My new laptop is running Windows 8,Office 365 and ACT Pro 2011. Any compatibility/conversion issues? Thx
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The Pro 2011 version is not compatible. I upgraded to 8.1 with the new Office and it will not sync. ACT will also not support it. You will have to fork over another $300. The new version of ACT doesn't get any better, they just keep coming out with new versions so you have to spend more money ever couple years and you are stuck with it. After much discussion and complaints with ACT I have dumped it in favor of another contact management program. I'll never touch an ACT product again.
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It is worth noting that some older version of Office (2003) will not run correctly on Win 8.1. I installed Open Office and that solves my simple Excel and Word needs.
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Basically, none. I had a CD with games on it and installed it. I downloaded Adobe Reader off the Internet. I had previously purchased MS Office Professional 2010 ... but would you believe Microsoft would not allow me to install from my CD??? I had to purchase a new key code from them (after purchasing the program for $400+), in order to use it on my new PC! Same with MS Money: my product key code was not "recognized", even though I had never installed it on my old PC!! So I bought Quicken. Norton 360 for 3 PC's was no problem, thank goodness!
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I'd say 'yes'. I currently have a Dell PC with Windows 2007 and Office 2007, and when it came time to use files created by Word 2000, there was no problem--it was fairly automatic. At most, you might need to right-click on the file, click on Properties and then Compatibility, but it's been my experience that MS is smarter than most of us, and that it just takes care of that. Boogey on!
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I don't actually know what MS 365 is, but I loaded MS Office Professional 2013 on my Surface Pro 3. Works great.
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I have Microsoft Office 2007 and installed it to this computer. It works great and I have been using it for about 2 months without issues with that software.
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I am running it on Windows 7 with no problems, but haven't upgraded to 8 yet. Wish I could be of assistance
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Yes, I downloaded and installed office 2013 and it works like a charm. great computer though.
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Not Sure, I do not use those programs. I would check compatibility with Windows 8
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Either, depending on the OS. It works equally awful if you use MS Office. Use Open Office and it actually runs well.
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you can install MS office 2004 and all other older applications. MS Office 2011 and newer applications run on this laptop as well. Regards, Jordan
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The OS is ready out of the box but it only has a trial of Office. I purchased Office 365 for $99 it works on 5 devices and includes everything. Great pc so far!
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It's a standard windows 8 pro install. No extra programs beyond what comes with windows. Office 365 trial is ready to install upon first boot.
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Windows 8, but Office is trial only. As well as some basic softwares like Norton, Skype etc.
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You can install any compatible version of office. Also, 2013 and 365 are the same product. Only difference is that 365 is subscription based and includes 1TB of OneDrive storage. That said, IMHO office 365 is a great deal. Being able to keep all your important files backed up automatically just by saving to the OneDrive folder is a huge peace of mind :)
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Microsoft 365, if i understand it correcltly, is the rented version of microsoft office. Office is a wone time purchase and 365 is a per year charge, - my guess is that is the only difference, so it would not matter which - either would work. i am about 80% confident of this, so check with others please.
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I don'think you should have any problems,assuming you are familiar with windows 8. That was my problem,as it was for me being a total novice when organs to this new program. Good luck.