# Word program ( need answer fast) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 9, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249 "2016-08-09T16:12:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/1 "2016-08-09T16:12:53Z")
My michro soft word is down and I need to get some work finished pronto. Can anyone suggest any simple word program I can download, ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/2 "2016-08-09T16:17:42Z")
Abiword is simple and is mostly MS Word compatible. Open Office and Libra Office are both mostly MS Word compatible but are a bit more complicated as they are entire office packages and aren’t just a simple Word replacement. Libra Office is a fork off of Open Office so these are not two unrelated programs. They both come from the same origin. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/3 "2016-08-09T16:18:08Z")
Assuming this is a Windows PC and the document isn’t very complex, you may be able to use Wordpad, which should already be on the PC. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/4 "2016-08-09T16:22:47Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Assuming this is a Windows PC and the document isn’t very complex, you may be able to use Wordpad, which should already be on the PC. I will look into that right now. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/5 "2016-08-09T16:25:30Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > My michro soft word is down and I need to get some work finished pronto. Can anyone suggest any simple word program I can download, I will let you know how it works out, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/6 "2016-08-09T16:25:33Z")
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**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/7 "2016-08-09T16:33:10Z")
I keep running into the same problem with all the free downloads. It asks that I download some software managing progeam and then that never downloads and I get stuck in that screen. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/8 "2016-08-09T16:54:53Z")
LibraOffice uses the windows .msi installer, so you need to have that installed and properly running on your computer (.msi files are a Microsoft thing, not a LibraOffice thing). Abiword downloads a simple .exe that you install. Neither one should ask you to install some sort of download manager for your browser. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/9 "2016-08-09T16:57:56Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > Neither one should ask you to install some sort of download manager for your browser. Maybe it’s an issue with the website he’s attempting to download from? Nitpick in case it helps searching: it’s Libr **e** Office. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/10 "2016-08-09T16:59:16Z")
Just write an email. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/11 "2016-08-09T16:59:37Z")
Just go to Google Docs. If you have an existing document, you can upload it then edit it. If you want to create a new one you can do that. You can also save as a docx file to share, if need be. Or print, or just send a link to someone else. Nothing to download or install. > **[Google Docs: Online Document Editor | Google Workspace](https://www.google.com/docs/about/)** > > Use Google Docs to create, and collaborate on online documents. Edit together with secure sharing in real-time and from any device. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/12 "2016-08-09T17:10:46Z")
I got the abi going and I am also interested in the google doc. I kept typing in google word trying to find it. Thanls for all the help. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/13 "2016-08-09T17:23:09Z")
I would have suggested Google Docs right off, preferably through Chrome. Imports and exports Word docs with near perfection, requires no installation. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/14 "2016-08-09T17:24:56Z")
I never suggest google docs for work documents. You are putting company sensitive information out on a remote server which is very bad from a security point of view. Depending on the sensitivity of the documents or if you don’t care about the security issues involved then it’s no biggie. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/15 "2016-08-09T17:28:44Z")
The trouble I am having with google docs is that it seems to load up fine and give me a screen but directs me to hit + to start a new document. I can’t find a plus sign and everything I click on seems to be dead and non responsive. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/16 "2016-08-09T18:59:20Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Maybe it’s an issue with the website he’s attempting to download from? > > Nitpick in case it helps searching: it’s Libr **e** Office. Yeah, LibraOffice just weighs you down. 😛 LibreOffice is quite good, and in certain respects better that Word - simpler, less junk you don’t use. I have both. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-program-need-answer-fast/762249/17 "2016-08-09T19:52:01Z")
I like Open Office.