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amother

Wed, May 03 2023, 4:36 pm

Typing a report for dd. Teacher requested the report should be done on Microsoft Word. We don’t have word on this computer because we didn’t want to buy it. She’s requesting a certain font that wordpad doesn’t have but I found something similar.
The layout is just not the same on wordpad. I printed the report but it doesn’t look right.
How can I get it on word format when I don’t have word on my computer?
(Yes, am an older mom who isn’t very tech savvy..)

leilatov1

Wed, May 03 2023, 4:40 pm

Use the free online version of word through outlook email maybe

chanatron1000

Wed, May 03 2023, 4:44 pm

Wordpad does not have all the features Word has. There are other options, such as LibreOffice.

chanatron1000

Wed, May 03 2023, 4:54 pm

LibreOffice download page:
https://www.libreoffice.org/do.....fice/

OpenOffice download page:
https://www.openoffice.org/dow......html

LibreOffice is more modernized and is compatible with the commonly used file formats, while OpenOffice hasn't really been updated in years and is a good option for people who are more familiar with older software.

estreya

Wed, May 03 2023, 4:56 pm

Libre Office 100% -- and it's free! Almost same as Microsoft.

amother

Marigold

Wed, May 03 2023, 5:00 pm

open office or Google docs

amother

Wed, May 03 2023, 5:02 pm

chanatron1000 wrote:

Thank you for the links!

GrowingUp

Wed, May 03 2023, 5:43 pm

Google Docs. Very easy to use and no download needed.

amother

Wed, May 03 2023, 5:51 pm

GrowingUp wrote:

Google Docs. Very easy to use and no download needed.

How do I open a blank page?

number

Wed, May 03 2023, 6:03 pm

amother OP wrote:

How do I open a blank page?

To open a new doc in google docs you can type doc.new into your address bar. It’s a shortcut that will create a new document.

But I recommend you use libre office if you want it to look like a word doc.

chocolate moose

Wed, May 03 2023, 8:10 pm

if you want to email it to me I'llgladly format it and send it back to you

amother

Wed, May 03 2023, 8:21 pm

chocolate moose wrote:

if you want to email it to me I'llgladly format it and send it back to you

Oh gosh! That sounds beyond tempting!
I sat with this report for a few hours today… my head is splitting. I’ll go back to the computer soon and see what I can do before I take advantage- thanks!

chocolate moose

Thu, May 04 2023, 8:04 pm

I'm happy to help!

Duh

Thu, May 04 2023, 8:23 pm

I just love Mommy homework! Tongue Out

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