What is the best version of MS word on windows

[rayclement]

What is the best version of MS Word on windows and what version of windows does it run on?

 

[TheRyuu]

I don't know how else you'd answer this question other than simply "the newest" if you don't already own it.

 

[nerp]

Word 2016. Windows 10.

 

[mikeymikec]

What is the best version of MS Word on windows and what version of windows does it run on?

Is there a particular reason why you're asking this question, e.g. are you experiencing a specific problem?

 

[rayclement]

Is there a particular reason why you're asking this question, e.g. are you experiencing a specific problem?

No i am a person who wants to write. I was thinking about buying a new or old system to write on. Yes i want to be a writer

 

[mikeymikec]

No i am a person who wants to write. I was thinking about buying a new or old system to write on. Yes i want to be a writer

It doesn't matter if all you're thinking of doing is writing; just make sure you keep a backup copy of your files on say a memory stick.

If you don't have a word processor installed, you could try LibreOffice (www.libreoffice.org) - it's free. Though, depending on your needs, you may not even need that, as WordPad comes with every version of Windows (I don't remember a version that it didn't come with). WordPad is really basic though, for example it doesn't have spell-check IIRC.

 

[Puffnstuff]

From a pure feature standpoint 2016 offers all of the latest features including automatic cites when you copy and paste material from other sources. I used it as part of my office 360 subscription which expired so I had to drop back to 2010 until a software conflict allows me to move back up to 2013 or the university gets the 2016 pro plus version.

 

[Ketchup]

As far as basic writing tasks, I would challenge you to find a tangible different between Word 97 and Word 2016 (not that you would go back that far). Sure menus have changed over the years (most notably the ribbon), but for basic writing tasks it's all there, no matter what version you choose. If you want to integrate HTML, links, images, GIFs, etc, get the latest version available. Office 2013 and up require Windows 7 or better. Go back further and you are good back to XP.

 

[Puffnstuff]

I hate being on office 10 pro plus because I cannot open more than one excel spreadsheet at a time and the imap sync in outlook derps out too often.

 

[lucia]

In my old laptop bought in 2009, Office 2007 still works well for me. If it ain't broke, won't fix it

 

[Bardock]

http://www.cnet.com/news/george-r-r-martin-writes-with-a-dos-word-processor/

The "Game of Thrones" author confesses on a chat show that he writes his best-selling books using WordStar 4.0 on a DOS machine. So don't distract him!

It's never connected to the internet so can't be hacked into.