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Is Microsoft Word 2016 free?

Anonymous
2017-10-29T08:02:33+00:00

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I have one more question. Is Microsoft word 2016 free?

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Anonymous
2017-10-29T09:44:17+00:00

Microsoft Word 2016 is part of Microsoft Office and is not free (when the trial version has expired).

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Charles Kenyon 167.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2017-10-29T14:04:23+00:00

It is not free. Word's full version has never been free.

Free versions have included:

  • Office 2010 starter
  • Trial versions of Office (which expire fairly quickly)
  • Office Online (web version) which has a very limited set of controls and options

OfficeLibre (OpenOffice) is free but is not the same program and is not from Microsoft.

WordPad is included with Windows and may do much of what you want.

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  1. Stefan Blom 341.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2017-11-30T12:36:39+00:00

    If you do not have an active subscription (Office 365) or a product key for some (other) version of Office, you will have to purchase it from Microsoft. Various offers can be found here:

    https://products.office.com/en-us/compare-all-microsoft-office-products?tab=1

    Most versions are subscriptions. However, Office Home & Student is a one-time purchase, so it will be cheaper (but you can only install it on one machine).

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  2. Stefan Blom 341.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2017-11-30T12:24:17+00:00

    Resetting a computer will remove all programs, except for those that are preinstalled by Windows.

    You will have to reinstall Office. The exact steps depend on how you purchased Office in the first place. Subscriptions can be managed via http://www.office.com/myaccount. Older versions can be downloaded from https://products.office.com/en-us/download-back-up-restore-microsoft-office-products?tab=ForPC (product key required).

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