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Free Office Software for Small Businesses & Freelancers
BUSINESS BULLETPOINTS Free Business Software – Office Suites, Email, Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Presentations
What can Office suite software do for you? An Office suite is a collection of productivity software that you’re almost certainly already familiar with. Many of us have used Microsoft Office in our work, so the functionality and features of the free Office software won’t be completely different to what you know. There are some differences though, so it’s worth spending some time experimenting with the various free Office software that’s available for your business and see what works for you. Broadly speaking, this software comes in two varieties: Locally installed software (similar to MS Office) like Apache Open Office, Libre Office and Kingston Office Software that runs online (in the cloud) like Google Docs or Zoho Ultimately, the best advice is to try out the various free business office software yourself for a while and stay with what works for you. You don’t want to be struggling with uncooperative software at the same time as building your business. Find out about which software helps with which tasks on the next page.
BUSINESS BULLETPOINTS Free Business Software – Office Suites, Email, Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Presentations
BUSINESS BULLETPOINTS Free Business Software – Office Suites, Email, Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Presentations
Please find below the main free software available by category All of the red-outlined banners link directly through to where you can download free versions of the software Local installation software is installed on your PC; cloud/online software works through your web browser and does not require local installation
Free Office software by type (Office Suite) What software do you need?
Office Suite Software Word Processing Software Spreadsheet Software
Presentation Software
Local Installation Open Office
Libre Office
Kingsoft Office Open Office Writer
Libre Office Writer
Kingsoft Presentation
Google Docs Zoho Writer
Libre Office Calc
Kingsoft Spreadsheet Open Office Impress
Google Docs Zoho
Kingsoft Writer Open Office Calc
Cloud / Online Software
Google Docs
Zoho Sheet
Libre Office Impress
Google Docs Zoho Show
You’ll find free email and calendar software on the next page
BUSINESS BULLETPOINTS Free Business Software – Office Suites, Email, Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Presentations
Please find below the main free software available by category All of the red-outlined banners link directly through to where you can download free versions of the software Local installation software is installed on your PC; cloud/online software works through your web browser and does not require local installation
Free Office software by type (Email & Calendar) What software do you need?
Email Software
Calendar Software
Local Installation
Cloud / Online Software Yahoo Mail
Thunderbird
Opera Mail
Gmail
Windows Live Mail
dreamMail
Windows Live Hotmail
Mozilla Lightning
Windows Live Mail
Google Calendar
Rainlendar
Zoho Calendar
BUSINESS BULLETPOINTS Free Business Software – Office Suites, Email, Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Presentations
Please find links to useful books below
Further Resources – Useful books Book Title Getting Started with OpenOffice (LibreOffice)
Amazon US
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Amazon UK
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Amazon CA
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‘This introduction and how-to for OpenOffice explores the suite of productivity programs: word processing, spreadsheet calculation, presentation, graphic page layout, database, and more.’
Google Drive & Docs in 30 Minutes
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‘This unofficial guide to Google's free office and storage suite concentrates on the most important time-saving features and productivity tools.’
Google Apps for Dummies
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‘This comprehensive, practical guide brings you up to speed with all of the basic information and advanced tips and tricks you need to make good use of Google Apps.’
Google Apps Express
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‘Get hands-on with each application - Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sites and Apps - and learn the tricks, tips and shortcuts.’ Please note that the book links above are affiliate links; this means we get a small commission when you visit and purchase from Amazon. This doesn’t cost you anything but helps us to maintain and produce our free guides.
BUSINESS BULLETPOINTS Free Business Software – Office Suites, Email, Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Presentations
Please find links to other useful resources below
Further Resources – Useful links Business Bulletpoints Resources
Internet Resources
Free Business Software – Projects & Tasks
Libre Office User Guides
Free Business Software – Note Taking & Capture
Open Office User Guides Google Docs Tutorial
Free Business Software List
BUSINESS BULLETPOINTS Free Business Software – Office Suites, Email, Word Processing, Spreadsheets and Presentations
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