<p>do I need to buy my own MS office or do UCLA provide it? I remember I read somewhere that some colleges provide office for all students like they got the license as a school...</p>
<p>You need to buy it. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>If you're in engineering, doesn't the department provide yiou with free copies? Or was that only for Windows Vista?</p>
<p>does engineering department provide anything? im in engineering too</p>
<p>The answer is obvious, UCLA does not provide students free copies of any software.</p>
<p>They do have a list of software that you can ACCESS through remote access, but you cannot download it to your computer.</p>
<p>Otherwise, you can receive a $1000+ licensed program for CAD for free. :D</p>
<p>Engineering does provide its students some free software, through MSDNAA.</p>
<p><a href="http://download.seas.ucla.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://download.seas.ucla.edu/</a></p>
<p>Yes, however the MSDNAA software doesn't include Microsoft Office, only upgrades. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>From the FAQ:
[quote]
Microsoft Office is NOT part of the MSDNAA program and therefore will not be available for student download.
[/quote]
</p>
<p>Mmhmm, hence the keyword "some" </p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>Yeah, in the beginning of the year, there was a rumor going around that the software of Windows Vista would be free.</p>
<p>Engineering did advertise on that download page that Windows Vista was now available. I couldn't get a valid SEASNet account to get into the MSDNAA program, though, because I never took a Engineering class.</p>
<p>You can always use openoffice</p>
<p>whats openoffice?</p>
<p>an open source office suite.</p>
<p>google is your friend.</p>
<p>OPEN SOURCE. Seriously, M$ office is overrated. All you will need to do is type. I would use notepad, except I don't like the font.</p>
<p>Notepad is not good enough for serious paper writing, and doesn't let you do a lot of things that are necessary for most good papers.</p>
<p>Open Office, however, is great.</p>
<p>Engineers get Vista Business for free.</p>
<p>so sry to bring back the age old thread... so what should I do? 1. download and use openoffice? 2. buy ms office? what is the difference between the different versions and is there any discounts at ucla store or something?</p>
<p>Microsoft Office 2007 is great (once you get use to the new interface). Different editions of the product just contains a different selection of applications. As a student, chances are that any suite will work.</p>
<p>However, UCLA Store offers Student Select Licenses of Microsoft Office 2007 (2003 if you prefer) for $99 (retail of ~$400+). It's the Professional Plus edition, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Publisher, etc. Here's a comparison table: <a href="http://office.microsoft.com/global/images/default.aspx?AssetID=ZA101742711033%5B/url%5D">http://office.microsoft.com/global/images/default.aspx?AssetID=ZA101742711033</a>. There are a few differences between this and retail copies, although they're usually not too important.</p>
<p>You should consider the Home & Student edition if you only need Word, Excel, and Powerpoint and also prefer OneNote over Outlook. This sells for about $129 and you can get this at retail stores as well. Although if you want stuff from Pro Plus and OneNote, that will go for $149 at UCLA.</p>
<p>wait so what exactly is student select licenses? because you said it is office pro but its cheaper than student edition? so basically for us students there is no point of buying student version since we can get the professional version cheaper?</p>
<p>Just a program that allows universities to distribute certain Microsoft software at a lower price for academic use. You get just the disc, key, and license agreement -- no fancy packaging. I think the support policy is different as well, a non-issue if you don't need it. And probably minor changes in the EULA like a clause making it non-transferrable, not-for-resale, etc. Lastly, you get to only buy one.</p>
<p>Well, if you want OneNote and don't care for all the extras in Pro Plus, then the Student version would be cheaper.</p>