Computer Software
One free office automation product we have tested is Open Office. It opens and saves in the Microsoft file formats. And you can not beat the price free!
For standard office automation Adams State uses Microsoft Office (MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher (PC Only) and Access (PC Only). The student computer labs use Microsoft Office XP for the PCs and Microsoft Office 2004 for the Macs
If you regularly go back and forth between your personal computer and the lab computers it will be easier if you have a copy on your machine. If you use an older version of MS Office on your computer make sure to save you document in the Lab in the older format so it can be read when you get home. Some people have had luck using other word processor software and saving the document in a more compatible format like Microsoft Rich Text (RTF) as they move between machines. RTF maintain most, but not all, of the standard formatting, bold, underline etc.