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PC Magazine
November 26, 2007
Edward Mendelson |
The Best Office Alternatives Most of us use Microsoft Office, but there are plenty of alternatives. Is there one that's better, cheaper, or more convenient for you to use?   |
PC Magazine
January 20, 2009
Edward Mendelson |
iWork '09 iWork '09 gives Apple a lot to boast about. The new version easily outclasses Microsoft Office as the suite of choice for home, student, and some, but certainly not all, business users. |
PC Magazine
April 9, 2010
Edward Mendelson |
iWork for iPad Don't expect the iPad versions of the iWork apps to be as good as the regular versions. But don't expect them to be worse, either; they're lower powered, but also dead easy to use. |
PC Magazine
May 11, 2010
Edward Mendelson |
Microsoft Office 2010 Microsoft delivers serious power and polish with Office 2010, but unless you need its new high-end features (like 64-bit code, for big Excel spreadsheets), it's an early-adopter, power-user product.... OpenOffice... Zoho... |
PC Magazine
October 27, 2004
Sarah Pike |
Freeware Goes To Work Three viable office suites that don't cost a cent, as well as free word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database applications: OpenOffice.org 1.1.2... 602PC Suite 4.1... Powerbullet Presenter 1.35... AbiWord 2.0 ... etc. |
Macworld
August 17, 2007
Jeffery Battersby |
Pages '08 Apple's new Pages '08 is a very good word processing and page layout program with dozens of new features and enhancements, but, it is still missing key features -- and has one bug that may prevent you from taking the plunge. |
Macworld
August 16, 2007
Rob Griffiths |
Numbers '08 Numbers '08 is a strong entry for Apple in the spreadsheet arena, especially for those who find Excel's feature set overwhelming. |
PC Magazine
September 28, 2010
Edward Mendelson |
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Office for the Mac is one of the most impressive software upgrade we can remember; it's got features Windows Office users don't even have yet. It's also the best argument yet for the Mac as a business platform. |
PC Magazine
July 6, 2006
Galen Fott |
Apple iWork '06 For word processing, the Apple iWork '06 Pages program is no match for Microsoft Word or ThinkFree Office 3.0. But it's capable, and its ability to create gorgeous documents easily is unequaled on the Mac. |
PC Magazine
January 19, 2006
Mendelson & Dragan |
Corel WordPerfect Office X3 Standard Edition Get the office apps you need, minus the aggravation, with Corel WordPerfect Office X3... StarOffice 8.0... OpenOffice.org... Microsoft Office 12 Beta 1 and its components... |
Macworld
August 2004
Barber et al. |
Microsoft Office 2004 A detailed review of Office 2004: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Entourage. There have been some improvements, but some features may cause confusion. |
PC Magazine
December 29, 2005
Mendelson & Dragen |
StarOffice 8.0 StarOffice 8.0 has everything you need to make the break from Microsoft Office... Openoffice.org 2.0... Microsoft Office 12... Microsoft Word 12... Microsoft Excel 12... Microsoft Outlook 12... Microsoft PowerPoint 12... Microsoft Access 12... etc. |
Macworld
February 2002
Tom Negrino |
Microsoft Office v. X High-quality Carbonization delivers a strong office suite for OS X... |
PC Magazine
November 18, 2009
Edward Mendelson |
Microsoft Office 2010 Beta There are no big disruptive innovations like the Ribbon in Office 2010, just a bunch of solid new features and enhancements. |
PC World
November 28, 2006
Arar et al. |
Microsoft Office 2007: A Worthy Upgrade This redesigned productivity suite is powerful and full featured, once you get used to the changes. |
PC Magazine
November 16, 2005
Mendelson & Dragan |
Microsoft Office 12 Beta 1: Extreme Makeover Office 12 will be the biggest update to Microsoft's flagship office suite in ten years. Find out just how big the changes will be. |
Macworld
February 18, 2005
Jeffery Battersby |
Pages Pages is an Mac application that behaves like a word processor - but one with powerful graphics and media-handling capabilities. |
Macworld
January 2001
Tom Negrino |
Get It Together Take Charge of Your Life with Microsoft Office 2001's New Suite of Programs... |
Macworld
January 2001
Franklin Tessler |
Office 2001 Evolutionary Upgrade to Productivity Suite Brings New Application, Welcome Features... |
PC Magazine
September 13, 2006
Mendelson & Metz |
Microsoft Office 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh There's a big new mile-stone in the development of the next version of the suite and it's worth taking a look. |
PC Magazine
April 12, 2004
Edward Mendelson |
WordPerfect Office 12 Standard Edition Those who need an MS Office-compatible suite but can't swing the purchase price for MS Office should take a look. |
PC World
July 2001 |
Office XPosed Office XP brings lots of changes to Microsoft's productivity suite, but you might not like every new feature. We'll tell you if you should upgrade now or just save your money... |
PC Magazine
August 17, 2005
Edward Mendelson |
Office Software on the Cheap OpenOffice.org and ThinkFree, low-cost alternatives to Microsoft Office, offer compatibility and similar features at a reasonable price. |
Macworld
January 27, 2006
Jeffery Battersby |
ThinkFree Office 3.0 If you have to create and edit Word and Excel documents -- but you don't need all of the high-end features available in those programs -- ThinkFree Office offers a viable and inexpensive alternative. |
