Excel 2013

[Blue Maniac]

I need to get hold of Excel 2013, but my need isn't such that I'm prepared to pay £60-70 for it. Does anyone know some magical place where I can get a key for considerably less?

 

[Jeff]

How long do you need it?

There's a 60 day trial version - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/jj192782.aspx

 

[Blue Maniac]

How long do you need it?

There's a 60 day trial version - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/jj192782.aspx

I'll need it longer than that since I use it for a few things.

 

[Jeff]

Have you tried the free alternatives?

 

[Blue Maniac]

Have you tried the free alternatives?

Actually I have not. Never even used them. I have a number of files which I've spent hours writing formulae for. Will these alternatives recognise them or will I have to rewrite them all?

 

[FOX Franks]

The OpenOffice suite is pretty good and most of the formulae etc are the same I think.

 

[bocadillo]

Actually I have not. Never even used them. I have a number of files which I've spent hours writing formulae for. Will these alternatives recognise them or will I have to rewrite them all?

The OpenOffice suite is pretty good and most of the formulae etc are the same I think.

They seem to be the same but my experience with the Prediction League tables suggest that formulae written in one did not always work in the other.

 

[Matt_B]

Have you considered office 365? It's free for the basics for us as a school, but not sure to the general public.

 

[Matt_B]

Is there a reason this is in eBay forum?

 

[Jeff]

Is there a reason this is in eBay forum?

BM was asking for advice on where to get Excel cheap. So the shopping forum was as good a place as any to post it.

 

[M17TT C]

Depending who you work for, you may be eligible for the Microsoft Office Home Use program where you can get Office for a tenner:

http://www.microsofthup.com/hupuk/home.aspx?country_id=GB

 

[spionfox]

The OpenOffice suite is pretty good and most of the formulae etc are the same I think.

Unless you are using a macro.

 

[bocadillo]

Unless you are using a macro.

Ah yes - it was the macros that didn't work, not the formulae.

 

[Macky]

The OpenOffice suite is pretty good and most of the formulae etc are the same I think.

OpenOffice is no more, it hasn't had any new development for a few years now. For a free and open-source replacement for MS Office the way forward is LibreOffice.