How to Get Free Office Software Programs
Popular office software suites can be extremely costly. Students and small businesses can benefit greatly from using office programs, and now there are many options for using office software for free. This article highlights two choices: open-source office software or online office programs.
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Instructions
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Open-Source Office Software to Download and Use Offline
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Visit the Open Office website (see Resources). Open Office is a full office software suite that is open source. You can use and redistribute the software for any purpose. Click "I want to learn more" if you would like further information about the software, its uses and its benefits.
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Click "I want to download OpenOffice.org," then click the green "Download now" button. It will open a dialog box where you will need to click "Save File."
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Open the installation application, and navigate through the screens until you click "Install." Wait for it to complete and click "Finish." You now have access to many popular office programs, free of charge. OpenOffice.org is compatible with many other office suite programs and is available is many languages, making it a totally universal office suite.
Office Software to Use Online
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Know that another choice for office software is GoogleDocs, which you can use for free online. You must register for a Google account first.
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Log in to your Google account to access your main documents page.
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Create word documents, spreadsheets, slide presentations and forms.
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Share your work with anyone you choose, whether or not they have a Google account. Simply give them the URL assigned to your file and they can view it without logging in. Or, have them create an account to collaborate with you on files. You will need to click on the "Share" tab and assign them rights to work on your file with you.
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Tips & Warnings
There are many more options for free and open-source office software, as well as other types of software. You can search for more open source software at SourceForge.net.
Open-source software is to be used and distributed freely, but it is your responsibility to be sure that your software is indeed open source by fully reading the license agreement.
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Comments
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bebobesq
Jan 15, 2011
Have you ever considered SSuite Office as a free alternative? Their software also doesn't need to run on Java or .NET, like MS Office and so many open source office suites, so it makes their software very small, efficient, and easy to use. :)
