Office Suites

Free Office Suites

Compatible with Microsoft Office

GoogleDocs online

http://docs.google.com

Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office (Convert Microsoft Docs to Google Docs)

http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/officeconnect.html#utm_campaign=launch&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-cloudconnect_02242011&utm_medium=blog

LibreOffice client software

http://www.libreoffice.org

OpenOffice client software

http://www.openoffice.org

Microsoft Office Suites

FREE

Ask your teacher, school IT lab or student bookstore how to obtain the free Microsoft MSDN Academic Alliance version of the software.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/default.aspx

If you can download the iso image, here's a good free iso burner in case you need one.

http://download.cnet.com/Active-ISO-Burner/3000-2646_4-10602452.html

DISCOUNTED

Check your college book store for the Student edition of Microsoft software, or buy online here.

http://www.journeyed.com/select

Office Student Edition.

http://www.microsoft.com/student/en/us/office/default.aspx

Online

Office365

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/hosted-solutions.aspx#fbid=khugsF8SHts

Office Web Apps

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps

If you are not a student and want to pay less than retail you can find Microsoft software on eBay.