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MS Office - Prompt to Renew

Hi,
I am receiving an on-screen reminder that I need to renew my Office in order to continue using it.

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Would anyone know:
1. What is the cost?
2. If I DO NOT renew (e.g. if it's cost-prohibitive for me), then will I be unable to use my Word, Excel, etc.?

PS - I believe I have Office 365.

Thanks,
Steve
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Stephen Kairys

8/22/2022 - Mon
pjam

Office 365 started as a subscription application.  For one computer it is $70 per year, see here:
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/cat/Office-365-Renewal/categoryID.68289700
was it prepackaged on your computer?

If you cannot afford that you can use Libre Office for free, should do everything MS office does.
https://www.libreoffice.org/
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Pjam,,

Hi. Yes, it was prepackaged on my computer (which I purchased from Dell). Does the $70 fee apply?
Thanks.
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Pjam,
I rely completely on Office. I have many docs, including two lengthy manuscripts, resumes, etc. Just out of curiosity, will my docx files (for example) be compatible with Libre Office?

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Outright purchase is probably $300 plus, so you should not feel to bad about the $70/year.
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Just wondering....why is my Close Request pending? I assigned points to PJAM. I included my own comment to clarify I was not "endorsing" his suggestion per Office Libre.  Nonetheless, his remark about renewing Office 365 is exactly the solution I needed.

Thanks,
Steve
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Thanks. Will spend the $70 for now. No way I want to risk using Libre Office.
Have a good day.
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