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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
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There is no 'download' other than the time-limited beta version of Excel
2007. The least expensive version of Office 2003 is the Student & Teacher
one (be aware that this cannot be upgraded). Not sure if one can buy a S&T
version of just Excel - do some internet shopping (Futureshop, Staples, CWD,
TigerDirect, Amazon, etc)
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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



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Depending on how "advanced" your workbooks are, you may be able to use
OpenOffice:

http://www.openoffice.org, a 60-104 meg download or a CD

(It's a free download.)

It can read and write excel files--but it's not excel. There may somethings
that are lost (maybe not, too).

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


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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

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Another option if the workbook isn't too complex (also free):

http://spreadsheets.google.com



Dave Peterson wrote:

Depending on how "advanced" your workbooks are, you may be able to use
OpenOffice:

http://www.openoffice.org, a 60-104 meg download or a CD

(It's a free download.)

It can read and write excel files--but it's not excel. There may somethings
that are lost (maybe not, too).

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


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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...id=991285/sear
ch=Excel+2003 and reliable vendors on that page that I could vouch
for (having purchased from them in the past) would be:
AtomicPark.com,


Speaking of AtomicPark.

I just went to their web site for the first time

http://downloads.atomicpark.com/

to buy this program

TextAloud MP3

They instantly charged my bank account $25, transferred an old trial
version 1.479 of TextAloud MP3 to me, and then told me the
activation code is Not Available.

I have an eerie feeling they're going to send a hacked serial number
to me for their next act.

Some keywords come to mind:
crook shyster sham scam ripoff artist illegal illegitimate software
pirate pirated software stolen warez sleazy

Maybe it's just sloppy business, but I seriously don't like being
jacked around by online merchants.








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



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I heard of them once before several months ago and if I recall correctly, it
was from someone who wasn't a "satisfied customer".

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wrote:

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...id=991285/sear
ch=Excel+2003 and reliable vendors on that page that I could vouch
for (having purchased from them in the past) would be:
AtomicPark.com,


Speaking of AtomicPark.

I just went to their web site for the first time

http://downloads.atomicpark.com/

to buy this program

TextAloud MP3

They instantly charged my bank account $25, transferred an old trial
version 1.479 of TextAloud MP3 to me, and then told me the
activation code is Not Available.

I have an eerie feeling they're going to send a hacked serial number
to me for their next act.

Some keywords come to mind:
crook shyster sham scam ripoff artist illegal illegitimate software
pirate pirated software stolen warez sleazy

Maybe it's just sloppy business, but I seriously don't like being
jacked around by online merchants.








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



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The problem was corrected after I wrote to Nextup.com.

AtomicPark legitimately distributes software for the publisher, but
apparently there is (or was) some disconnect between their servers.







I wrote:

Speaking of AtomicPark.

I just went to their web site for the first time

http://downloads.atomicpark.com/

to buy this program

TextAloud MP3

They instantly charged my bank account $25, transferred an old trial
version 1.479 of TextAloud MP3 to me, and then told me the
activation code is Not Available.

I have an eerie feeling they're going to send a hacked serial number
to me for their next act.

Some keywords come to mind:
crook shyster sham scam ripoff artist illegal illegitimate software
pirate pirated software stolen warez sleazy

Maybe it's just sloppy business, but I seriously don't like being
jacked around by online merchants.

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