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Microsoft Office Questions

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  • Microsoft Word
  • Computers
  • Apps
  • Office
  • External Hard Drive
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September 14, 2014 7:30:11 AM

Hi,
I have a quick question about Microsoft Office. I have built a computer over the summer, but did not get Office as I did not have money. Now, I need it as my English teacher does not know how to use Google Drive and prefers Word. For now, I have been converting docs to word documents and using word viewer to see documents. My mom's laptop has word, but I am not allowed to work on it. However, I just wanted to know if I can copy the Office folder to an external hard drive, and then use the hard drive to copy it onto my computer. Will this work? Even a bigger question, is this legal? Sorry if this is a stupid question, but this idea just popped into my head and I wanted to know if it will work.

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September 14, 2014 7:38:14 AM

Legal? Probably not. Some purchases of Office DO allow for multiple installs. Check with Mom to see if that is the case.

Copy the Office folder? No. It needs to be a regular install.

Alternatives?
Student version of Office is generally quite cheap, sometimes free.
LibreOffice or OpenOffice can save directly in Word .doc format.
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September 14, 2014 7:39:35 AM

USAFRet said:
Legal? Probably not. Some purchases of Office DO allow for multiple installs. Check with Mom to see if that is the case.

Copy the Office folder? No. It needs to be a regular install.

Alternatives?
Student version of Office is generally quite cheap, sometimes free.
LibreOffice or OpenOffice can save directly in Word .doc format.


Alright, thanks.
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