You must have heard of Microsoft Office, and you have probably used it many times in your student and professional life. SoftMaker developed an office kit named FreeOffice. Similar to MS Office, it provides office tools to assist you with documents, spreadsheets, presentation slides, and chart creation.
A familiar workspace
If you've used MS Office before, you won't have problems transitioning, as it looks and feels very similar. The main difference is that this office suite is completely free to use. With FreeOffice you can perform all of your necessary office work. It supports most Microsoft Office file formats (including DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, TXT, and RTF).Three core applications
FreeOffice is comprised of three programs: TextMaker as a word processor, PlanMaker for spreadsheets, and Presentations for creating slideshows. All of these programs support spell check, and you can export your files directly to PDF from any of them. Let's have a glance at their features one by one.TextMaker: the word processor
TextMaker enables you to create documents with pictures, tables, charts, and basic shapes for illustration. It offers similar features to MS Word, letting you adjust your headings and paragraphs using various positioning and style tools. OLE (Object Linking and Embedding) is a fascinating part of TextMaker. It is used for embedding spreadsheets and other objects into your documents. You can go to PlanMaker or Presentations to edit embedded sheets or presentations by just double-clicking on the embedded object.PlanMaker: crunching the numbers
PlanMaker enables you to create spreadsheets with charts, images, and symbols. It includes a variety of predefined formulas for better evaluation and analysis purposes. You can easily sort your alphabetic and numeric data according to your desire. Another great feature is the ability to set a special filter for quick sorting.Presentations: building slideshows
Lastly, there is FreeOffice Presentations which offers a variety of basic layouts and designs. You can insert pictures, shapes, and text frames into your presentation templates. Create your presentations by putting not just static images but also sounds and movies into your slides.A viable alternative to paid suites
We would like to recommend FreeOffice to anyone who needs common MS Office features but does not want to pay for a premium subscription. FreeOffice allows you to do pretty much anything you can do with MS Office. The format support is also great, allowing for effective import and export of all Microsoft and other document formats.
