OpenOffice works just fine and is free.  Find it here http://download.openoffice.org/2.3.1/contribute.html?product=OpenOf...

It also has calc which will read and write Excel spreadsheets.  A little less polished than Microsoft but a lot lower in cost.

Or go to Google and use Google docs.  http://docs.google.com     you can upload your file and print it out.

or try

http://writer.zoho.com/jsp/home.jsp?serviceurl=%2Findex.do