LibreOffice

Free Office Suite with word processor, spreadsheet, presenter, and data base.

If you do not have Microsoft Office installed on your computer we recommend you install LibreOffice.  LibreOffice is the free open-source productivity suite that rivals Microsoft's Office suite, the business world's standard. It includes a word processor, spreadsheet, database, drawing program and slide show creator.  LibreOffice is compatible with most Office documents and many other file types.

When saving a document to be sent to another person, click FILE, then SAVE AS, and in the middle of the window you will see ODF as a file type.  Instead choose Microsoft Office… Word, or Excel... etc.  The recipient will be able to view the document using their Microsoft Office program.