Budget laptop advice needed

Originally Posted by SoulKiss

And then if the school is using Office 2007 or newer, prepare to fight with the wonders of the new .docx format.

Yeah, never had to do it with a .docx, but had to do it loads with .xlsx

Originally Posted by timwilky

I would say it is wrong for a school to dictate any format unless they are providing the hardware/software. My kids hated it the only computers they had access to ran linux, Solaris or VMS. Daughter had Oracle and forms, when she asked if she could submit her project using that her teacher said no she had to use industry standard tools????

Which industry? what standard? Almost everyone I know who has to write reports and the like uses LaTeX anyway.

Most of my industry uses office 2003, but that might be the dinosaurs in charge who can just about open an e-mail.

[SoulKiss]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Pay actual money for a microsoft program? What a quaint idea...

Not everyone is a Thieving Pikey Northerner

I see your point, but when there are free alternatives, its hard to justify nicking it.

[NTECUK]

The school should be encouraged to use cheap alternatives.
Can't are it happening at Davids school ,so its a case of being a sheep.

[Viney]

I can get office Pro for £9 leagally, sadly though its all part of some Xerox Scheme thing.