Macworld
January 26, 2006
Jeffery Battersby |
Pages 2 While Pages 2 lacks a full-featured spreadsheet application, it is a versatile and powerful word-processing/page-layout program that will fill a multitude of educational, personal, and professional needs without making you wish that you had something more. |
PC Magazine
November 30, 2005
Edward Mendelson |
Office Problems, Solved! Some of the most notorious problems and the most useful tricks with Microsoft office. |
Macworld
March 2, 2005
Rob Griffiths |
OpenOSX Office 1.5.1 If you want to install and use an Office-type suite with minimal effort, OpenOSX Office gets the job done -- as long as you're willing to put up with the X11 environment's oddities and shortcomings. |
Macworld
October 14, 2005
Galen Gruman |
MLayout 2.1 Aimed at mid-level publishers, this software includes several sophisticated tools. |
Macworld
November 3, 2005
Jeffery Battersby |
Swift Publisher 1.0 This inexpensive, easy-to-use application makes desktop publishing a breeze. And it comes complete with a large collection of useful templates and clip art. |
Macworld
January 25, 2006
Franklin Tessler |
Keynote 3 Keynote 3 presentation software lets you do things that would have been difficult or impossible to do before, or that would have required another application. For many presenters, that's enough to justify the price. |
Macworld
April 2003
Franklin Tessler |
Keynote 1.0 Apple's new presentation software dazzles but lacks key features |
PC Magazine
February 3, 2004
Edward Mendelson |
StarOffice 7 Makes a Run at Office Can Sun Microsystems' StarOffice 7 supplant Microsoft Office on your desktop? |
Macworld
July 12, 2004
Tessler et al. |
Microsoft Office 2004 The new suitewide features of Office 2004 help tie its programs together into a true suite. You may just find that these features offer you a productivity boost as well. |
PC World
April 25, 2001
George Campbell |
Sweet Suite Tips Get the most out of Microsoft Office and Corel WordPerfect documents with these tips... |
Macworld
December 2003
Franklin Tessler |
Chartsmith 1.2 This innovative OS X charting program has a few rough edges. |
Macworld
September 2003
Galen Gruman |
QuarkXPress 6.0 More than OS X-native, industry-standard publishing software gives designers more flexibility |
PC Magazine
May 20, 2010
Edward Mendelson |
Office 2010: Not Your Only Choice Microsoft Office 2010 is the obvious choice when it comes to office suites. But is it always the right one? What about Google Docs, OpenOffice.org, Zoho, or Coral WordPerfect Office? Is one of these alternatives right for you? |
PC World
February 2002
George Campbell |
Word: The Write Stuff Fifteen essential tips for smarter, faster word processing -- no matter which version of Word or WordPerfect you use... |
Macworld
February 18, 2005
Franklin Tessler |
Keynote 2 Overdue upgrade to presentation program brings many welcome features. Keynote is still a nice Mac alternative to PowerPoint. |
PC World
November 2004
Woody Leonhard |
Take Command: Make Office Work Your Way Tips on several Word tools and functions, password-protecting new documents automatically, and more. |
PC Magazine
September 18, 2003
Matthew P. Graven |
Microsoft Office 2003: A New Strategy Depending on how you use the suite, the changes range anywhere from moderately useful to ground breaking. |
PC World
July 25, 2006
Robert Luhn |
78 Ways to Make Software Do More With these tips and tools, your everyday applications -- from Office to IE, Firefox to ZoneAlarm -- can become faster, more powerful, and easier to use. |
Macworld
March 20, 2006
Jim Akin |
The Print Shop for Mac 2.0 This is a great program for anyone who wants to create fun print projects for home, school, or a small business. The new layout tools streamline simple print projects, but fall short for long documents. |
Financial Advisor
August 2007
Joel Bruckenstein |
Powerful Indeed In the financial service industry, it is not enough to be a great technician -- you also have to be a good communicator. Microsoft's PowerPoint program can be a great asset when communicating ideas and financial concepts to others. |
Macworld
June 2004
Kelly Lunsford |
The Print Shop Mac OS X Edition 1.0 Design and Desktop-Publishing Package Debuts in Mac OS X |
Macworld
March 2004
Jeffery Battersby |
Mariner Write 3.5 and Mariner Calc 5.2 Strong Applications Undermined by Inconsistent Compatibility with Microsoft Office. |
BusinessWeek
June 7, 2004
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Making Macintosh More Corporate With Office 2004, Mac users for the first time in years have an office suite that is at least the equal of its Windows equivalent. |
PC World
May 2005
Rebecca Freed |
IWork Offers Savvy New Word Processor Apple's productivity package offers the innovative Pages program along with the updated Keynote presentation app. |
PC Magazine
May 20, 2004 |
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac is packed with a host of new features, some of which bring it to parity with the Windows version and some of which are exclusive to the Apple platform. It's a must-have suite for Mac users. |
PC Magazine
October 17, 2006
Edward Mendelson |
Google Docs & Spreadsheets Google Docs & Spreadsheets online word processor and spreadsheet isn't perfect, but it's one of our favorite no-software-necessary productivity apps. |
