Software upgrade

[Guest]

Although I've been using computers for many years in
business I've never owned my own computer and last month,
when I retired, bought one from Dell which came with XP
Home Edition. This came with Works 7.0.

I cannot get on with Works and want to upgrade to an
Office suite which has Word, Excel & Powerpoint (things I
was used to in the office). I note there are various
options such as Office Suite 2003 and even Office XP. I
want a software package that won't cost me a fortune but
will last me for a few years (now that I'm retired I
can't afford to keep spending). I cannot get anyone to
advise me. Can anyone help please?

 

[Don MI]

Although I've been using computers for many years in
business I've never owned my own computer and last month,
when I retired, bought one from Dell which came with XP
Home Edition. This came with Works 7.0.

I cannot get on with Works and want to upgrade to an
Office suite which has Word, Excel & Powerpoint (things I
was used to in the office). I note there are various
options such as Office Suite 2003 and even Office XP. I
want a software package that won't cost me a fortune but
will last me for a few years (now that I'm retired I
can't afford to keep spending). I cannot get anyone to
advise me. Can anyone help please?

Office has several editions with different included applications. A good
place to start is here:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/howtobuy/default.mspx

When you choose an edition, an upgrade version is the lowest cost. Office
2003, the latest version, allows an upgrade from Works 7. Office XP, the
prior version, does not.

Don

 

[Jan]

Don

Thank you for taking the time to reply. This is really
helpful.