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SampleWords: Free Business Document Templates & Forms

srikanth — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:33:16 +0000

SampleWords is an extensive resource which provides you with printable sample letters, calendars, forms, spreadsheets, planners and other kinds of business document templates free of charge. Sample documents are nicely organized into different sections i.e. letters, resumes, calendars and organizers. Moreover, documents are further categorized based on usage and purpose like for office, sales, accounting, business etc.

Every document is available either in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or Adobe PDF format and includes detailed description about its design and purpose. In addition to that the websites features popular Word and Excel template files on the sidebar for easy access.

The various sample documents found under each section are as follows:

Human Resources: includes common employee documents, personnel forms, human resources forms and spreadsheets that can be useful in organizing personnel in a professional office or business settings.
Accounting: includes common accounting and financial documents, expense sheets, credit forms and spreadsheets that can be useful in a professional office or business settings.
General Business: includes documents and spreadsheets that are helpful for organizing personal business functions such as bills, home budgets, personal banking, anti-fraud and personal income tax.
Sales-Marketing: includes printable business documents designed to help manage sales and marketing tasks within a business organization.

Below, you can see a couple of sample documents that can be found on the website.

Sample Appraisal Form

Sample Travel Itinerary form

Features:

Download printable sample free document templates, calendar and invitation cards.
All sample documents are categorized as per type of document and usage.
Easily access popular and featured Word and Excel files on the sidebar.
Sample documents on the site are available either in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or in Adobe PDF file formats.
Similar sites: JDSupra, DocShare and DocStoc.

Check out SampleWords @ www.samplewords.com (by Srikanth AD from Techonaut )

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Vertex42: Download Free Excel Templates & Calculators

abhijeet — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:29:40 +0000

Vertex42 is a resource where you can download free Excel templates, financial calculators, calendars templates and articles that are designed to educate, increase productivity and help people manage their time and finances effectively using Excel. The site has variety of free calculators, calenders and Excel templates such as timesheets, budgets, loan/mortgage calculators and more.

Some spreadsheets also carry a Commercial Use license (paid) for use in business purposes. You can also find a large stock of additional spreadsheet calculators, calenders and templates under the section “What’s New at Vertex42.”

Features:

Free free spreadsheet templates, calculators and calenders.
Helpful in better management of time and finances and increase productivity.
Large variety of such spreadsheets available.
Commercial Use license(paid) available for business use.
Similar websites: Check out websites offering free document templates.

Go to Vertex42 @ www.vertex42.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

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ViewDocsOnline: Open Documents Online

kaly — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:49:35 +0000

Received documents or presentations from friends but can not view them because you don’t have Microsoft Office or any other associated software installed on your computer? Try opening documents online with ViewDocsOnline. It is a web application that allows you to open documents online. Using the app you may open documents stored on your computer or the web URL. Below is the list of currently supported documents types and formats:

Works easy, simply go to the site, select the document you want to open and click on the “View Document”. Your document will be uploaded and opened online. You can also share your documents with others by forwarding a URL or embedding on your website or personal page.

See ViewDocsOnline in action:

Features:

View documents online without having to install any software.
Supported document formats: pdf, ps, doc, docx, xls, xlxs, ppt, pptx, pps, odt, odp, sxw, sxi.
Open documents from your computer or the web.
Share documents in many different ways (email, social networks, forums, etc.).
Embedding supported.
Convert your documents into PDF format.
Similar tools: OpenItOnline and Samurajdata.se.

Check out ViewDocsOnline @ www.viewdocsonline.com

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WidGenie: Easy Tools for Presenting Raw Data Visually

TehseenBaweja — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:40:47 +0000

Data in its raw form does not make sense to everybody. If you are like me, you would want to see data visually through a chart or a graph to understand it better. WidGenie allows you to do just that. You can upload your data (Excel spreadsheets or CSV file) either from the local drive or feed it from sources like Google Docs.

After you have uploaded your data, just use the drag and drop feature to create charts and graphs, and save them as widgets. These widgets can be customized using different colors, size, headings… etc. and also shared across various blogging platforms and social networks through a simple embed code. You can also track how many views your widget gets.

