Computer/Microsoft Word Question

[annettemarie]

I'm checking out the laptops on sale at Dell, and I have a question-- do I need to buy Word if I already have it on disk from my last computer? Thanks!

[Arduinna]

As long as you have your authentication key you don't.

[annettemarie]

Awesome.

Hey, another question. Buying a laptop, and it comes with a battery-- I don't need to also buy any kind of power cord, do I?

[annettemarie]

And if we lost the authentification key and called Dell, do you think they would give it to us?

[AuntNi]

If your authentication key is lost, you won't be able to re-install Word.

Your laptop will almost certainly come with a battery and a power cord. The batteries are re-chargeable, so you need to plug the laptop in to charge the battery.

[annettemarie]

I ordered one last night! :

If for some reason I can't install Word, I'll just make do with Google Docs or something.

[Tradd]

Annette - the word processing software from http://www.openoffice.org/ is pretty good. And better - it's free! I don't know how it compares to Google Docs, but it's something to look at.

[Arduinna]

IME laptops come with a power cord, so I don't think you should need one, but you can always check the contents list for the item to make sure.

congrats on ordering.

[katmann]

I was going to suggest open source software to replace word as well. I've used Google docs for powerpoint presentations, and it worked really well. I don't know about openoffice, but it's worth a try before you spend a bunch of money on word.

[annettemarie]

I've heard a lot about Open Office, and will definitely check it out. I'm ridiculously excited. DH got a laptop for church over a year ago, and I've been coveting his ever since.