On 16/12/2013 17:19, GB wrote:
On 16/12/2013 13:54, Jim Hawkins wrote:
I see Microsoft are wanting £110 for a copy of Word 2013.
I want to update my Word 2003 - but not at that price.
Can you still get the versions between 2003 and 2013 ?

I still use 2003. Out of interest, why do you want to 'upgrade'?


Yes, I wondered the same thing. I think that 2003 is the last decent
version before they started mucking about with the UI - and introduced
these blasted ribbons instead of proper menus.

[I *am* using 2007 - but I don't really like it].
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On Tue, 17 Dec 2013 23:01:21 +0000, Roger Mills wrote:

On 16/12/2013 17:19, GB wrote:
On 16/12/2013 13:54, Jim Hawkins wrote:
I see Microsoft are wanting £110 for a copy of Word 2013.
I want to update my Word 2003 - but not at that price.
Can you still get the versions between 2003 and 2013 ?

I still use 2003. Out of interest, why do you want to 'upgrade'?


Yes, I wondered the same thing. I think that 2003 is the last decent
version before they started mucking about with the UI - and introduced
these blasted ribbons instead of proper menus.

[I *am* using 2007 - but I don't really like it].

Is that the one that was the equivalent of ME? Is it 2010 that's OK?
I wouldn't dream of having 2013 but, if I did have to update, would go for
2010.
The way LibreOffice is going, MS Office might be kept just in case.
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On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 08:51:00 +0000, PeterC
wrote:

The way LibreOffice is going, MS Office might be kept just in case.

What are your concerns about LibreOffice?


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On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 13:48:17 +0000, The Other Mike wrote:

On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 08:51:00 +0000, PeterC
wrote:

The way LibreOffice is going, MS Office might be kept just in case.

What are your concerns about LibreOffice?

Just retaining complex formatting - it does mangle a rather fancy .doc
table/form that also has loadsa BSA (bits stuck anywhere).
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On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:54:40 -0000, "Jim Hawkins"
wrote:

I see Microsoft are wanting £110 for a copy of Word 2013.
I want to update my Word 2003 - but not at that price.
Can you still get the versions between 2003 and 2013 ?

Jim Hawkins


"Find someone" who is a student, or teacher and buy Office 365 from
somewhere like here for £53:
http://www.software4students.co.uk/

On 16/12/2013 18:27 Davidm wrote:

On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:54:40 -0000, "Jim Hawkins"
wrote:

I see Microsoft are wanting £110 for a copy of Word 2013.
I want to update my Word 2003 - but not at that price.
Can you still get the versions between 2003 and 2013 ?

Jim Hawkins


"Find someone" who is a student, or teacher and buy Office 365 from
somewhere like here for £53:
http://www.software4students.co.uk/

A grandchild can be useful in situations like this. If you don't have
one, can you 'borrow' one?

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On 19/12/2013 10:37, Huge wrote:

If you use Word at work, you can get it for very little money for use at
home. I think my copy cost me about £10.

https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/...e-program.aspx




There are a couple of companies offering a replacement for the Ribbon
menus in Word. This one offers a free licence for private use.
http://www.ubit.ch/software/ubitmenu-languages/

The other is called Classic Menus and costs around £20.
http://www.addintools.com/office2010...lus/index.html

On 19/12/2013 10:37, Huge wrote:
On 2013-12-16, Davidm wrote:
On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:54:40 -0000, "Jim Hawkins"
wrote:

I see Microsoft are wanting £110 for a copy of Word 2013.
I want to update my Word 2003 - but not at that price.
Can you still get the versions between 2003 and 2013 ?

Jim Hawkins


"Find someone" who is a student, or teacher and buy Office 365 from
somewhere like here for £53:
http://www.software4students.co.uk/

If you use Word at work, you can get it for very little money for use at
home. I think my copy cost me about £10.

https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/...e-program.aspx



If you use Word at work, you ****May be able to **** get it for very
little money for use at home.

This depends entirely on the number of licences your employer has and
the support contract they have with MS.

My employer used to offer this but as a result of cost savings the MS
support contract was downgraded and the employer pulled out of the Home
Use Programme. As a result of this anyone who had bought under the HUP
received an e mail highlighting one of the T&Cs they had signed up to
vis "The licence was only valid whilst you remained with the employer
and the employer remained in the HUP". As a result all HUP purchased
software should have been removed from home computers.


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On 16/12/2013 13:54, Jim Hawkins wrote:
I see Microsoft are wanting £110 for a copy of Word 2013.
I want to update my Word 2003 - but not at that price.
Can you still get the versions between 2003 and 2013 ?

Jim Hawkins

What's wrong with 2003 and the conversion pack (free) to open .docx
files from later versions? I hate the newer versions without the proper
menus.

On 16/12/2013 13:54, Jim Hawkins wrote:
I see Microsoft are wanting £110 for a copy of Word 2013.
I want to update my Word 2003 - but not at that price.

Why? What essential features are you lacking or do you enjoy being
tormented by the ribbon? Office 2003 was a good vintage.

Office 2007 was a complete dog and best avoided. 2010 was bearable.

Can you still get the versions between 2003 and 2013 ?

Jim Hawkins

Only if you already have copies. You might well be better off buying
Office 2013 just to get Word there are better discounts. ITR having seen
it on Amazon recently for less than you have found for just Word.

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On 16/12/2013 13:54, Jim Hawkins wrote:
I see Microsoft are wanting £110 for a copy of Word 2013.
I want to update my Word 2003 - but not at that price.
Can you still get the versions between 2003 and 2013 ?

Jim Hawkins





If you work for a large company that uses LOTS of copies of Microsoft
Office your company may have a deal with Microsoft. I got a legitimate
licences copy of 2013 Office for a few pence under £9 (for personal use
only).

http://www.microsofthup.com/hupuk/home.aspx
You may need the appropriate passwords/keywords from your place of work.

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On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:54:40 +0000, Jim Hawkins wrote:

I see Microsoft are wanting £110 for a copy of Word 2013.
I want to update my Word 2003 - but not at that price. Can you still get
the versions between 2003 and 2013 ?

Look at Kingsoft Office: free version and cheap upgrade if you want a bit
more.

http://www.kingsoftstore.co.uk/



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On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:54:40 +0000, Jim Hawkins wrote:

I see Microsoft are wanting £110 for a copy of Word 2013.
I want to update my Word 2003 - but not at that price. Can you still get
the versions between 2003 and 2013 ?

Look at Kingsoft Office: free version and cheap upgrade if you want a bit
more.

http://www.kingsoftstore.co.uk/



+1!
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On 16/12/2013 13:54, Jim Hawkins wrote:
I see Microsoft are wanting £110 for a copy of Word 2013.
I want to update my Word 2003 - but not at that price.
Can you still get the versions between 2003 and 2013 ?

Jim Hawkins



If you go on-line you can buy a student license for a LOT less, all you
have to do is tick box to confirm you are studying something - and
license does not expire.

On Monday, 16 December 2013 13:54:40 UTC, Jim Hawkins wrote:

I see Microsoft are wanting �110 for a copy of Word 2013.
I want to update my Word 2003 - but not at that price.
Can you still get the versions between 2003 and 2013 ?

Haven't you already got the version you are thinking of updating?
Or is this a troll?