There are several free solutions available if you need to interact with files generated in Microsoft Office or create files compatible with Microsoft Office programs.
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You may install a number of free tools on your computer to open Microsoft Office documents as well as other office or rich text documents. Here is a list of some of our favorites.
Microsoft Viewer software
Without installing Microsoft Office on your computer, you may read Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files using one of the numerous Viewer apps from Microsoft.
The following is a list of download URLs for each viewer app from the Microsoft website.
Sun’s OpenOffice project is free and open-source and offers a number of options. It is accessible on all popular operating systems, including Linux, Apple macOS, and Microsoft Windows. The programs that are part of this bundle are listed below.
Draw – Drawing program you can use to create logos and flow charts.
Calc – Spreadsheet.
Base – Database.
Math – Allows you to create scientific formulas and equations.
One of the most widely used free office suites that support ODF (OpenDocument format) and documents from Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher.
