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Have you looked at using the Google Suite tools? I use Google Sheets (Excel
clone) and Google Docs (Word clone) and while not as full featured, they do
the trick for my purposes. Both allow you download as .pdf files.
-Larry
On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 4:17 PM Tony Vaccaro <tvacc@lotusowners.com> wrote:
> This is the business I am in. Use www.libreoffice.org for the office
> suite and use www.foxitsoftware.com for the free pdf reader.
>
> And just as an aside, ESET.com is the best anti-virus software out there.
> Not free, but it is the best.
>
> Tony V
>
>
>
> Anthony Vaccaro
>
> President
>
> Lotus Owners of New York (LOONY)
>
> *http://www.lotusowners.com <http://www.lotusowners.com>*
>
> President
>
> Lotus Ltd
>
> *http://www.lotusltd.com <http://www.lotusltd.com/>*
>
>
>
> *From:* Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Bob
> Spidell
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 06, 2020 3:47 PM
> *To:* Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com>
> *Cc:* Shop Talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Shop-talk] software
>
>
>
> Look into =E2=80=98OpenOffice.=E2=80=99 It=E2=80=99s open source/sharewar=
e ... it has Word and
> Excel equivalents (dunno about pdf export though).
>
>
>
>
>
> On Oct 6, 2020, at 12:42 PM, Tim . <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
>
> Had to buy a new laptop. For years I've been using an office products
> suite license that I bought years ago. As each old laptop dies, I get
> another used one, move the license, etc etc.
>
>
>
> This Win10 machine won't run this old software. No surprise there.
>
>
>
> Sooooooo.....I need Word and Excel for my side hustle. I am not against
> buying stand alones if I have to but if I am seeing this correctly, they
> are now only "annual licenses" that would have to be renewed each year.
> What a crock...er, I mean racket.
>
>
>
> I looked at open source but there are so many that I quickly got confused=
.
>
>
>
> One thing that is a must have is creating an invoice in Word then saving
> it as a pdf for sending to our customers. If none of the open source stuf=
f
> has this feature, then I'd be forced to go with Word.
>
>
>
> Shop content: I am selling buying and selling parts that are stored in my
> garage shop and my basement shop.
>
>
>
> Thanks all
>
> tim
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Have you looked at using the Google Suite tools? I use Goo=
gle Sheets (Excel clone) and Google Docs (Word clone) and while not as full=
featured, they do the trick for my purposes. Both allow you download as .p=
df files.<div><br></div><div>-Larry</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 4:17 PM Ton=
y Vaccaro <<a href=3D"mailto:tvacc@lotusowners.com";>tvacc@lotusowners.co=
m</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"=
><div lang=3D"EN-US"><div class=3D"gmail-m_-2635748848842268916WordSection1=
"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">This is the business I am in.=C2=A0 Use <a href=3D=
"http://www.libreoffice.org"; target=3D"_blank">www.libreoffice.org</a> for =
the office suite and use <a href=3D"http://www.foxitsoftware.com"; target=3D=
"_blank">www.foxitsoftware.com</a> for the free pdf reader.<u></u><u></u></=
p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">And just as an aside, ESET.com is the best anti-vi=
rus software out there.=C2=A0 Not free, but it is the best.<u></u><u></u></=
p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Tony V<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u>=
</u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family=
:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Anthony Vaccaro<u></u><u></u></span></p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"=
>President <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"f=
ont-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Lotus Owners of New York (LOONY)<u=
></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt">=
<b><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a href=3D"http=
://www.lotusowners.com" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"color:blue">http:/=
/www.lotusowners.</span><span style=3D"color:blue">com</span></a></span></b=
><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></s=
pan></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;=
color:black">President<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span=
style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Lotus Ltd<u></u><u></u>=
</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt"><b><span sty=
le=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a href=3D"http://www.lotus=
ltd.com/" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D"color:blue">http://www.lotusltd.=
com</span></a></span></b><span style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:=
black"><br><br><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u=
>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><div style=3D"border-right:none;border-bottom:none;b=
order-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in">=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Shop-talk <<a href=3D"mailto:shop-ta=
lk-bounces@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.n=
et</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October=
06, 2020 3:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tim . <<a href=3D"mailto:tims_datsun_stu=
ff@outlook.com" target=3D"_blank">tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com</a>><br>=
<b>Cc:</b> Shop Talk <<a href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-t=
alk] software<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=
=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Look into =E2=80=98OpenOffice.=
=E2=80=99 It=E2=80=99s open source/shareware ... it has Word and Excel equi=
valents (dunno about pdf export though).<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
<br><br><u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom=
:5pt"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt">On Oct 6, 2020, a=
t 12:42 PM, Tim . <<a href=3D"mailto:tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com"; targ=
et=3D"_blank">tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p=
></blockquote></div><blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt">=
<div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=EF=BB=BF <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:black">Had to buy a new laptop=
. For years I've been using an office products suite license that I bou=
ght years ago. As each old laptop dies, I get another used one, move the li=
cense, etc etc.=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNor=
mal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span>=
</p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:b=
lack">This Win10 machine won't run this old software. No surprise there=
.=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span sty=
le=3D"font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p></div><div=
><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:black">Sooooooo=
.....I need Word and Excel for my side hustle. I am not against buying stan=
d alones if I have to but if I am seeing this correctly, they are now only =
"annual licenses" that would have to be renewed each year. What a=
crock...er, I mean racket.=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u>=C2=A0<u=
></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:=
12pt;color:black">I looked at open source but there are so many that I quic=
kly got confused.=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></spa=
n></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color=
:black">One thing that is a must have is creating an invoice in Word then s=
aving it as a pdf for sending to our customers. If none of the open source =
stuff has this feature, then I'd be forced to go with Word.=C2=A0<u></u=
><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-si=
ze:12pt;color:black"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:black">Shop content: I am se=
lling buying and selling parts that are stored in my garage shop and my bas=
ement shop.=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p>=
</div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:black=
">Thanks=C2=A0all<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:black">tim<u></u><u></u></span></p></d=
iv><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt">____________________=
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