What alternatives to Microsoft Office ?
Sometimes some of us to be under an OS other than Windows, or not having a license for Microsoft Office. Besides the documents we have requested a meeting, and which are not compatible with versions of software installed on the machine at the said meeting…
Finally, so many things that make that final, you never know what format to save a file for fear of not being able to use it again when it is needed !
I therefore present in this article some alternatives to Microsoft Office (available for free download).
Start with the simplest solution, OpenOffice.org. This office suite is a perfect alternative to Microsoft Office, since it manages the incompatibility problems, since it plays all formats can be created by the Microsoft. On top of that, it is multi-platform, and free !
So do not waste time, if you want a complete alternative to Microsoft Office, installez OpenOffice.org !
OpenOffice.org is also available online, So no installation, via Ulteo.
For those not wishing to install software, there are solutions such as online Google docs, Zoho, or ThinkFree.
The online solution closest to a Microsoft Office is.. Microsoft Office Web Application !
We will now see the solutions to open a file so only, because the suite is not necessary in all cases. If you want to see an example Excel file, there is no need to install an entire suite.
Doc file management …
To play a file. Doc, you can simply download the viewer from microsoft DOC. It's free, and you can get your hands on it from this link.
Managing excel files (xls) …
Ditto for XLS files, Microsoft has provided us with a free viewer, download from this link.
File management powerpoint (pps) …
Microsoft's latest free solution, Free powerpoint viewer. The slideshow viewer can be downloaded here !.
