Open Office could be a good solution - the price is certainly right. For
most general, every day uses it should be compatible with native Excel files.

If those you exchange files with insist on you using Genuine MSFT Excel, and
if you are not needing a lot of features relating to group collaboration or
web publishing and such, then you do not need the latest and greatest version.

Here is a page with pricing on Excel 2003,
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_g...rch=Excel+2003
and reliable vendors on that page that I could vouch for (having purchased
from them in the past) would be:
AtomicPark.com, BuyCheapSoftware.com, Amazon.com, TechOnWeb.com,
TheNerds.net, Mwave.com, TigerDirect.com, and of course the "big names" like
Office Depot, Staples, CDW, Dell, etc.

Excel XP (2002) is available for $139 from AtomicPark:
http://www.atomicpark.com/xq/aspx/mi...uctdetail.html

AtomicPark.com also has Excel 2000 (which should do just fine for you) for
$119:
http://www.atomicpark.com/xq/aspx/mi...uctdetail.html



"Julie S." wrote:

I need to be able to work with Excel from my home computer . I will mostly
be doing scheduling, changing spreadsheets that are emailed to me, and
probably no more. Which download should I get? Where do I get it and how
much will/should it cost?
My needs are simple.
Julie