Main Features:

Web service for presenting data visually in form of a widget.
No installation or download required.
Upload data from your local drive or through Google Docs.
Embed widgets on the web or email a permanent link to people.
Track number of views and unique visitors to your widgets.

Check out WidGenie @ www.widgenie.com

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Collection of Free Business Forms and Templates

kaly — Wed, 27 May 2009 09:45:55 +0000

Here is another website with an inventory of over 500 business forms and templates available in Word and Excel formats. All templates are free and can be downloaded without any restrictions. Navigate to the page, hit the download button and done To find a form or template you can search or browse the site by categories, check out most popular downloads among site users and what has been added recently.

You can also contribute to the site by uploading the forms. So if you a got a free business form or a template that is not available on the site yet then share it with others by uploading it.

Features:

Download free business forms and templates.
Search and browse templates by categories.
Check out most popular and newly added forms.
Contribute by uploading your templates.
Free and doesn’t require any registration.
Similar websites: DocStoc and som other in earlier published article about websites offering free document templates.

Check out FreeBusinessFormsAndTemplates @www.freebusinessformsandtemplates.com

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XLSCrack: Unlock Excel Spreadsheet Without A Password

azim — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:34:45 +0000

Microsoft Excel lets you protect a spreadsheet from being modified by assigning a password, and if you forgot or don’t know this password, you won’t be able to edit the contents within the document. Now, you can unlock the locked Excel spreadsheets without password using online utility XLS Crack.

To unlock, simply upload the Excel file from your computer, click “Submit” and save the unlocked version to your computer.

Features:

Unlock password-protected unlock Excel spreadsheet online.
Unlock as many files as you like.
Free, no registration.

Check out XLS Crack @ www.ensode.net/ensode/xls-crack

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PDFtoExcelOnline: Convert PDF To Excel Online

kaly — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:36:31 +0000

PDFtoExcelOnline is a newly launched web application that lets you convert PDF to Excel online. The basic idea for the service is that you upload your PDF containing tables and worksheets, and receive back an XLS file containing just the tabular content, which can then be repurposed in Excel, OpenOffice, Google Docs… etc.

The convention is done automatically meaning that you do not have to manually tell where each table is, the application also tries to match the appearance of converted file to original.

Features:

Online PDF to Excel converter.
Convert as many files as you want.
The conversions are automatic, you do not have manually show where the tables are.
Keeps output file similar to original as much as possible.
Free and no registration.

If you frequently need to deal with PDF files then also read our related articleon the cool programs to merge PDFs, convert PDF to DOC, and to PDF printers.

Check out PDFtoExcelOnline @ www.pdftoexcelonline.com

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Google Document Search Utility

kaly — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:21:51 +0000

Google Document Search is a Google Custom Search based online document search utility that can help you search Google for variety of document formats such as Word (DOC), Adobe Acrobat (PDF), Excel (XLS), Powerpoint (PPT), Rich Text Format (RTF), Text-format (TXT), Write-format (WRI), Adobe Post Script (PS) and MS-DOS (BAT).

To search for documents, simply type the keyword in to the corresponding field and click “Search”, the site will redirect you onto Google search results page.

Features:

Document searching on Google made easy.
Lets you search for:
Simple and easy to use.

Another similar site that we profiled earlier is Brupt. You may also check out a related MakeUseOf article “3 Excellent Sites to Get Free Document Templates“.

Check out Google Document Search @ www.voelspriet.nl/googledocs

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Brupt: Online Document Search Tool

kaly — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:15:18 +0000

Brupt is a Google based document search tool that lets you search for Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and Adobe PDF documents indexed by Google. To find a document, simply select the document type you need, enter your keyword and click on “Search”.

Features:

Quick document search on Google.
Search for Word (.doc), PowerPoint (.ppt), Excel (.xls) and PDF (.pdf) docs online.
Free and easy to use.

If you’re looking for some kind of document template (i.e. housing contract, NDA agreement) then make sure to read previously published article on 3 Excellent Sites to Get Free Document Templates.

