Microsoft Office - which one to get?????

[FAQ]

I don't have it installed on my new (2nd hand) computer - read some reviews of 2007 and they're pretty crap reviews, should I bother forking out for it, or something else?

I'm not too bothered what Word version etc I have but I want my Microsoft Outlook.......hate Outlook Express.....

Don't went to spend a fortune on something that's crap/I'm going to hate/no-one will be able to open files from me with........

Buy Outlook separately, Try OpenOffice (free) and see if you're OK with it.

sorry only just checked this thread - can you buy Outlook separately? hadn't realised.

Thanks

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try a free email client first - like thunderbird, and use open office.

If you decide you don't like them then you can buy the microsoft ones.

by the way Office 2007 seems the same underneath - they have just changed all the too bars across the top which takes some getting used to.