must buy word, excel,... (office) package?
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You need to buy an office suite unless you get OpenOffice or Libre Office, both of which are free downloads and work well.
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I believe that you must purchase an Office-type software, however, I am sure there are freeware options available that work quite nicely.
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No it is only a trial version of Office that is included. I think it was 30 days free use, then an option to purchase the software will be available, and is very easy to activate the full program.
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Mine had a trial version of Microsoft Office. You would eventually have to pay.
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yes, but word an excel are just trial versions. WIn 8 its original. Its a very fast laptop, am very happy with it .
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Software Included: * Microsoft Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word and Excel only, with advertising. No PowerPoint or Outlook. Buy Office 2010 to use the full-featured software.* Bing Bar* Windows Live EssentialsSED International
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Word starter and Excel starter. It's not the trial version. You need to purchase Office 2010 to have all the options activated in these soft-wares.
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You have to buy it - this computer does not come with MS Office. (a HUGE bummer...I realized this and was very disappointing myself....not only do you have to deal with annoying Windows 8, but you don't even have basic Word or Excel.)
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Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac works very well. Also remember that Apple's Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are half the price ($20 each) of the Microsoft Office for Mac package and correspond to WORD, Excel, and Powerpoint respectively.
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No. Some models come with a trial version of Office (Word, etc.) that expires rather soon. You will have to acquire the software on your own.
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There should be a slip of paper included in the box with the microsoft office (student and home edition) product key. Otherwise, ask the store that you made the purchase.
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No. You have to buy Microsoft Office2013 or you can buy Word and Excel individually, I think.
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Yes! Comes with office. You get Power point, Word, Excel and One Note. I find it extremely useful at work.
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Yes, it comes with a trial version of Microsoft Office, which you can purchase if you like it. You might also look into OpenOffice...
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Does not come with Office; you can install it if you have it, or download OpenOffice, which is free.
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You can also buy Microsoft Office for Mac if you are not happy with pages. I think you will like the simplicity and the usability of Pages. It does the job in an elegant and easy way.
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There is a trail for Microsoft Office which comes pre-installed. However you need to buy it or enter an activation code if you already have one?