Check out Brupt @ www.brupt.com

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Tableizer: Generate HTML Table From Excel Spreadsheet

kaly — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:43:11 +0000

Extremely handy online app that lets you create HTML tables without messing around with code. Using Tableizer you can generate HTML tables from Excel, Calc or other spreadsheet softare. Simply copy and paste the cells from the spreadsheet into Tableizer and click on “Tableze it!” button. Get back ready HTML table.

You can also customize the table and inside text by applying different font style, header color and text size.

Features:

Easy to use Excel to HTML converter.
Customize table font, header color and text size.
No signup required.
Also see Kotatsu – anotother HTML table creator.

Check out Tableizer @ www.tableizer.journalistopia.com

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iSpeech: Convert Websites & Docs To MP3 Audio

kaly — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:46:52 +0000

Using iSpeech you can convert websites, RSS feeds, blogs and documents (Word, PDF, Excel, PowerPoint, Rich Text File, HTML etc.) to speech. All you have to do is upload the document (say some PDF file) or enter the address of the site/feed you want to convert to speech and click on “Convert” button.

Once the conversion is complete you can:

- playback and listen to it online,
- download and store the recording on your PC,
- podcast it,
- or embed it as an audio object on any site and let others play it as well

Features:

Convert websites, RSS feeds, blogs and documents to audio.
Do as many conversions as you like.
Convert DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, PDF, RTF and HTML docs to speech.
Play and listen to converted recordings online.
Download recording as an MP3 file.
Similar websites: YakiToMe and SpokenText.

Check out iSpeech @ www.ispeech.org

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GuardarComoPDF: Convert doc, txt, rtf, jpeg, xls, ppt to PDF online

kaly — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:58:16 +0000

Pretty handy online PDF converter site where you can easily convert variety of document files to PDF in 3 simple steps. Convert Word docs to PDF, Excel .xls files to PDF, .jpg images and so on. While the website is in Spanish, it is very easy to find your way around.

Features:

Convert variety of document files to PDF online.
No sign-up needed. Convert as many files as you need.
Convert Word (.doc), Excel (.xls), Text (.txt), Wordpad (.rtf), Images (.jpg) and PowerPoint (.ppt) files.

Over the last year MakeUseOf profiled lots of great apps and websites to work with PDF documents. Make sure to check them out here.

Go to GuardarComoPDF @ www.guardarcomopdf.com (Thanks to Sophi)

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PDF Generator: Convert Word, Excel and PowerPoint docs to PDF

kaly — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:29:44 +0000

Handy online PDF generator from University of Cape Town. This one allows users to convert Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents to PDF. Enter your email address, select the document you want to convert, (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Notepad, etc.) and click “Upload your file for conversion”. PDF Generator will convert the document to PDF format and email you the download link. Converted file will be available for download for the next 48 hours.

Features:

Convert Microsoft office docs and other text files to PDF.
No information on the maximum allowed file size.
No registration required.

Go to PDFGenerator @ www.commerce.uct.ac.za/Services/PDFGenerator

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ChartAll : Online Chart Creator

kaly — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:06:54 +0000

Want to turn some data into a fancy chart? Enter ChartAll, a free online chart creator where you can create highly customizable charts and save them. Store and edit charts online, embed them onto your website and privately share them with anyone you want. When creating a chart you can either enter the data manually or import it from one of the supported applications.

Features

Create, store and share charts online.
Import chart data from web address (.htm, .html, .xml,.txt, .mdb, .xls, .dbf, .db, .ten, .tee), HTML tables, Excel, Access, Text, CSV, Microsoft SQL Server / MySQL server, Google Spreadsheets.
Choose between 15 chart types: pie, bar, line, pie, point, donut etc.
Export ready charts as PNG, JPEG, GIF, or PDF files.
Export chart data to XML, Text, HTML and Excel (*.xls).
Embed charts onto web pages or blogs.
Collaborate and work on charts with others.
Customize chart appearance (theme, colors, fonts, sizes, and styles).
Add notes and comment on charts.
Keep charts private or share them with others.
Free, intuitive, and highly customizable.

Update: The service has been discontinued . You might want to check other similar services here.

