Excel alternative

[ryan60]

Is it alright to ask for any excel alternative on this forum? My Dell Latitude C640 notebook has only 512MB ram and it has been dropped several times. So much so that when I install programs like MS Office, it complains of insufficient memory. If an alternative is not allowed, please do say so and I will ask elsewhere.

 

[Bob Phillips]

Have you tried Open Office http://www.openoffice.org/

 

[ryan60]

I haven't yet. I have heard about that but they say that is a MSWord alternative. Can it be used to mimic Excel?

 

[Bob Phillips]

It has a spreadsheet component, so yes.

There there is always Google docs.

 

[Taul]

Alternatives:-

1. Install Excel as a stand-alone (without Office)
2. Try MS Works - less bulky than Office but no VBA
3. Try Open Office - it is VBA compatible but with some issues (and it's free)

 

[RoryA]

If you believe in open source, try Libre Office rather than OOO.

 

[Cbrine]

Stop dropping your laptop and it will work better.

 

[Peter_SSs]

Stop dropping your laptop and it will work better.

I'm not so sure it will work better, but it may stop getting any worse.

The best option may be to drop it again (in the bin) and get a new one!

 

[xenou]

You could probably pick up some additional memory for 20-40 USD (I have no idea what current prices are). Memory is very easy to install. I wouldn't run Windows on less than 1024 MB.

 

[Michael M]

Also, keep in mind that if you use Open office,you can't use VBA and macros from Excel as they aren't compatibile!
I'd suggest Paul - H's Excel Instal with Xenou's memory add.