Thanks everyone!
BackgroundNoise - Not available from my employer I'm afraid.
BOAC - didn't notice my freudian slip!!
Octane - I use Windows 2000. OpenOffice produced decent documents but they refused to print properly or to open at all as e-mail attachments in Outlook. I should add that I only know the basics about computers.
Lancelot37 - I looked at the Tesco one but after my experiences with OpenOffice, I decided to go for the real thing. It's my CV I'm e-mailing and I want to guarantee that recipients won't be irritated.