Visit ChartAll @ [ www.chartall.com ]

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DocStoc: Free Online Document Templates

kaly — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:34:39 +0000

DocStoc is a user-powered web community for sharing professional documents online. Browse through a vast quantity (over 60.000) of quality and free legal, business, financial, technology, educational, and creative document templates and forms. You can bookmark any doc and store it online, or download it to your PC. All free.

Feature Overview

Find, upload, download, store and share professional document templates online.
Rate, comment on, and tag documents.
Supported document formats: .doc, .pdf, .xls, .ppt, .ppt, and .txt files.
Unlimited Storage: Store as many documents as you want.
Keep uploaded files private or make them public.
Browse docs by category, i.e. legal, business, technology, educational, financial and creative.
Or check out ‘Most Viewed’, ‘Most Downloaded’, ‘Most Recent’, and ‘Highest Rated’ docs.
Download and save any public document to your PC.
Request Document: If you can’t fin the doc. you need you may ask DocStoc to help you find it.
Browse DocStoc user profiles and view their shared documents.
Embed any document on your blog/website (see below).

Embedding Example: Template – Business Plan Presentation

DocStoc Demo Video

DownloadSquad DocStoc WalkThrough

Check out DocStoc @ www.docstoc.com

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DocuFarm: Online Document Search and Viewer

kaly — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:02:02 +0000

DocuFarm is a useful web-based document viewer and search engine. Search web for relevant documents (PDF, Word, etc.), open and view documents right in the browser window, add document viewer to your website and more. No registration required.

DocuFarm Features:

Search and View documents online (.pdf, .doc, .ppt, .rtf, .ps, .pps).
Filter and refine search results by file type.
Highlight search terms within the document.
DocuFarm browser addons: Internet Explorer and Firefox.
Add ‘DocuFarm Search’ to Firefox search bar.
Integrate DocuFarm into your website and force all links pointing to the documents to open via DocuFarm viewer.

~~Visit DocuFarm [www.docufarm.com]~~
Update: Docufarm is no longer online, for alternavite services check out 3 Excellent Sites to Get Free Document Templates.

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Peepel: Online Word and Spreadsheet

kaly — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:59:42 +0000

Web-based word processor and spreadsheet (i.e. Excel) application with a bundle of group-focused features: file sharing, document sharing and collaboration, contact management tool, edit/update RSS notifications and more.

“The windowing is very slick and the performance is quite snappy. Also, they have done a good job with the context menus (right- or control-click depending on platform) which are traditionally difficult to get right in browser-based apps.”

Peepel Features:

Create, Edit, Share and Manage your documents online.
Import existing documents and spreadsheets into your Peepel account. Supports most of the popular formats (.doc, .odt, .xls, .ods).
Export documents from your account to your desktop.
Collaboration: Collaborate on documents with friends or colleagues.
RSS Alerts: Get notified as soon as one of your shared files is edited.
File Manager: View and Manage all private/shared files from one place.
Contact Manager: Manage and Organize contacts (or collaborators).
Conveniently open and rearrange multiple documents in one browser window.
WorkSpace Manager: Save current desktop layout (i.e. all opened documents) and easily return to it anytime later.
Works both in Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers.
Templates: Choose between ready document templates (resume, letter, business cards, etc.).
and some more navigation-focused features…

Visit Peepel [www.peepel.com]

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Zoho : Feature-rich Web-based Office Software

Aibek — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:07:00 +0000

Zoho is a a free, feature-rich and probably the most comprehensive web-based office application. Zoho suite includes all popular office applications (Word, Spreadsheet, Presentations, etc.), task management tool, web conferencing, online notebook, web-based project management, and lots more.

All Zoho Services

1. Zoho Writer: Web-based word processor.

Create, access, edit, share, and collaborate on word documents online.
Import existing documents from Microsoft Word (.DOC), OpenOffice(.ODT & .SXW), HTML, RTF, JPG, GIF and PNG files

2. Zoho Spreadsheets: Web-based spreadsheet processor.

Create, Share spreadsheets with friends/colleagues. Publish documents online.
Collaborative on spreadsheets online.
Import/Export Excel files.

