try open office (www.openoffice.org) thats free and open source, and will run on OSX. needs X11 though, and could be slow if you have less then about 256mb ram, but you could try it. its compatible with word and excel and the rest. Good luck. Lotas T Smartman, MCP www.lotas-smartman.net www.the-hairy-one.com www.lsn-blog.tk On 23 Jan 2004, at 14:41, Gail Brown wrote: > I am running OSX.2.4 on aG3 iBook which came equipped with a trial > version of Microsoft Office. The trial has expired. Now everytime I > try to open a Word .doc, the Word app icon opens, appears in the dock > and tells me it has expired and do I want to buy it, which I do not. > How can I rid myself , or rather my iBook from this annoying message? > > TIA > Gail > > > ---------- > Check out the Mac OS X email list FAQ > http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/X.html > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <X-Newbies-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > <X-Newbies-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Need help from a real person? Try. > <X-Newbies-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > > ---------- > $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your > Mac ISP Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire! > http://macinternetaccess.com > > DVIator | Run Dual ADC displays on your G4 or just one on an older > Mac! Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/DVIator.html> > > Support | Support this list by clicking here before you buy! > this List | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/support.html > > OS X News, Dr.Mac, Forums, Tutorials, Tips, Hints, FAQ?s - > http://www.osxfaq.com