Hi David, I won't trumpet too loudly my firm belief that Office 365 is the best way to go, and this is because Microsoft is improving the accessibility of Office at the same time that they are adding features. The price of an ongoing single-user subscription is $6.99 per month and you get two months for free if you subscribe annually. As for contacting the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk, the only issue I can see is that you have to be able to deal with the long-distance cost involved in calling the U.S. telephone number, which is 800-936-5900. You could do a Skype out call and contact them that way. Now, once you reach the line and get a human being, I cannot think of any reason why they would hang up on you just because you are outside North America. I live in Canada, and they have never had an issue with my calling them.
Good luck, Rod Sent from Outlook for Windows -----Original Message----- From: Talk <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David via Talk Sent: June 30, 2019 4:34 PM To: WE English Mailinglist <[email protected]> Cc: David <[email protected]> Subject: MS Office question Anyone here has any experience, or know the rules? I am trying to get hold of a copy of MS Office, and thought I might save a few dollars, on buying one of the former versions. Got some offer here, for unopened and fully licensed versions, but got confused about their titles. One says Home and Student, the other reads Home and Business. Well, I am neither a student, nor a business owner. But since they both states Home, will it still be legal for me? Or, was there any other version that I should look out for? They are both Office 2010. Anyone knows when Microsoft would end support for that version, or maybe they have already done so? Finally, I got one more offer, this time for Office 2019. Would someone happen to know whether that version is accessible with WinEyes? Guess NVDA and Jaws are OK with 2019, but would hate to loose WinEyes functionality. Allright, I do know of the subscription versions of Office, but I really don't want that kind of ongoing expenses. Rather pay once, and you know what you've got. Subscribe, and next month - or next year - Microsoft decides to change something, and all the sudden you are lost, and have to spend days in figuring your way around the new features. Thanks for all feedback, that I can make the most informed decition. And please, since I am outside North-Americas, I was under the impression the Microsoft Assistance line would not be available for me. If I am mistaken, I'd be glad to know. -- David _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/rod_hutton%40hotmail.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