3. Zoho Show: Online Presentation Builder/Viewer.

Embed your presentations in your blog or website.
Import Microsoft PowerPoint(.ppt, .pps) or OpenOffice, Presentation(.odp, .sxi).
Access, import, and edit presentations from anywhere.

4. Zoho Meeting: Web-based conferencing tool.

Have a live meeting with your colleagues or friends.
Embed meetings on your blog, website or any web page.

5. Zoho Notebook: Online Notebook.

Create notes out of text, image, audio, video, etc.
Share notes with colleagues. Flexible sharing options.

5. ZoHo Planner

Create and Manage Todo’s online. Set and schedule reminders.
Upload and store task related images and files.

6. Zoho CRM: Inventory Management, Sales & Marketing , Customer Support & Service, Reports & Dashboards

7. Zoho Creator: Create Online Database Applications

Build powerful applications online.
Create online form and embed them in your website/blog

8. Zoho projects: Web-based project management tool.

Tasks & Milestones: Create tasks online, assign tasks to others, specify deadlines, etc.
Calendar: View tasks, milestones & meetings all on a single page calender view.
Reports: Create reports with Gantt charts for at-a-glance status of the projects.
Time tracking: Track project duration.
File sharing: Upload and manage files online.

9. Zoho Viewer: Web-based document viewer.

Upload document and share it with others (via URL). No sign up required.
Supported formats: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Adobe PDF, OpenOffice documents, OpenDocuments documents, etc.

10. Zoho Challenge: Create and Publish tests and surveys online.

11. Zoho Polls: Tool to create and publish online polls.

Embed polls on your blog, website, or profile page.
Browse user-created polls by tags.

12. Zoho Chat: Team chat. Embed chats on any website/webpage.

13. Zoho Wiki:

Create, edit, and collaborate on wiki-style environment (using WYSIWYG editor).
Keep modifications history for each page.
Add unlimited number of pages and subpages.

14. Zoho start: One place to organize and manage all of your Zoho documents.

Single page destination to create, edit, share and view all your documents.
Organize documents into folders.
Integrated search across documents, spreadsheets and presentations
Know the web presence of your Zoho Chat contacts for easy collaboration.
Switch between list and box views.

15. iZoho: Access and View documents from your iPhone.

16. Site 24×7: Website Uptime monitoring service

Get Instant Email/SMS/RSS alerts if your website goes down.
Reports: View website uptime performance over a period of time.

Additional Tools:

MS Office plugin: Access and Edit your documents both online & offline
Zoho QuickRead: Open web documents directly in Zoho (Firefox, Internet Explorer).
Zoho widgets: Zoho on your windows desktop
Outlook Plugin: Synchronize Contacts, Tasks & Calendar.

Go to Zoho [www.zoho.com]

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eXpresso: Create and Share Spreadsheets Online

kaly — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:45:46 +0000

eXpresso is a web-based collaboration tool to work with Spreadsheets (i.e. Excel). Create, share, manage and collaborate on your spreadsheets online.

eXpresso Features

Create, Upload, Share and Organize your Excel Spreadsheets online.
Share and Collaborate on spreadsheets with you colleagues, coworkers, friends, etc.
Work on spreadsheets in Excel-like environment. The Commands and Options tool contains most of the commonly-used tools and options available in Excel.
Set alerts and get notified of document changes.
Tagging and Notes: Organize spreadsheets using tags and add notes.
History: Detailed history for each spreadsheet.
Compare and Convert Spreadsheets: View spreadsheets side-by-side to quickly visualize differences.
Integrated IM (Instant Messaging) capability.
Excel Plugin: access your eXpresso spreadsheets offline.
Need to know more? Check out interactive video demo here OR go to service FAQ page.

Visit eXpresso @ (www.expressocorp.com)

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Sheetster : Online Spreadsheet Editor

Aibek — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:12:59 +0000

Sheetster is a web-based spreadsheet (i.e. Excel) editing, viewing and sharing tool. Upload your spreadsheets (or create new ones), edit spreadsheets in Excel-like interface, and securely share them with others (friends, coworkers, family, etc).

