Is it possible to get microsoft word on a computer with operating system of Vista?

Question

I have Vista and I need to submit a document using Microsoft Word, unfortunately I don't have Word, and had write my document in Works, I know that you can re format (I think that's what it's called) or modify the document so that they can be submitted in other programs. The problem is that I wouldn't be able to check to make sure that the document looks okay before I submit it. So, my question - is it possible to get microsoft word on a computer with Vista ?

Answer 1

Save your document as a rtf (rich text file). That should open in most word processors. Alternatively get OpenOffice, it can open and save Microsoft Word files.

Answer 2

+It isn't so much the operating system (Vista) as it is the versions of Word that are being used. You can install pretty much any version of Word on Vista from Office 2000 to Office 2007. But if you are concerned about compatibility, I would recommend that you save the document in .rtf format rather than the native Works format. It will still retain most of its formatting and can be opened in any version of Microsoft Word. I have both XP and Vista and I'm running Office 2003 on the XP computer and Office 2007 on the Vista computer. If you want to send me a test document that is saved in .rtf format, feel free and I'll let you know how it came over.

Answer 3

Works should be able to save the file as a .doc file type, which is still the de facto standard, Word 2007 notwithstanding. Do a File->Save As, then scroll the Save As Type list box to the Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc) format.



If you want to be able to save in the new Word 2007 .docx format, download and install the free Microsoft Compatibility Pack.



Hope that helps.

Answer 4

This isn't a problem. Actually, nobody has the right to order you to use Microsoft Office - it's overpriced, bloated, and unnecessary.



Take a look at this file http://files.getdropbox.com/u/446031/pdf-firefox.jpg - made with Open Office, exported to PDF format and you can open it in

Firefox (The actual file is here - http://files.getdropbox.com/u/446031/Term%201%20ENGLISH%20test1%20-edit.pdf - in my dropbox What about that font? - that's AEZ Kate's handwriting) - now this won't open in Word and display that font will it? That means if anyone else tries to print a .doc or .docx file then the font will be substituted - it won't be right.







I use Open Office - and I keep an .odt file for my own use, and when I send documents to other people, I hit the 'pdf' button - to export it as PDF.



PDF is actually a 'portable document format'. Once you export a file as PDF, it's pretty fixed - nobody can mess it up, or edit it by mistake - and it looks and prints exactly the way you want it to (don't believe me? just open a .doc or .docx file on a few machines - and print on three different printers!!! Never twice the same document...)





The answer is indeed to use Open Office. It will open .doc files, and can save them as PDF for export, or for .odt (or just leave them as .doc or .docx)



You can get a portable edition of Open Office, so that you have your software on a USB - which will work on ANY windows computer (portable means it runs from a folder on your computer, or on your USB - to 'install' you can drag a copy of the folder to the hard drive of a computer. It's legal and free to install Open Office without paying - to every machine in the land!!!



Now tell me you need Microsoft for ... compatibility??? What a joke!



Compatibility is the opposite of Microsoft's business plan.



http://www.portableapps.com



If you want a local install, then go over to http://www.openoffice.org - keep the installer on your USB if you like, but portable works so much better - say NO to .doc or .docx format. It's wrong.



.odt is so very much smaller than .docx and it works so very much better - and PDF is universal, I can open it in my old Nokia N70 - and it looks fine (exactly like the computer)

Answer 5

YES - Buy Microsoft Office. Word, Powerpoint, Excel... is included.

Answer 6

yes you can just install it and go on it, it should work.

Answer 7

yes>buy it and install it

or use openoffice it is free

www.openoffice.org