On 08/06/11 7:05 AM, Always Learning wrote: > Install Open Office. It is supposed to be 100% compatible with M$ Office note even close to 100% compatible with current versions of MS Office. it can read/write most simple Excel/Word files, but often has problems with advanced formatting, the PowerPoint equivalent isn't even that close, and Base is nothing like Access. Using the OpenOffice programs is about like setting the wayback machine for 1999. -- john r pierce N 37, W 122 santa cruz ca mid-left coast