Jordan,If you want to test Zorin, take the free core version (the 2nd download from https://zorinos.com/download/). To overcome the Office hurdle, I would suggest Linux FreeOffice (try it free by downloading from https://www.freeoffice.com/en/, the corresponding paid version is on this site: https://www.softmaker.com/en/). I use Textmaker for everyday work on Win7 instead of Word (much nimbler and very compatible, not a klunker (sorry!) like LibreOffice), and I have it on my Linux virtual machine as well. Textmaker has versions for Win, Mac and Linux. Very handy if you use several operating systems. You can use any kind of Linux, and run Windows apps under VirtualBox or other virtual environments.
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Or maybe that is something better left to the VM ?