They don't know what they're talking about.  MsOffice 2007 and up work on 
Windows 8.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: windows 8 question


>I had to get the 2013 version of Outlook because they said older ones
> wouldn't work on this computer.  So that meant getting the home pro 
> version
> of Office 2013.
> Harvey
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Marthouse [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, October 7, 2013 11:42 AM
> To: 'Harvey Heagy'
> Subject: RE: windows 8 question
>
> The native E-Mail program in my opinion isn't that great.  I put Outlook
> 2003 on the system and it gives close to the look and feel of outlook
> Express.  Bring out shortcuts to all the apps you use frequently to the
> desktop and you will have extremely minimal interaction to the metro style
> menus and ribbons.
>
> Dave