There is an Office version called 365. That is the one which offers a monthly charge or you can pay for an entire year at one time. I considered that but it's on line. Office 365 brings you onto that web site and you store your files on the cloud. It's a bit different and might take some getting used to. I don't recall the exact charge but it's something like $11 to $13 per month, I think. I believe that Microsoft is offering some kind of special deal on that. Personally, I prefer to have my files right on my PC and I back things up regularly on an external drive. It might be a less expensive alternative.
JOHN AND LINDA JUSTICE WITH GUIDE DOGS EDWIN AND CALYPSOE PERSONAL E-MAIL: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of andy Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2016 10:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] OFFICE 2010 WILL LOSE MICROSOFT SUPPORT Hello list, Am I misunderstanding, I thought I heard one of my friends say you can get it for a monthly subscription... now it might not be cheaper in the long run, but a subscription would make it a little easier to afford... Plus, I just got a windows suite, for free my my university, I was able to get, outlook, word, excel, powerpoint... It is ridiculous to have to pay 250 bucks for something that is necessary I hope we can all find affordable software andy -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike B. Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2016 10:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] OFFICE 2010 WILL LOSE MICROSOFT SUPPORT Hi Gene & Jhon, I'm sending this message using Jaws 16, & sure hope I don't get blasted by the moderators! Here's a website for Office products. These people are a good group to do business with: Softwareau http://www.softwareau.com Checkout their prices, they're great. Take Care. Mike Sent from my iBarstool. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gene Warner To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2016 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] OFFICE 2010 WILL LOSE MICROSOFT SUPPORT Before my vision loss forced me to leave my last job, I got Office 2007 for something like $10 as part of Microsoft's Home Use program. If I am forced to abandon 2007, I'll look at Open Office. My needs now don't include paying $200 or more for Office. For Security Essentials, I have the original installer. I suspect Windows update will still continue to update it if it sees it installed. That should hold me over until I can find an accessible anti virus. Avast was my favorite until I discovered what an accessibility nightmare it is. Cheers! On 12/10/2016 9:42 PM, wayne smith wrote: > That seems very strange since I am still using Office 2007 on one > machine with no issues. I will check with MS next week. Since they > still support Windows 2007 for about 4 more years it is hard to figure. > > Wayne > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of john_Justice > Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2016 8:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [JAWS-Users] OFFICE 2010 WILL LOSE MICROSOFT SUPPORT > > I have just learned, from Microsoft Disability Support, that Office > 2010 will no longer be supported as of early 2017. I was receiving > constant automated notices on my systems which use this software. > Apparently, those messages were generated because of this development. > That's going to cause some headaches for many people including state > run agencies here in Pennsylvania. Here at home, I use Office 2010 > Home and Business. A new 2016version runs about $229 plus tax. I'm > not sure if that's a sale price since Microsoft is now offering a > twelve day special sale. With tax in my state, the total is about > $246. > > > > Now here's the problem. Microsoft wants you to have an active > Microsoft account. Downloading the software is, admittedly, much > easier with an account but it's difficult to work with a download > without it. You can always go out and buy the hard copy on disk. > That is still an option. I am not sure what the price would be in a > retail store. Usually, the Microsoft Store's prices are a bit more > reasonable. > > > > But what does this mean to the average Office 2010 user? Personally, > I have never called Microsoft directly for support on my Office 2010. > I have received help from the Disability Desk of course. Under normal > circumstances, this would not be a problem. But knowing computers as > we all do, there might come a time when an issue is encountered which > cannot be corrected normally. It is then that support becomes > essential. > Fortunately, that is rare for most of us. Are they trying to force > purchases of their newer software? Probably. The decision to act is > up to each of us as individuals. There are some definite differences > between > 2010 > and 2016. I'm at the very beginning. However, one of them does > concern me. > I use Outlook as my e-mail client. Apparently, some e-mail providers > are using different security protocols which may not be supported by > older e-mail software. In addition, Microsoft Live essentials will no > longer be supported as of January, 2017. Microsoft is saying that > Live Mail will still work if it is already installed on your system. > But it will no longer be available for download. The accompanying > antivirus software was, in my opinion, never that good to begin with. > But it too will no longer be available. That development is confirmed > by an article posted by David Goldfield, somewhat of a technical guru > in Philadelphia. . Maybe someone on this list has an antivirus > program which is still accessible with jaws. I am using Avast but it > has its problems. It is usable but only just. > > > > I wanted to let everyone on the list know about these developments. > Not everyone can afford the kind of investment purchasing Office 2016 > represents. > > > > JOHN AND LINDA JUSTICE > > With guide dogs Edwin and calypso > > PERSONAL E-MAIL: [email protected] > > > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
