This is news to me.You have to be online much like Google Docs.You use it within the browser but it can create a shortcut to a more finished looking app. They explain it better than I can here....Office

Not to put too fine a note on that, it is Microsoft Word, and not Microsoft Office. I use Open Office, but it looks like that would work for most word processing.

Did you actually read and follow the link??It includes word, excel, power point, outlook and a few others, all in one tidy bundle.Not for everybody but it's there.

Free?Sort of, if you don't mind being the "product" as part of the free data slurping that will happen..Per link above.."All you need is a Microsoft account and a data connection. Head to ‘the official Office website in your browser of choice, enter your login credentials and choose ‘Microsoft Word’. Office Online offers more than just Microsoft Word, too, with Excel, Powerpoint, and much more also available for free. Using Microsoft Word online is a lot like Google Docs, in that you have automatic cloud backups of your work with OneDrive. You also have the ability to collaborate with other people in real-time. This isn’t the full version of Microsoft Word, but it looks the same and has all the basic suite of features that the majority of people will need access to."There may be other silly limitations like making saving a document to your own device a real pain.If you want full featured Office with zero limitations this is not one of those things.Can't find 2019 online version limitations but as of 2017 there was way to many limitations to MS word that reduced it to functionality between Notepad and Wordpad and those Web versions required your documents to be online only in order to edit them.. My DD has used it but those limitations can be extremely frustrating at times. HEREis a list of known limitations from 2017..I would suggest trying to research exactly what limitations exist before putting all the eggs in the web browser free version..You can also use older versions of MS Office even on Win10, I have Office 2000 with compatibility pack (allows open and save in newer "docx" format) installed and running perfectly fine on Win10.. If you have a legit copy of newer versions you can install them on Win10.

Gdetrailer wrote:Free?Sort of, if you don't mind being the "product" as part of the free data slurping that will happen..And yet here you are a 'product' on one of the largest 'data slurping' forums on the Internet.

Fizz wrote:Did you actually read and follow the link??It includes word, excel, power point, outlook and a few others, all in one tidy bundle.Not for everybody but it's there.Yes, I did follow the link and read the article, and it said: "How to download and use Microsoft Word for free". I saw nothing in the link/article about MS Office. Maybe you put in the wrong link?On Edit: I did miss that one sentence: "Office Online offers more than just Microsoft Word, too, with Excel, Powerpoint, and much more also available for free." Oops.

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jodeb720
Explorer
May 10, 2021
As an IT Professional, I can tell you there's a lot of power in the Microsoft Office Suite of apps.

When Microsoft had a "use it at home" offer for large companies (you can install it for free at home, so long as you didn't run it in both locations at the same time) it was a deal. it was a 10 dollar admin fee and you downloaded and had a full copy of office at home.

But as with all things designed to suck money out of our wallet, all the major software vendors (including Microsoft) now "rent" software for an annual fee.

Just about the same time this "renting" of software came about, I looked at Libre Office - which was eventually purchased by Oracle - and then moved to Open Office.

Open office has the look and feel of Office 2003 - 2010 range. It's got the cute little icons, but for some of us, the Menu navigation is also still there.

It can export the files in Microsoft Office format so you can exchange files with folks who still have MS Office without reformatting the file(s).

I run it on my Mac, Windows and Linux boxes and it's seamless between each Operating System.

Oh - one more thing. As I write this note, I'm using a 12 year old Macbook - which has Open Office on it. I've got a 3 year old Raspberry Pi (linux based) which I run it on, and my primary workstation is a Windows 10 i5 based box. DW has a 4 year old Dell Laptop with 24gb of RAM, i5, and a 256GB SSD - all of which run Open office. And she also has a 12 year old Macbook - she has never complained about switching interfaces using Open Office at home and MS Office at work.

Just my two cents.
Keaton_Bennett
Explorer
Apr 27, 2022
It works for me.
VRreality
Explorer
Oct 09, 2024
It's true, Microsoft Office has a free version online that works like Google Docs. You can use Word, Excel, and PowerPoint right from your browser, which is pretty convenient for basic tasks. I've tried it a few times, and it's great for quick editing or when I don't have Office installed on my computer. Remember, it's more limited compared to the desktop version, especially if you rely on advanced features.
- VRreality
  Explorer
  Oct 10, 2024
  By the way, if you need the full suite with all the features, buying a lifetime license can be a solid deal. I found one at a great price: https://www.nerdused.com/products/microsoft-office-professional-plus-2021-for-windows-lifetime-license. It's Worth checking out if you need it for the long term.
  - valhalla360
    Navigator
    Oct 10, 2024
    Do a little research and you will find the website is a scam. They basically get product keys thru illegal methods and resell them. When microsoft finds out, they deactivate your software.
letscamp12
Explorer II
Oct 10, 2024
It is correct. Microsoft has an online version of its Office programmes, but I do not think they are not as smooth as working on a Windows environment as an app, but still it is free.

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