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The free Microsoft Office Standard alternative, Software602's
602Pro PC Suite 2001, is becoming ever more popular. It is
a reliable program that performs many of the same functions
that the MS suite can, and of course the price can't be beat.
There are, however, many things that it can't do. Software602
has released a product called 602Pro
PC Suite Plus 2001 for $29.95 that adds many useful features.
The basic suite is adequate, and the Plus suite adds much
more for only 1/10 the cost of Microsoft Office.
Some of the added features of the Plus suite are:
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Thesaurus (there is spell-checking in the free version,
but no thesaurus)
Right-click on a word and the Thesaurus appears.
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Mail Merge capabilities (with your Outlook Express address
book, or with other database formats) to print, email
or fax.
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More file export formats (RTF, XML)
The addition of more file formats is helpful. Rich Text
Files (RTF) are even more universal than Word documents,
and they don't have the macro security problem that Word
documents have.
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Bar Code support
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Text-to-Speech (your document can be read to you)
Many of the add-ins are available from the Tools menu.
Although not essential, the features added with the Plus
add-on make 602Pro PC Suite a more complete office suite.
If using the suite at home, you may not need these features.
But if you are using this at work, you will almost certainly
use the other tools. The
$29.95 price tag is a bargain. If your company decides
to standardize on the product, there are also site
licenses available.
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