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Need Advice: Dump Office 365 and go back to Office ####?

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    Need Advice: Dump Office 365 and go back to Office ####?

    I don't like this program, its interface in Excel is a pain and it won't let me open 2003 or 2007 XLS files. I am sure there is a way to do so but not without using protected mode.

    I've thought about replacing it with Open Office 3.2 (or 4.0?) but can't find info on whether that program will work with AAv12 dbf files or older xls files either.

    I've read that Office 2010 is the most stable, but I think the last legacy version is 2013.

    Any advice on doing this in the Win 10 environment?

    Edit: I can't get Excel to turn off protected mode for my spreadsheets. Which means I can't even print it.
    Last edited by MoGrace; 08-03-2016, 02:50 PM.
    Robin

    Discernment is not needed in things that differ, but in those things that appear to be the same. - Miles Sanford

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    Re: Need Advice: Dump Office 365 and go back to Office ####?

    All I know is that in the past, you had to manually delete newer files like mapi32.dll.

    The older installer does not overwrite the newer files, and there were conflicts.

    I am unsure if they resolved the issues, but I suspect you will have an issue or two...

    Good luck...

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      #3
      Re: Need Advice: Dump Office 365 and go back to Office ####?

      Well since I have a subscription for 365, I can always get it back...I'm still waiting for my download link so will check back after the update.
      Robin

      Discernment is not needed in things that differ, but in those things that appear to be the same. - Miles Sanford

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        Re: Need Advice: Dump Office 365 and go back to Office ####?

        Thank you Robin
        I still use MSOffice 2003 upgraded to 2007 and do have just office 10 for the emails(only)
        Was looking at the subscription, but had decided no to.

        Libre Office is loaded here and seems to work quite well. Open source and free. Have not tested with alpha so far.
        Dave Mason
        [email protected]
        Skype is dave.mason46

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          Re: Need Advice: Dump Office 365 and go back to Office ####?

          Hi Dave,
          I was able to find a copy of 2007 for $99, but decided to try Libre first - so far, so good. It does not have email however, so I am trying out Pegasus.

          Since you have Office 2007 too - will it let you edit, save and print xls files from v 2003? Libre does.

          Personally, I think we should rebel against the current subscription model most apps are using whenever possible!
          Robin

          Discernment is not needed in things that differ, but in those things that appear to be the same. - Miles Sanford

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            Re: Need Advice: Dump Office 365 and go back to Office ####?

            Since you have Office 2007 too - will it let you edit, save and print xls files from v 2003? Libre does.
            Yes and office 2000
            I agree! Being from SC, I am a natural Rebel and with Flag.

            Subscription is a downer to me. I have to subscribe to many apps and addons(about 30 of them) for other in the course of business, but most of them are subscriptions for updates and help only. They still operate fine after they expire.

            One may need to understand Joomla to get what I mean. PHP going to version 7 caused many to have to be upgraded and new ones in some cases. Joomla(which is free) is now at 3.6.1 and caused other breaks. Joomla 4 is going to be a huge jump sometime next year and I am sure there will be more upgrades/updates.
            Last edited by DaveM; 08-04-2016, 03:43 PM.
            Dave Mason
            [email protected]
            Skype is dave.mason46

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              Re: Need Advice: Dump Office 365 and go back to Office ####?

              I have been using Libre Office. It is a fork of open office that has seen more updates and devolpment. Not quite as stabile as Office 2010 or 2013 but good enough. It will read any of the Office file formats. Believe it will read the DBF files produced by Alpha5, but there are some issues with this.
              For a good alternative to Outlook try eM client, connects to every email service out there including exchange server. It's free for for one or two email accounts and full version is a reasonable cost.
              Last edited by pboomwork; 08-05-2016, 09:15 PM.

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                Re: Need Advice: Dump Office 365 and go back to Office ####?

                LOL eM client sounded good, but running over 30 email accounts from more than that may websites.
                It costs 50.00 for more than 2 accounts as I am reading it, Nice to know if I ever have issues with Outlook.

                Just thought about it: Wonder how workable alpha desktop would be for that?
                Dave Mason
                [email protected]
                Skype is dave.mason46

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                  Re: Need Advice: Dump Office 365 and go back to Office ####?

                  Thats why I Am using eMclient numerious website accounts. Not 30 only only around 8 accounts. Still $50 gets you support for unlimited accounts. It does a nice job of filtering and placing all accounts in a single view.

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                    Re: Need Advice: Dump Office 365 and go back to Office ####?

                    Found a few more as well that are free.
                    The 30 is the number of sites. emails are closer to 150, but I have most of them forwarded/consolidated on the websites. So I have about 30 direct emails to my outlook.
                    Dave Mason
                    [email protected]
                    Skype is dave.mason46

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