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How to open/create/edit Word & Excel documents without purchasing Office

Updated: Nov 16, 2022


Did you know that you can view, edit and even create Microsoft Word documents and Excel spreadsheets without purchasing an Office subscription? You have a few options when it comes to working with Word & Excel documents for free, avoiding a costly subscription and saving you money!



Use the free online version of Microsoft Office

Many are unaware that Microsoft Office has a free online version that you can use to create, edit and view documents that were created with Office. Instead of installing Office on your computer, the Office suite is a cloud application similar to Google Docs. To use the free version of Microsoft Office, you'll need a free Microsoft account. If you don't have one already, you can create one on this page: https://tinyurl.com/4fwrd2p9


After you sign in to your Microsoft account, simply go to this page to access your Office cloud portal: https://office.com From here, you can select any Office application on the left side to launch the free version. To open a document using one of the free Office applications, you'll need to first upload the document to your OneDrive. Simply, go to https://onedrive.com Then, drag and drop the file you would like to open into the OneDrive window. You can click on the document to open it in either Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.




Download & install LibreOffice free office suite

You also have the option of downloading LibreOffice, which is a 100% free office suite, similar to Microsoft Office. Using applications such as writer or draw, you can create, open, edit and save documents that were originally created with Microsoft Word. Excel or PowerPoint. You can download and install LibreOffice on this page: https://libreoffice.org


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