“Does the HP 15-bs113dx require using Office 365 to simply open word and Excel documents? I absolutely refuse to pay a yearly subscription to access and create documents that I only use 10 to 15 times a year.”
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Hello Best Buy customer Westconsindg! Years ago, I used to be able to purchase the Microsoft Office Home and Student activation key card which was a "non-subscription" key activation code which I could transfer from one computer to another--if the existing computer were to fail. It was a "one time" purchase--no subscription! Then, when that became too expensive, I would purchase only the WORD key activation non-subscription key code; however, that option also rose exponentially in price--cost wise. In answer to your question pertaining to identifying a less expensive alternative so that you could open Word and Excel documents I would suggest that you do what I did and will continue to do and that is download Apache OpenOffice 4.1.5. To accomplish this, please enter www.openoffice.org in your URL address bar and then click “I want to download Apache OpenOffice” => select your operating system [i.e., Windows (EXE)] => select “English” => click “download full installation” => a “new” window will open & the download will begin => click “OPEN” => see “new” window that asks “Do you want to allow the following program to make changes…” => click “yes”=> the next window says “welcome” & click “next” => on the “choose install location” choose “desktop” => click “install” => see “preparing to install” => see “welcome to the installation wizard for OpenOffice 4.1.5” => click “next” => for customizer information page, enter “HP(?)” for user name if you want and if using this model HP laptop => Finish => see “Installation Wizard completed” => click “finish.” Prior to engaging in the above download process, you might want to go on YouTube.com and view videos pertaining to "how to download Apache OpenOffice 4.1.5. These instructions are just for Windows 10 users and may not be all inclusive. Please be certain that any download process you engage in is actually from the authentic Apache OpenOffice source as you don't want to introduce a computer related virus. There are other "FREE" options out there such as LibreOffice Stable 5.0.0 which will enable you to engage in Word and Excel type activities; however, I have had great experiences with Apache OpenOffice. Happy writing and calculating Best Buy customer Westconsindg!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Thank you for your question! Microsoft provides a free lite version of Office that is browser based. It does not have all the features that the full Office suite has but it would work for viewing documents.
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