word processing, spreadsheets, and flyers? If not, what else is out there that is good?
Dec 9, 2013 11:06pm
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justincredible

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Dec 9, 2013 11:09 PM
Google Docs.
Dec 9, 2013 11:09pm
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MontyBrunswick

Dec 10, 2013 9:04 AM
justincredible;1551213 wrote:Google Docs.
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Open office is alright if you need to do offline editing.

It basically all boils down to MS Office being superior.
Dec 10, 2013 9:04am
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Dec 10, 2013 9:10 AM
I like OpenOffice a lot, it's not Word but I like it and it's free
Dec 10, 2013 9:10am
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Dec 10, 2013 9:17 AM
does it have spell and grammar checker that thinks like me?
Dec 10, 2013 9:17am
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Dec 10, 2013 9:18 AM
LibreOffice is better than OpenOffice. http://www.libreoffice.org/

OpenOffice has sort of stagnated.
Dec 10, 2013 9:18am
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Dec 10, 2013 10:18 AM
I laugh my ass off at Apple's attempt at the office suite. They completely change nearly EVERYTHING, just so they can differentiate themselves from Microsoft. In my opinion, the Office suite should be universal... and Microsoft Office should be CHEAP... but it's not. :(
Dec 10, 2013 10:18am
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Dec 10, 2013 10:31 AM
ernest_t_bass;1551355 wrote:I laugh my ass off at Apple's attempt at the office suite. They completely change nearly EVERYTHING, just so they can differentiate themselves from Microsoft. In my opinion, the Office suite should be universal... and Microsoft Office should be CHEAP... but it's not. :(
Microsoft Office is pretty reasonably priced.
Dec 10, 2013 10:31am
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MontyBrunswick

Dec 10, 2013 11:00 AM
Unlike Apple products, Microsoft products are very affordable if you know where to look.
Dec 10, 2013 11:00am
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Dec 10, 2013 11:09 AM
I Wear Pants;1551372 wrote:Microsoft Office is pretty reasonably priced.
Not in an education setting.
Dec 10, 2013 11:09am
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MontyBrunswick

Dec 10, 2013 11:13 AM
ernest_t_bass;1551397 wrote:Not in an education setting.
Definitely in an education setting.

You can always find Office discounted at a place of education.
Dec 10, 2013 11:13am
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Dec 10, 2013 11:13 AM
ernest_t_bass;1551397 wrote:Not in an education setting.
Especially in an education setting. My wife bought a copy of Office for Mac through school and it was $11.
Dec 10, 2013 11:13am
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Dec 10, 2013 11:18 AM
If you have an iCloud account, Apple's new iWork suite through the browser is about the same as all the other shitty free solutions.

None are even close to MS Office.
Dec 10, 2013 11:18am
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Dec 10, 2013 11:23 AM
justincredible;1551402 wrote:Especially in an education setting. My wife bought a copy of Office for Mac through school and it was $11.
dlazz;1551403 wrote:Definitely in an education setting.

You can always find Office discounted at a place of education.
Let me rephrase... not in reference to site licenses.
Dec 10, 2013 11:23am
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MontyBrunswick

Dec 10, 2013 11:57 AM
ernest_t_bass;1551411 wrote:Let me rephrase... not in reference to site licenses.
Again, you have to know where to look.
Dec 10, 2013 11:57am
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Dec 10, 2013 12:18 PM
dlazz;1551449 wrote:Again, you have to know where to look.
link?
Dec 10, 2013 12:18pm
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MontyBrunswick

Dec 10, 2013 12:23 PM
ernest_t_bass;1551473 wrote:link?
Dec 10, 2013 12:23pm
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se-alum

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Dec 10, 2013 2:23 PM
Why don't you just tell everyone where to look, instead of just repeating yourself?
Dec 10, 2013 2:23pm
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Dec 10, 2013 2:27 PM
se-alum;1551595 wrote:Why don't you just tell everyone where to look, instead of just repeating yourself?
Hi, se-alum. Meet dlazz.
Dec 10, 2013 2:27pm
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MontyBrunswick

Dec 10, 2013 2:43 PM
se-alum;1551595 wrote:Why don't you just tell everyone where to look, instead of just repeating yourself?
Why ask stupid questions when Google is at his disposal?
Dec 10, 2013 2:43pm
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Dec 10, 2013 3:04 PM
Not to be a dick ETB but if you were having difficulty selecting a tv and streaming box to purchase why are you in charge of site licenses for software somewhere?
Dec 10, 2013 3:04pm
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Dec 10, 2013 3:47 PM
I Wear Pants;1551621 wrote:Not to be a dick ETB but if you were having difficulty selecting a tv and streaming box to purchase why are you in charge of site licenses for software somewhere?
I'm not.

Also, asking for opinions =/= difficulty.
Dec 10, 2013 3:47pm
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Dec 10, 2013 3:57 PM
ernest_t_bass;1551639 wrote:I'm not.

Also, asking for opinions =/= difficulty.
Not that my post was very funny but it would have been even less so if I didn't pretend asking for opinions = difficulty.
Dec 10, 2013 3:57pm