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Free basic office

I thought there was some kind of free Office download available: very basic word and excel functions - no fancy stuff.  But I can't find it.  Anyone have any idea what I'm talking about?  I have Libre office, but find it kind of clunky. I'm retired and just need word and excel - no presentation, database, etc.  Thanks.

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There is no download of free Office, aka Office Starter 2010. That has been replaced the free online version of Office associated with OneDrive.

MS Office Online

Or, if your needs are very simple, you may be able to rely on the free "Office Online" version that is associated with your free Hotmail/Outlook.com email account.

Instructions To Use Free MS Office Online

https://products.office.com/en-US/office-online/documents-spreadsheets-presentations-office-online

The unstated assumption in those instructions is that you have a “MS Account”, a (free) Hotmail/Outlook.com email address you can use to log in to OneDrive.

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