Microsoft makes a free version of Microsoft Word available for anyone to use on the web. You have to register a Microsoft account, but that's free too.

Gadgets How to Use Microsoft Office on the Web for Free Get access to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in your web browser.

Microsoft Word for the web has got one-click fix for spelling and grammar mistakes with the help of 365 Copilot.

Microsoft has added the ability to view a Word document across several pages on the Word website, and more formatting options for Word web users are reportedly in the works as well.

Anyone with a web browser and a free Microsoft account—student, teacher, or otherwise—can get at the online versions of Word and Excel without paying anything.