Web based word processor

[laserblazer]

Children Services have given one of our kids a laptop for use at school and home, which we will probably have for a year or so. It doesn't come with any Office software and they are reluctant to let me install Open Office. He could just use Wordpad but I wondered if a web based WP might be a better option. Has anyone any recommendations please?

[soveryapt]

Dunno how any of them fair but a quick Google brought this site up:

 

Write Here, Write Now, Write Anywhere: 13 Free Web-Based Word Processors - Stepcase Lifehack

 

[elsiegee40]

Share Documents and Files Online | Microsoft Office Live

 

or

 

google docs both have office products available online for free.

[SteveBentley]

It doesn't come with any Office software and they are reluctant to let me install Open Office.

 

Begs the question "Why?" - on both counts.

[pscott]

Google Docs?

[Rydra]

google office works perfectly well, but in my experience Open Office will work a LOT better. I've found so many annoyances with google docs I refuse to use them.

MS Office Live, I found annoying to get working, and wants to install 93 seperate things to get it to work last time I tried.

[danbuntu]

there is also the zoho suite which could be useful if you don't want to drive everyone into having a hotmail of googlemail account

[TLARWise]

How about the portable version of OpenOffice - OpenOffice.org Portable | PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB drives