Originally posted by cassp:
Thanks for all the advice, everyone. I'm sure others here have also found your opinions helpful. I do have the OpenOffice software installed on my present laptop, but have never used it. I think I'll give it a try while I wait for my new PC.
I convinced a few of the companies I work with to switch to open office. Some of the staff didn't even notice that it's not Microsoft office, it works seemlessly. If you are going to send spreadsheets and documents to Microsoft Office users just be sure to save in the correct format though.