Microsoft office!?! I'm thinking about buying this little device for a school trip where i will be required to bring a laptop but I need to be able to use microsoft office (excel, word, powerpoint) on it in order to do my homework. Is this possible? Microsoft office!?! I'm thinking about buying this little device for a school trip where i will be required to bring a laptop but I need to be able to use microsoft office (excel, word,... » Read More Microsoft office!?! I'm thinking about buying this little device for a school trip where i will be required to bring a laptop but I need to be able to use microsoft office (excel, word, powerpoint) on it in order to do my homework. Is this possible? « Show Less
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Yes! All Eee PCs have Open Office.org installed.You can use it to work with MS Office documents.http://download.openoffice.org/other.html#en-USIf you want to use MS Office this will require changing the operating system to WinXP and installing MS Office. That would take some work, but can be done.
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Eee pc comes with a all the device drivers for xp, so if you have a xp installation cd/dvd and a usb dvd/cd drive then it will take a little longer the typical windows install.
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MS Office with Linux no no.You need to install windows 1st before you install MS office.it comes with open office
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Just to add to some of the above discussions, have have used Open Office quite a bit on my old school iBook and it works great. Best part...it is compatible with office 2007, able to save and open word documents from this program.
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You say "That would take some work, but can be done." How much work? Do you have any tips?(I plan to use MS office with WinXP on my new 8G EEE)
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Any Linux-based machine (including this one) can open/use MS Office files by using the free-for-download OpenOffice suite (OpenOffice.org). In other words, you can use MS Office files by using that program.
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You'll need Office for Mac; works great and is compatible with Windows OS versions of Office, but only word, excel, powerpoint, and outlook. It doesn't include Project, Visio, or OneNote. Available from Amazon via download here: http://www.amazon.com/Office-Mac-2011-Home-Business/dp/B0064PF4ZQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1403018369&sr=8-2&keywords=office+for+mac
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No, this has it's own version of word, excel and power point that is compatible with the ms versions. Actually works quite nicely. I've downloaded ms stuff and used it, haven't uploaded to my pc and used with ms programs yet Good luck :}
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Yes, it runs just like a laptop or desktop so you can install MS Office but only by a download, i would recommend getting the Bluetooth keyboard if you plan on doing a lot of word processing.
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Microsoft Office is not included. I found it on Ebay as a download for $45.00. It works fine.
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No, I had to purchase those extra. I bought my machine at Best Buy and I believe it was around $110 for Microsoft office. However, no computers come with this now, only a free trial period. That's because of a lawsuit that was filed against Microsoft quite a way back claiming by having these preinstalled they were creating a monopoly. You may want to look into Google Doc's, they are free and you can do your work on any computer, because they stay "in the cloud". Once you use Google doc ( at least for the powerpoint and word equivalent) you probably won't go back. Haven't tried the excel equivalent. One really nice thing about google doc's is that you can share it, and multiple people can work on the same document at the same time on different computers. Hard to explain,, but really nice to use. Good luck in your search.
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No. PowerPoint is typically an inherent part of the Microsoft Office. As such you will have to purchase MS Office and install it separately.
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No. You have to purchase Microsoft Office for Apple in order to use Excel and Word.
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Hi, Unfortunately this laptop does not include Microsoft office, it only includes a fresh installation of Windows 7 Pro 64 bit, with all driver and updates, but there is free software out there such as google docs.
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I am sorry for the month and a half late response. I do not own a notebook of this model or type, so unfortunately I'm unaware if Microsoft Office is included or not.
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Yes, this computer is compatible with office, excel, word, one note, powerpoint and all other software you choose to install. However, it does not come with any microsoft office software installed, it needs to be purchased first but you can use any version: office 2007, 2008, 2009 etc...
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I had to purchase Microsoft Word. You can find Open Office for free online but for my online school requirements I purchased the Word, Excel package with powerpoint for less than $200
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As an English teacher, I'm looking for a way to digitally mark up my students papers. Does anyone use the Pen Tablet to mark Word documents? If so, given the small working space, which perhaps shows only part of a document, is the Pen Tablet a feasible option for editing?
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I think you can. Its great for note taking, and you can download the officesuite pro app and create word, excel, and powerpoint. I use this at work and I find it much easier than carrying a laptop around.
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Yes you can I believe you download kingsoft office off of the play store you can do both word, excel, and power point
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It supports all MS office applications, but it doesn't come pre-loaded with the software. If you have a licensed copy of the software, you can definitely install it on the device. I have the Office 2013 running on it right now and it works fine.
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it has Microsoft office installed but when you open it, it requires you to purchase it or put in your old serial number from a previous office that you have bought, so really the answer is NO!!! Most distressing!!!It has some other programs like word pad and notebook but anything else you would have to install yourself.