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Actually, there are a number of alternatives. One would be Microsoft Word Online, which only requires a Microsoft account and is free. When used with OneDrive on your computer, it works very well (but only works with WiFi.) The other free alternative to Word is Libre Office. Libre is free office software that does most of the functions of word, and allows you to natively save documents in .docx (the same format as word) meaning that everything you make in Libre can be 100% compatible with Word. Hope that helps!

I did not buy new software. I was able to load and use Word and Excel 2007 from disks I have had since 2007.

Yes but Microsoft Office 2016 is cheap to buy.

yes. it only comes with a trial period.

I use the freeware Apache Office 4 and it works fine. It reads all word .doc and .docx files without problems.

It comes with a one year free trial of Microsoft Office, but you can get a free substitute here: http://www.openoffice.org that works just as good and is compatible with all Office products.

Either buy it in the store and follow the instructions on the back or buy it on our website, or Microsoft and download it. At some point you'll have to use/create a Microsoft account AND put in the product key (If bought in store) It's not hard.

You cannot download software to these devices without some serious hacking, and it isn't worth it. But, you can use Google Docs, which is compatible with MS Word, and there is an advantage to this - the paper is saved to the Cloud. There is not risk of loss if your computer or flash drive crashes (which I had happen).

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Actually, there are a number of alternatives. One would be Microsoft Word Online, which only requires a Microsoft account and is free. When used with OneDrive on your computer, it works very well (but only works with WiFi.) The other free alternative to Word is Libre Office. Libre is free office software that does most of the functions of word, and allows you to natively save documents in .docx (the same format as word) meaning that everything you make in Libre can be 100% compatible with Word. Hope that helps!
Answered by HedgehogPro 9 years ago
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I did not buy new software. I was able to load and use Word and Excel 2007 from disks I have had since 2007.
Answered by Ralph 9 years ago
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Yes but Microsoft Office 2016 is cheap to buy.
Answered by ScottM 9 years ago
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yes. it only comes with a trial period.
Answered by Kaylala 9 years ago
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I use the freeware Apache Office 4 and it works fine. It reads all word .doc and .docx files without problems.
Answered by MikeCam1CT 9 years ago
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It comes with a one year free trial of Microsoft Office, but you can get a free substitute here: http://www.openoffice.org that works just as good and is compatible with all Office products.
Answered by EcoWhale 9 years ago
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Either buy it in the store and follow the instructions on the back or buy it on our website, or Microsoft and download it. At some point you'll have to use/create a Microsoft account AND put in the product key (If bought in store) It's not hard.
Answered by workforgeeksquad 9 years ago
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You cannot download software to these devices without some serious hacking, and it isn't worth it. But, you can use Google Docs, which is compatible with MS Word, and there is an advantage to this - the paper is saved to the Cloud. There is not risk of loss if your computer or flash drive crashes (which I had happen).
Answered by Boo812 9 years ago
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