halp

[amand_r]

this netbook has no word program, and it is very very wee. It has no cd drive for me to install from disc. Is there a good free word processing program out there? googledocs is fine and all, but i want to be able to work offline.

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[xtricks.livejournal.com]

try openoffice, abi word or neooffice if you're using a mac type computer.

open office is full service but may be large for your HD

[sinanju.livejournal.com]

There's OpenOffice, of course.

Also Liquid Story Binder, WriteWayPro, WriteItNow, Scrivener, and OneNote are all writing programs I've heard of but haven't used myself. They're all aimed at fiction writing, they're not just word processors. But that should give you some things to look at.

[iamshadow.livejournal.com]

Open Office for the mother fucking win!

One thing you will need to do with open office, though, is if you want it to save into doc format, rather than its own thingy:

Tools > Options > Load/Save > General

In the 'Document type' header down the bottom, change the 'Always save as' to Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP.

Then, in the other flick down box, select 'Spreadsheet' and change the 'always save as' to Microsoft Excel 97/2000/XP. Then, select 'Presentation' and change the 'always save as' to Microsoft Power Point 97/2000/XP.

Hope that helps. :)

[sthayashi.livejournal.com]

Too little too late since you have OpenOffice (which reminds me that I need to upgrade to the latest version), but does your computer have WordPad on it? Definitely word processor uber-lite, but it's a step up from notepad.

[valancy-joy.livejournal.com]

typing on Lola is an adventure. Must keep fingers arched ... I get used to it after a bit, but the wee-ness does take some gettting used to.