Hi folks.
I know that some of you are less than impressed with Bill's worldwide monopoly, so why not try this?
It's called OpenOffice 1.0 and is COMPLETELY FREE to download. It's a bit of a hefty file, so probably only good for you guys that have DSL or cable, but I think it's very impressive.
http://www.openoffice.org
It's available for Windows AND Linux and is a full featured suite of office programs.
It's compatible with virtually all current file formats (like .doc, .xls, .ppt) that you find in MS Office 2000 but you don't have to pay a penny.
Surely worth a try.....