A given for Office veterans, but a benefit of having your document in the cloud is that multiple people can update the same document at the same time. Microsoft provides nice insight in who is editing the document as well and you can even see them type in real life on your own screen.
The Co-Authoring experience is added to many Microsoft productivity tools, like PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote, but especially for writing document it is really powerful since that is often a scenario where multiple editors will contribute on different parts of the document.
So, with Co-Authoring everyone can write the chapter they are responsible for simultaneously and the document is done when the slowest person is done with their chapter.
This can cut document creation times in half, if not more. Microsoft Word uses pretty good machine learning algorithms to check if your sentences and phrases make any sense, are constructed properly according to the grammar rules and all your words contain correct spelling.
I find the algorithm highlighting many of my outdated word use mostly when writing in dutch or giving me advice on writing less wordy and lengthy. Once you get over the bump of accepting feedback from a machine it can be helpful to improve your writing style. Features that can help you now and show enormous potential to get really effective over the coming years.
The references tab in Microsoft Word includes a whole system of including references, foot notes, end notes, citations and all the things that you would want to have in your document triggering the reader to do some extra exploring or further reading but not necessarily want to mix in with the main text.
These are great and helpful tools to make sure that you are main text is concise but there is loads and loads of resources the user could delve into when they really want to do in depth study on this topic. These references and these tools are not only for the academic writer.
In business as well it's great if a lot of sidetracks are not in the main text but just as a footnote for further reading. It really helps focus your main message. Maybe so much of a straight forward element of a document that you might not even consider it value, but it's really helpful and should be part of every document that you write.
An alternative to the alternative: LibreOffice split off from OpenOffice in after disagreements with Oracle, who was the main sponsor at the time. The layout and functions of the program are largely the same, but there are some important differences. LibreOffice also provides significantly more updates than OpenOffice, which can be both advantageous and disadvantageous.
The advantage is that developers eliminate errors, close security gaps, and implement new features. However, they sometimes also create immature functions and not all users have the patience to keep installing new updates every two months.
The name AbiWord comes from the Spanish word 'abierto', meaning 'open'. This Microsoft Word alternative provides similar functions to the original and the layout is similar to earlier versions of Word up until Word AbiWord takes up little space on the hard drive: only 20 megabytes.
With AbiWord, you can create tables, embed graphics, and automatically fill in fields in e-mails with the Mail Merge tool. With a long list of plugins, the features can be expanded by installing AbiWord. The import filters , for example, are used to read and save most file formats, including docx files. In practice, however, the layout has to be reworked in some formats.
AbiWord also offers a platform with AbiCollab. In addition to various paid versions, the manufacturer also offers the extensive Office Free Edition. The structure of the text processing program looks very similar to that of Microsoft, comes however with a few changes.
For example, it is possible to open several documents within the program and switch between them with the help of tabs. Files can be saved in different file formats. If you log in, you can also access a personal cloud and save the files online.
Users also have the simple option of securing the file with a password and establishing encryption. The German software manufacturer, SoftMaker, also offers a free version of FreeOffice in addition to its fee-based offer.
All users need to do is enter a valid e-mail address. You have the choice between a classic menu structure and the modern ribbon view. No matter which one you choose, the window is very tidy. When saving the documents, you can choose either between Microsoft Office file formats or the in-house SoftMaker formats.
It lacks a lot of the advanced features of a locally-installed version of Word, but for users who want a free version of Word, this is as close as you can get. Similarities between Google Docs and Word Online are present all the way down to the interface, but with a few tweaks to make it feel more like the Microsoft ribbon instead of the drop-down menus Google Docs users are used to.
Documents created in Word Online are saved in Microsoft OneDrive, and real-time collaboration features like those in Google Docs are available as well. One big plus in Word Online's favor is formatting: If you create a document in Word Online and then import it to a local version of Microsoft Word, it's going to retain the formatting way better than if it's made in Google Docs.
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TasksBoard is the kanban interface for Google Tasks you've been waiting for. Paging Zefram Cochrane: Humans have figured out how to make a warp bubble. Its Writer component is a more-than-capable replacement for Microsoft's program despite a slightly old-fashioned appearance, and it comes with all of the features you're going to need such as auto-save, change tracking and a commenting.
Word users will feel at home right away, particularly if they're familiar with older versions of the Microsoft product. The look of the software is fresh and clean, and the quick access toolbars make editing and formatting straightforward.
Importing and exporting Word documents works fine—though it's not perfect all of the time—and there's also the option to export your documents as PDFs. All of the usual word processor mainstays, from spelling and grammar checks to header and footer support, can be found in LibreOffice. There are some basic wizards you can play around with to create standard letters, agendas and so on, and the autocomplete feature is something a lot of users will find helpful.
More complicated document layouts are handled with aplomb, or at least as well as they're handled in Word, while the only significant feature you might miss is the format painter functionality that's built into Microsoft Office. LibreOffice split from OpenOffice four years ago, with the latter suite of products eventually taken over by the Apache Software Foundation. OpenOffice has got plenty going for it too, and is very similar in look and feel to LibreOffice thanks to their shared history; give OpenOffice Writer a whirl if LibreOffice doesn't grab you.
A lot of the differences between the two packages are minor. But Google's effort feels more intuitive and comfortable on the Web than Microsoft's app, perhaps as it's been built from the ground up as an online tool rather than an adaptation of existing software. Now that QuickOffice has been merged with Google Docs, opening and editing Word files is more seamless than ever before, and you shouldn't run into problems working with contacts who are using Word. There are all the usual benefits of using a cloud app as well: access to your files from anywhere, no need to save your documents, and the ability to collaborate on work with other people in real-time.
It's more lightweight in terms of features than the desktop edition of Word, so don't expect to be able to pull off advanced layouts or mail merges using the online app.
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