Hi peeps,since getting my now compo i have discovered a few short comings,my main concern now is the lack of "word",it seems to be part of
"office" and i would have to buy the complete package and not use 90% of it.
what i am looking for is a free prog (there are many mentioned on 8.1 but no idea what one to use).
as long as i can input my words of wisdom,it will speel check and i can e mail or print without too much complication (just like word) :-).
oh and did i mention my first book has had a rave review and will be published soon 
https://www.libreoffice.org/
Thats all you need. There have been other flavours but this is top and has been for a while. Word/Excel/etc compatible too.
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What he said - I use LibreOffice on Linux, and it's 99.9% equivalent to Microsoft's Office.
I have a free version of office professional 2016 which my work gives us for personal use.
I live in Birmingham.
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oh and did i mention my first book has had a rave review and will be published soon
Thanks guys,managed to download and print,no luck with e mail yet as no mail prog detected ???.
SJ,it,s a semi romantic ,ie 2 people get it together novel,once i get the e mail working i could send it to those interested,saves you buying it 
CONROD, M8
I never saw you as a romantic type !!!
steve 
Steve,i am more than a one trick pony,my new project is a short film with no romance,just sand,bikes,tanks and a cliff top ending stolen from my fave
WHO album .
if you have a (free) ms/hotmail/live/outlook account and a good internet connection you can use the online version of word free
https://office.live.com/start/Word.aspx?s=1&auth=1&nf=1
similarly, google provide various tools free.
If you want a PC based email system then get Thunderbird https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/thunderbird/
Otherwise just save the file to your PC and upload to your webmail.
DJ - I also use it on Linux Mint, which is easy until you do something slightly different. But it does make your computer twice as fast!
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DJ - I also use it on Linux Mint, which is easy until you do something slightly different. But it does make your computer twice as fast!
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CONROD, M8
I never saw you as a romantic type !!!
steve
managed to get e mail working, thanks all.