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New MBP, how do I type a Word document without having Word
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<blockquote data-quote="nabl" data-source="post: 859892" data-attributes="member: 43512"><p>OpenOffice.org will certainly work, but I also think it's worth mentioning that TextEdit (in your Applications folder) is capable of doing what you'd like. It's perhaps not quite as good for writing long papers, but it can save files in Word format (both .doc and .docx) and OpenDocument Text format (.odt), the standard used by OpenOffice Writer. Even though it looks pretty simple when you open it–just a step up from Notepad–it's actually quite powerful, with many basic formatting options as well as some more advanced text-editing features like kerning and ligature. I recommend learning to use it. It might help you out in the future: you could finish writing a quick note for yourself in the time it takes for OpenOffice Writer or Microsoft Word to open.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nabl, post: 859892, member: 43512"] OpenOffice.org will certainly work, but I also think it's worth mentioning that TextEdit (in your Applications folder) is capable of doing what you'd like. It's perhaps not quite as good for writing long papers, but it can save files in Word format (both .doc and .docx) and OpenDocument Text format (.odt), the standard used by OpenOffice Writer. Even though it looks pretty simple when you open it–just a step up from Notepad–it's actually quite powerful, with many basic formatting options as well as some more advanced text-editing features like kerning and ligature. I recommend learning to use it. It might help you out in the future: you could finish writing a quick note for yourself in the time it takes for OpenOffice Writer or Microsoft Word to open. [/QUOTE]
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