[Athen] downloading Open Office (Writer only)!

[Erin Lauridsen]

Depending on the feature set you need, I've had good luck with the
Word Processor Jaarte for basic writing and editing.

Erin


On 8/18/14, Robin Bloomfield <Robin.Bloomfield at d2l.com> wrote:

> Dear Norm et al,

>

> Perhaps portable apps would be a good solution:

> http://portableapps.com/apps/office. You could install it on a usb stick and

> plugin it into the netbook when needed, if that would match your needs.

>

> You could use a portable version of Open Office or Libre Office

> (http://portableapps.com/apps/office/libreoffice_portable).

>

> If you are considered at taking up space on the hard drive. There are also

> other portable basic Word Processors available

> (http://portableapps.com/apps/office)

>

>

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu] On

> Behalf Of Wink Harner

> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 12:57 AM

> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network

> Subject: Re: [Athen] downloading Open Office (Writer only)!

>

> Norm, et al ATHENites

>

> The website for Open Office indicates you cannot download just the Writer,

> but you can achieve a single component install by clicking the download link

> and then selecting CUSTOM INSTALL. From this, choose Writer only. You should

> be good to go. The site I checked doesn't recommend this, though. Let me

> know if you need more info.

>

> Hope this is helpful.

>

> Wink

> Wink Harner

> foreigntype at gmail.com

>

>> On Aug 17, 2014, at 9:25 PM, Prof Norm Coombs <norm.coombs at gmail.com>

>> wrote:

>>

>> All google seems to find for me is how to download the full Open Office

>> Suite. I want to use Writer on a very small netbook computer running

>> Windows 7. I hope not to fill up the internal drive with the entire open

>> office suite.

>>

>> Does anyone know where I can locate the writer only?

>>

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University of Michigan
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