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Appropriate MS Word version for a writer.
Asked by Peter Friesen on May 28, 2020
I can't get a clear answer to this question. Should a writer, intending to market his writing, use MS Office Home and Student, MS Office Home and Business, or MS Office Professional. I've been told publishers require "commercial" Word versions, and I've been told publishers can't tell the difference, and that they are the same Word program? Can you clear this up for me? Thank you.
Jerry's Answer
The latest Word program in any of those platforms will be the same, Peter, and is what you want.
I think you can get just Microsoft Word by itself, so unless you need the other office services, you might want to do that.