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writing a letter.

Discussion in 'Computer Corner' started by pete, Jan 5, 2015.

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  1. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Hoping for some help here.
    With my old PC I could write a letter then print it, bung in an envelope and send it off.

    I dont seem to be able to do that with my lap top.
    At least I cant find the programme that does that, am I missing something?
     
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    I use "Word" to do all that, it's part of Microsoft Office - maybe you don't have that?
     
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      Are you Wi Fi as my laptop will print direct to the printer on a good day !!!:sick0026: Oh forgot to mention I have Word.
       
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        Yep, I use word, i've only ever had a laptop.
         
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      • pete

        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        So did I on my old one.:frown:

        I paid to get this one set up for me at PC world, biggest waste of money of all time.

        I just looked at downloading microsoft word and it wants money:yikes:
        Plus a loads of old gobbledegoop about the cloud.:scratch:

        http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/try/
         
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        Hi pete, There's some freeware called 'Openoffice' which you can download and which provides a reasonable alternative to 'Word' etc. Then you just need to check that your printer is 'installed' on your laptop...
         
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          Word is quite expensive now I think.

          There is OpenOffice which can do everything MS Office can do, but is completely free.
          https://www.openoffice.org/
           
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            OK thanks, I was obviously looking in the wrong place.

            Great help.:yay:
             
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            I use Open Office too.
            I had word on my older laptop but found OO just as good for what I need. The biggest advantage of OO used to be that it was a more compact space efficient package although that may not be the case now.
             
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              Or use WordPad which comes pre-installed. Should suffice for simple letter writing.
               
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                  In just two clicks I found this for Zigs.........................


                  (ps - the clip is from a film called Downfall. If you haven't seen it yet seek it out as it is the greatest WW2 film ever!)

                   
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                      I use Word pad for letters ,just create a new document write your letter and save and print:smile:
                       
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                      Don't tell the Russians you've got a loaded Polaris :yikes:
                       
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