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DorianGreyed
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I have Microsoft Works Word Processor, I can't stand it. I cannot find a way to paste anything more than a few words. I need a free word processor that is very user friendly. I am only copying lists for my own personal use. I need no tables, charts, or graphics. Are there any free ones to look for? Are there ones to avoid?
 
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cswchan
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Have you considered trying Open Source programms? Here is a site for quite a few of them...

http://www.econsultant.com/i-want-open-source-software/index.html
 
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Any recommendations?
 
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cswchan
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I have heard a lot of good things about Open Office - http://download.openoffice.org/
 
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agree with that and it can use parts of other Office program formats Smile
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OpenOffice.org 2.2.1
open source, community-developed office productivity suite. It includes key desktop applications such as word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing programs. Works with a variety of file formats, including Microsoft Office.
www.openoffice.org
 
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cswchan
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I just downloaded Open Office... it seems to be working quite well... 108M download though... a bit hefty if you're NOT on high speed...
 
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There is also StarOffice which is now attached to Google So it has some Google bits and Pieces attached (as a suite)
Just choose what you want on the tick list and start the download
http://tinyurl.com/2mfso3
PS This is FREE but the near identical PAY version is $80!! Eek

Have to download a tiny 800k installer program first to handle the download and you can do a bit at a time and not lose a byte Cool

Now the Bad News it weighs in at 143 MB! Frown
 
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cswchan
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What's in it for you, businesses and developers?
IBM® Lotus® Symphony™ has something for everyone, like a community-oriented site with tips, a template gallery and support to help you succeed. Businesses can gain more control over spiraling upgrade costs, while still protecting, accessing and maintaining documents well into the future. And for developers, Lotus Symphony tools support Microsoft® Windows® and Office applications, which means you can get even more from your current investments.


http://symphony.lotus.com/software/lotus/symphony/home.jspa
 
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Google also has an online word processor, called Google Docs. It allows basic document editing, and all files are stored on Google's server, so they're accessible from any web browser - nothing to install! (More info)
 
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Thanks to all who answered. I'll look at these next week.
 
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Please give me a call or an email message about this...
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