Cheapest Microsoft Office?

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Cheapest Microsoft Office?

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I need to purchase a Microsoft Office suite that contains Access. I keep trying the student discount through their site with my student email but it is just not going through. I have been trying off and on for months. I even contacted customer support and have not heard back from them either. Anyone know the cheapest place to pick this up?
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Get the student discount if you can. If it isn't working for you talk to someone at your school (preferably anyone working/teaching over in the IT building).

The student discounted version is the cheapest one I've seen.
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I know. Here is my theory. My school sells office suites in the book store for more than you can get it with a student discount. I think they block the emails on purpose so people buy it from them. Conpiracy theory? *Shrug*
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I'm not completely sure, but doesn Open Office have an Access feature? It's free, so it's worth giving a shot.
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Reverend wrote:I'm not completely sure, but doesn Open Office have an Access feature? It's free, so it's worth giving a shot.

I thought about that but I am taking Intergrated Computer Application which is basically teaching you to use MS Office 2007 and combine and transfer files and stuff. Fun stuff, huh? Last semester when I had to take Computer Applications and spend my times making word/excell/acces/power point documents I wanted to gouge my eyeballs out. B-O-R-I-N-G S-H-I-T.
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Octopod wrote:
Reverend wrote: Last semester when I had to take Computer Applications and spend my times making word/excell/acces/power point documents I wanted to gouge my eyeballs out. B-O-R-I-N-G S-H-I-T.
Love excel and access, but I feel you on the powerpoint.
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Honestly, all the database stuff bores me to death. Hope I don't get stuck doing databse work for a living. :lol:
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No, there's no Access component in OO.org. If you need a free database, there's mysql and postgresql. I've used OO.org's powerpoint equivalent ("Impress" I think?), but I always liked LaTeX Beamer myself.

So, why are you taking such an awful class in the first place?
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Just download Vuze and get it illegally. Who cares? They shouldn't be charging that much in the first place.
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Have you tried doing a google search like "buy microsoft office 2007" ? There are some websites that sell regular as well as academic editions of Office. If you're a student, then you should be able to buy the student version without moral qualms.
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