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    How to get Powerpoint alone?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by vaw, Oct 24, 2009.

  1. vaw

    vaw Notebook Deity

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    I have MS office 2000 Small Business (I don't care to update to 2007 by the way). It has word, excel, but not Powerpoint. I would like to add Powerpoint to my computer. Is there a way to get only Powerpoint for installation?
     
    vaw, Oct 24, 2009
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    Once Upon A Time, it was possible to buy upgrade editions of office.

    Seriously though, the price of the standalone office apps is so high it's not worth it to go after one app. Look around for deals on Office 2003 packages. It would make a nice upgrade to your (much) older Office 2000.
     
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    qhn Notebook User

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    You can use Google Powerpoint App for free, or install Open Office and use the powerpoint component from it.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Oct 25, 2009
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  4. TabbedOut

    TabbedOut Notebook Evangelist

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    Buy it a drink and tell it how pretty it is?

    Seriously though, as someone stated before, MS Office Apps are so expensive as stand alone products that you are better off just buying the bundle (you can get the student teacher version for a relatively low price, and if you have a .edu email address you can get the ultimate version for ~70 USD). If you really didn't want the Word, Excel, Outlook, etc for whatever reason you can go back and uninstall the individual components after it is installed.

    I also believe that the open office alternative is a good FREE choice.
     
    TabbedOut, Oct 25, 2009
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    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    OpenOffice 3.2 (in late beta now, should be 'gold in a week to 10 days) is the rough equiv of Office 2003.
     
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    It's possibly to buy Powerpoint individually (for example, on Amazon), but it's actually cheaper to buy the Office Home and Student version that includes Word, Excel, and OneNote as well as Powerpoint. I think you could perform a separate installation, allowing you to continue to use Office 2000, but this would be the cheapest way to get the newest version of Powerpoint (assuming you aren't a student).

    If you want Powerpoint 2000, Amazon has one used copy that's less expensive than Office 2007 new. I couldn't find any reasonably priced Powerpoint 2003 copies.

    I wouldn't advise OpenOffice due to compatibility issues with Powerpoint, but it is free if you want to try it. For me, the compatibility of Microsoft Office makes Office worth it, but if you don't have an existing collection of Powerpoint files, Open Office's equivalent may be sufficient.
     
    Apollo13, Oct 26, 2009
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  7. wave

    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    You can just go to Microsofts site and download Powerpoint 2007 trial and use it for 60 days and if you want buy it after that. Its $229 for the full and $109 for the upgraded version. But as mentioned before the Home Student version can be found cheaper. Officially the Home Student version can not be used for commercial purposes though.
     
    wave, Oct 26, 2009
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    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Why use google powerpoint app for free if you can use Microsoft powerpoint app online for free?
     
    jackluo923, Oct 26, 2009
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