Could other writers please share suggestions for an inexpensive laptop that I could use Offline to write my book please ~ Thank you🌷
Hello ~ Thank you very much Everyone for all your advise :)
I researched some more and discovered there is software called Collabara Office for Chromebook that is a free version of LibreOffice that installs directly onto the chromebook's hard-drive like old school software, won't need any internet access to log into it or use it or to save my files in their cloud :) it will save my files directly to my hard-drive on this chromebook and I can save all the files I create in it to a USB thumb drive for backup :) internet search on this says once I install this Collabara onto my chromebook I will never need to update the software if I choose not to amd am essentially locking it and my chromebook in time to function always as it will when I start using it :) which will just be for typing my book into...once I finish my book in will copy and paste the text into whatever necessary software to format it for publication.
I just want a simple way to type up and organize all my book information and I think this will be the best way for me as I am not technically savvy to do the install and management of Linux and such. I am choosing nit to allow this chromebook online ever/after I install Collabara for personal reasons/security. I don't want big tech to have access to my files or do their Automatic shit/uploading my files to their cloud. I want all my files saved on my hardrive/this chromebook's hard-drive not online anywhere or in a cloud server. I have other devices I use online. This chromebook will be dedicated to just working on my book never going online for any reason on it.
I researched capabilities of using Google Docs Offline Only, it says eventually the chromebook will need access to online to update and empty cache, it said that any files i make offline in google docs are saved as cache info that google docs will need internet access to empty/save online in their cloud and that eventually google docs will stop working Offline within a few weeks or months because of this and because it requires log in online at times to authenticate that it is still being used and by who. I dont want to deal with these issues and others of using Google Docs offline.
I appreciate Everyone's Help because it really helped me to widdle down what will be the easiest for me and helped me in my research for this problem💛Thank You💛
Original Post: Hello All ~ just starting out on a book I'd like to write. I bought a Chromebook and am having a hard time figuring out if I'll be able to use it and count in it for writing the book. I won't have access to the internet/wifi. And that's fine with me ut in order to use the Chromebook will I need the internet? I've tried to use the google docs software that came installed on it, it is a pain because it says it won't save the file without being online. I have read how to use it offline but it doesn't work, it says I have to select work offline mode. It makes me choose to save the google docs as a Word Doc but then won't allow me to add to edit the word doc or add to it. It wants me to use Microsoft Word Online.
Has anyone used a Chromebook within the last few years to write a book on? What software did you use to do so, was it software that came installed on the Chromebook? Or did you install a different software or app onto the chromebook to keep your writing/book on it?
I appreciate any help or guidance. Thank you
*I explained the problem I'm having using this chromebook Offline in more detail in replies to people if anyone wants more details of the issues. Thank you so much Everyone for your time and help with this silly problem i know but a very frustrating one for me🌷