Some of Sheetster features:

Create and Share your spreadsheets in Excel-like interface.
Export/import files to/from Microsoft Excel.
Upload existing Excel documents and share them online.
Provides support for over 180 Excel formulas.
Embed Spreadsheets in your blog or website.
Option to subscribe to updates on spreadsheet cells via RSS. Excellent feature for collaborators.
Make your spreadsheets public or private.
Try Sheetster demo from here (no-registration required).
For more information go to Sheetser FAQ page.

Check out Sheetster @ [www.sheetster.com]

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SmartSheet: Powerful Web Spreadsheet Editor for Groups

Aibek — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:43:19 +0000

SmartSheet is a web-based spreadhseet editor and collaboration tool with an Excel-like interface. It provides user (or groups) with a well-implemented and easy-to-use interface to work and collaborate on spreadsheet documents online. Create documents, share and assign documents to colleagues, schedule due dates, etc.

Smartsheet Features

Create, schedule, collaborate and assign tasks to others.
Dashboard to manage and view multiple sheet views at once.
Collaboration: Real-time and scheduled collaboration (via e-mail).
Set-up automated alerts and memos.
Compatible with Microsoft Excel.
Powerful reporting features.
Free account features: create up to 5 spreadsheets, unlimited number of collaborators, 10 MB of storage, SSL encryption, free document Templates. Read more
Check out more SmartSheeet screenshots here

“Collaboration is critical in HR and trying to deal with version controls of spreadsheets was very time consuming. Smartsheet helped me manage project updates seamlessly and converts back into Excel without issue.”

[Video] Smartsheet Preview

Check out SmartSheet @ www.smartsheet.com

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ThinkFree: Web Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

kaly — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:58:48 +0000

ThinkFree is a free and comprehensive web based office suite, include online word-processing, spreadsheet and presentation (ex. Powepoint) tools. ThinkFree claims to offer the best integration with Microsoft Office.

Feature Overview

Create, Manage, Edit, Share and Collaborate on office documents online.
Microsoft Office compatibility: View/Edit your M.Office docs on ThinkFree and vice versa
Storage: 1 GB of free online storage.
Share documents with others and assign different user privileges (viewer, contributor, etc)
Version management: Detailed history of document changes, revert to any previous version when needed
Document editing: Quick Edit and Power Edit modes.
Search within all documents in your account.
Embed docs on your blog, website (or on ThinkFree Doc Exchange)
ThinkFree Premium (non-free): online and offline file synchronization, document archiving, full-scree mode, online/offline access, …

ThinkFree Online Office on ABC News

ThinkFree WordProcessing (see it in action)

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Google Docs: Online Word, Spreadsheet and Powerpoint

kaly — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 14:18:57 +0000

Google Docs is a 100% free web-based office suite: includes word processing, spreadsheet and presentation tools. Create, Edit, View, Share, Collaborate and Manage your office documents online.

Quick Feature Overview

Share and Collaborate on office documents online.
Create office documents online or upload existing ones (DOC, XLS, ODT, ODS, RTF, CSV, PPT, etc.)
Familiar Microsoft Office style interface and features (bold, underline, indent, change the font/number format, change background colors, etc.)
Sharing: invite other people to view your documents / spreadsheets / presentations.
Collaboration: let others (colleagues, project members, etc.) edit and contribute to your files.
Changes History: View by whom and when document was edited, what changes were made, and (if necessary) revert the document to any earlier version.
Organize your files by folders, by tags, or both
Integarted chat window.
Publish and showcase documents on a webpage.
and lots more …

Google Docs in Plain English

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Aibek — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:09:49 +0000

Web-based, feature-rich and collaboration friendly spreadsheet (i.e. Excel) service, with a host of extra features.

Features:

create and work on unlimited nr. of spreadsheets
Sharing (via Permalink or embedding) and collaboration
in-built Live Chat
Real time updates (changes highlighted in color)
Stream live data from external source directly into your spreadsheet (Eg. Stock quotes, exchange rate etc)
Offsite backup via EditGrid sync.
and more …
premium version VS Free version

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