Liz said:
Hi,
Have just bought a new laptop as my old (ex-work) laptop has completely
given up. The new one has Vista Home Premium but I need Word, Excel,
Powerpoint and Outlook too. Which other package do I need to acquire to get
these packages please?
Thanks,
Liz.
Neither the Microsoft Office application suite, nor any of its
individual component applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access,
Outlook, etc.), have _ever_ been "part" of *any* Windows operating
system. They are, and always have been, separate applications, that
must be purchased and installed separately.
If all you need to do is view Office files, there are free viewers
available from Microsoft:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/results.aspx?qu=viewers&av=DCT000
If you need to create and/or edit Office files:
1) Go to store/shop/web site that sells computer software.
2) Purchase the Microsoft Office suite that contains the applications
you need.
3) Return home.
4) Insert installation CD in PC's CD drive and follow the on-screen
prompts and instructions to install application and desired additional
features.
For the budget-minded (who also don't need all of Word's or Excel's
specific features), there's the free, open source OpenOffice:
http://www.openoffice.org/
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