You are probably referring to Open Office and it is good, too, although I have not used it on anything really long since getting Office in a raffle. Valerie > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Jackie McBride > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 9:18 AM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Version of MS Word > > Yes, but I'd advise u try to find ms word 2003 as the ribbon menus in > 2k7 tend to pose accessibility problems. > > Another alternative is possibly EdSharp, as discussed some time ago on > this listserv, & it's a freeby. But it isn't nearly as feature-rich as > word, & was never intended thus. > > On 11/23/09, Tracy Carcione <carcione@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I need to buy MS Word so I can work on books on my new netbook. I see > > "Office 2007 - home and student version" on Amazon for a fairly reasonable > > price. Is the "home and student version" robust enough to handle large > > books? I ask because I tried opening the book I'm working on in MS Works, > > which came with my machine, but it could not load the whole book. > > Thanks. > > Tracy > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of > > available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > > > > > -- > Change the world--1 deed at a time > Jackie McBride > www.abletec.serverheaven.net > Please join me Saturday, 11/7, on my walk against breast cancer by > making a donation at: > http://main.acsevents.org/goto/larkspur> > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available > commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.