Office Suite 2010; cheaper Microsoft Office alternative

[petercussler]

You don’t need to pay 400 bucks for the full version of Microsoft Office. Office Suite 2010, the latest version of the open source collection of programs that works much like the full version of Microsoft Office Professional. It is fully compatible with Word, Excel, Access and most drawing and presentation programs.

There are templates for every conceivable kind of document or project, either on the DVD or online. You can create pdf files, letterheads, scrapbooks and mail merge projects.

The complete version of Office Suite 2010 can be downloaded at www.openoffice.org, or you can order the boxed version from http://www.nothingbutsoftware.com/catalog_type_page/ProductCode/91559. Unlike Microsoft Office, you can share these programs freely with friends without worrying about copyright restrictions.