Word processing program

smilingmom

Mon, Nov 11 2013, 8:48 am

I have been using word perfect all these years, but I am tired of being the only one.
What program can I get that everyone with word can open?
I prefer something free or inexpensive.
Tia

doctorima

Mon, Nov 11 2013, 2:20 pm

The most universal word processor is Microsoft Word, but it's not cheap or free. You can try Open Office, which I believe is free. It will open files in Word format, and I think it has an option to save your work into Word format so others can open it. Google may also have their own free word processor, not sure though.

chaiz

Mon, Nov 11 2013, 2:29 pm

Google does have its own word processor. Its main strength is that it is online so does not matter which computer you are using and its sharing capabilities. Its interface is not too amazing and not too intuitive and it is not really too powerful. There is open office and it does handle MS Office fomats ok. There is also Kingsoft Office which has an interface much more similar to MS Office. Though, the spreadsheets also not as powerful as MS Excel. But, if not doing fancy formulas should not be too much of a problem.