OFFICE SUITES
Office Suite Sometimes called an office software suite or a productivity suite Intended for use by a typical clerical worker and knowledge workers Components are generally distributed together, have a consistent interface and usually can interact with each other.
MS Office The dominant office suite and is available on Microsoft Windows and Apple’s Mac OS X Has become a proprietary de facto standard in office software
Alternatives to MS Office Open source software available for Windows, Linux, Mac, and other platforms. Has spawned several derivatives such as Mac’s NeoOffice Supports many of the features of MS Office. Can open MS Office files Can save files in MS Office format
Alternatives to MS Office Released by Apple Consists of: Presentation program (keynote) Spreadsheet program (numbers) Document/layout program (pages)
Alternatives to MS Office The most popular online office suite, it allows editing of centrally stored documents using a web browser
Comparison Chart Operating System.doc.xls.ppt.docx.xlsx.pptx.odt.ods.odp MS OfficeWindows Mac With plugins OpenOfficeCross-platform With plugins iWorkMac OS X Google Docs Cross-platform
Comparison Chart DocumentsSpreadsheetsPresentations MS OfficeMS WordMS ExcelMS Powerpoint OpenOfficeWriterCalcImpress iWorkPagesNumbersKeynote Googledocs