MS Office alternatives

[redneck joe]

just ordered a laptop since I'll be turning mine back in a few weeks. I don't want to pay per month/year. I don't need a lot of extra programs. The basic does not include Outlook, which I prefer. Is there viable options? Anything in the mail client aarena that can still pull up my old emails in PST format, or possibly a one time conversion?

 

[Scott Danforth]

Joe, not sure there is a conversion.

Outlook PST files sort of go away with Office 365. i agree that paying a monthly or yearly fee is not worth the money. However MS has the world by the short hairs as they are pushing everyone to a fee-based software as they make things obsolete

Im holding out with my office 2010 until it no longer works, then i will most likely just use the web-mail link

then I may move on to Google Docks or something else.

 

[harringtondav]

Windows Live Essentials 2012 contains an excellent mail client, "Windows Live Mail". Microsoft dumped it this year, but the installer is still available. 'wlsetup-all'

Here is one download site. https://download.cnet.com/Windows-Live-Essentials-2012/3000-20418_4-10805747.html

And another: http://web.archive.org/web/20170112...A50-4A4A-90E5-FA9347E9360C/en/wlsetup-all.exe

I don't think your old Outlook contacts and folders will transfer, but Essentials/Live Mail is a good mail program.

 

[RGillmor]

I had been using OpenOffice for basically all of what MS Office can d0. It is free.
https://www.openoffice.org/

 

[dingbat]

You can buy licensed copies of MS Office 2019 for under $60

 

[DouglasW]

Apache OpenOffice is a fairly good replacement for Office. But be aware that it does not have many of the newer features of Office. Also, I don't think OpenOffice can open newer Office documents (xlsx for example), so you would have to save them to an earlier version, in Office.

 

[bigdee]

Apache OpenOffice is a fairly good replacement for Office. But be aware that it does not have many of the newer features of Office. Also, I don't think OpenOffice can open newer Office documents (xlsx for example), so you would have to save them to an earlier version, in Office.

I am using Libre office (free) and it opens MS xlsx files.

 

[alldodge]

I use both, MS Office and Word Perfect Office. You can buy the older versions much cheaper

 

[redneck joe]

AD and dingbat. Got links?

 

[alldodge]

Might find cheaper but this was just quick look on ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-...482857&hash=item3b2cd257a2:g:0qEAAOSwXI1cJEnS

 

[dingbat]

AD and dingbat. Got links?[/https://softwareproworld.com/index.php/microsoft-office-2019.html

i bought mine here

 

[alldodge]

AD and dingbat. Got links?[/https://softwareproworld.com/index.php/microsoft-office-2019.html

i bought mine here

Wow, that's cheap
Wonder why they charge the same for 2016 and 2019

 

[dingbat]

Wow, that's cheap
Wonder why they charge the same for 2016 and 2019

It's my understanding that Office 2019 required Windows 10

Office 2016 would require Windows 7 or better

 

[DouglasW]

I am using Libre office (free) and it opens MS xlsx files.

Too bloated for me

 

[redneck joe]

AD and dingbat. Got links?[/https://softwareproworld.com/index.php/microsoft-office-2019.html

i bought mine here

being the eternal skeptic, why so cheap? How can they sell for less than MS is, and with Outlook included?

 

[dingbat]

being the eternal skeptic, why so cheap? How can they sell for less than MS is, and with Outlook included?

$49 looks to be expensive now.....https://www.ebay.com/i/333029350160?chn=ps

No idea. I have the software and a valid code key. That's all I worried about

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 Includes:
• Microsoft Word 2019
• Microsoft Excel 2019
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2019
• Microsoft Access 2019
• Microsoft Outlook 2019
• Microsoft One Note 2019
• Microsoft Publisher 2019
• Microsoft Lync / Skype for Business

 

[NYBo]

LibreOffice and Mozilla Thunderbird. I have an Office XP license and disk but it's too out of date for me. Email accounts in Outlook have to be configured manually.

 

[redneck joe]

I miss XP

 

[redneck joe]

So went with the $99 annual for multiple devices - in case my wife joins me in the unemployment line (she works for same company)


What about security? What is free and good nowadays?

 

[bigdee]

being the eternal skeptic, why so cheap? How can they sell for less than MS is, and with Outlook included?

Cheap can be a red flag.....be cautious of what you download!