Looking for a current Microsoft Office option that fits an "Old School" user?
Looking for a current Microsoft Office option that fits an "Old School" user?
Last fall, I read some discussions on another forum about Office 2010 not being able to be activated during a new installation, and that “phone activation” might be blocked.
Denial notice could say "Telephone activation is no longer supported for your product".
The number 866-421-7141 is meant to connect to a workaround for this problem.
I’ve found a few users who managed to use it successfully.
I haven’t tried it myself since I’m still using an older Office version, and I might need to if I ever update.
I have set up Office 2010 on a W11 build a few weeks ago. It didn't cause any problems. Usually, the key card for the license would function across three installs or "re"s. Recently, and without being able to connect it directly, it seems to work after just one install, which matches what you mentioned earlier. I believe this might be related to the new pay service they are pushing. It's quite strange considering how much less I actually need it these days, so I could probably rely on Google Docs instead.
I originally bought a 3-license pack of Office 2010 Home and Student. Since only one license was needed, this was available near the end of 2010, and a 3-pack was the only option I found for about $160 around that time. Around 2013, I upgraded to new hardware and reinstalled Office using my original license without any problems. I still have two unused licenses that might be useful later.
The software must support using your previous Word and PowerPoint files. It should also enable text-to-speech functionality for your older 2003 PowerPoint presentation.
LibreOffice is a free solution.
Experiment with it to check if it suits your requirements.
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A free office suite – the next step from OpenOffice. Supports .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx. Frequently updated, community-driven.
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Yes. The files will be stored locally.
Be mindful that Libre Office follows the Open Document standard by default instead of Microsoft Office formats. It can open and save various document types like DOCX, XLSX, etc., but performs better with its native formats (ODT, ODS, etc.).
My suggestion is to work in open formats while editing, yet save copies as Microsoft DOCX files when sharing them or using PDFs.
Also important: always back up your data.