5 free software to replace Word

Is it something that can be used so much!

Microsoft's office suite "Microsoft Office Word", which is indispensable for creating and editing documents, is basically a painful point to be paid to use.It may not be a problem to be bundled from the beginning when purchasing a personal computer, but not all are all, the latest ".In order to handle the document in the docX format, whether to buy Word and buy it.

Of course, Microsoft is well aware of these circumstances, and recently we have taken an approach to holding Word online for free online, but what is the product version?It is a problem for different functional restrictions.Isn't it possible to create and edit a beautiful document compatible with Word for free without using Word?

Actually, the world is full of Word alternative software and services, so I chose the best 5 you can use.Surprisingly, there are things that I like and want to use down rather than the original Word.First, let's check in order.

The "LibreOffice", an integrated office suite with components such as spreadsheets and presentations as well as Word, is an excellent multi -platform that supports both Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

up to date.Not only supports document imports and exports in the docX format, but also free of charge, such as automatic storage of documents being created, tracking editing history, and adding comments, etc.Most of them can be feasible in LibreOffice's Writer.In addition to spell checks, sentence school regular functions, headers and footer support are performed as standard, the template of the document creation wizard with sample design is substantial, although it is inferior to Word.The function that can convert documents to a PDF file in one shot may be useful!

If you're a user who has been using Word for a long time, you may feel somewhat nostalgic if you use LibreOffice Writer.Unlike the Microsoft Office, which has been renewed with the Ribbon UI (user interface) for a while, you will be able to use LibreOffice Writer with the image of returning to Word, an old toolbar.Of course, it is not completely compatible, so if you open a document created and edited in Word with libreOffice, the layout will collapse, but if it is free so far, it will be a point.

In addition, even if you are not familiar with the naming of LibreOffice, OpenOffice will be derived from the original development project..Many users may have heard of org.Despite being developed in open source, OpenOffice is now OpenOffice.Org is a project under Apache Software Foundation (ASF), while LibreOffice is OpenOffice..It seems that the development is continuing by separating from org.So, strictly speaking, there are some different aspects between Writer of LibreOffice and OpenOffice, but the difference between them is still at a difficult minor level, even if you notice it.There is no big difference even if you choose ...

Source: libreOffice

If you can access the Internet, there are many gis readers who are taking care of the Google Drive document creation editing function, which can be used regardless of the platform.In particular, the real -time co -editing function with multiple users in the group is excellent, taking advantage of the basic features of always working online!Microsoft, on the other hand, has a great threat to this Google Drive, and you can see the aspect that you have rushed to develop a Microsoft Office suite on a web.

とにかく基本機能が各ユーザーのデスクトップソフトウェアではなく完全ウェブヴェースとなるGoogle Driveは、Google Docsとして最初に登場してきた頃こそ、なんとなく原始的で機能も貧弱かつWordとの互換性が薄い印象があったのは事実でしょうけど、どんどんとオンラインでアップデートできる強みを活かし、十分にWordの代替レベルでも使えるようになってきました。とりわけグーグルが買収を果たした｢QuickOffice｣モバイルオフィススイートが、Google Docsへと完全に統合された現在、up to date.The import and export of Word documentation, including the docX format, feels like it has become much seamless.

If you're a Word heavy user, Google Drive's UI and layout design may seem too simple and unsatisfactory.But that seems to be a plus point for Google Drive.In other words, the basics of Web -Vace's Google Drive have a light movement, and for beginners and intermediate users who simply be able to create and edit general documents, it is packed with a heavy program that is no longer necessary.That's why Word is different from the concept of its birth.The difference between this concept is that Microsoft Office is struggling in the online version.

Unless you are trying to create a document with such elaborate design, the free Google Drive, which is working in the cloud from anywhere and is strong in collaboration, is an option that will be more and more preferred by many users in the future.It looks like it is coming.

Source: Google Drive

By the way, the two options introduced so far may have been widely known in Japan, but from now on, we look at Word alternative software and services, which are somewhat minor in Japan, but are very popular overseas.I want to try it.There may be new discoveries that fit yourself.

First, let's introduce the full -fledged document creation editing software "AbiWord" for Windows and Linux.Even though you are looking for alternatives for Word, you may find only integrated office suite, and it is difficult to get a single warpra software, so AbiWord may be a unique.

AbiWord has a long history, and in fact there is no major update since 2004, but it is still well -used in software, partly because of its high degree of perfection.Recently, however, a new online component "Abicollab" has been added to save documents on the Internet and enhance collaboration functions such as joint editing.

The basic functions are spell checks, text check, header and footer support, add comments and footnotes, abundant templates and font design, insertion of spreadsheets, etc. are created beautifully with a variety of layouts approaching Word.It would be a great attraction of AbiWord.In addition, it is also characterized by the enriched plug -ins released online, and it is an advantage that it can be customized including the automatic translation function.

もちろん、up to dateWordのデザインと比べると見劣りしてしまう面はありますが、ここまで無料で使えるドキュメント作成編集ソフトは十分に代替の選択肢となることでしょう。なお、やや古いソフトウェアとしてのメリットは、例えば、Windowsユーザーならば、いまだにWindows XPを使い続けているという人にも軽量コンパクトな設計のため、サクサクと動作するというプラスポイントがあります。新しいパソコンをup to dateMicrosoft Officeとセットで買うまでは～といった用途に最適かもしれませんよね。

Source: AbiWord

If you can access the Internet, it is said that there is nothing else anymore as a Word alternative services that anyone can use, but in fact, overseas business users are gathering."ZOHO DOCS" is a very popular popularity that people know.It is an online integrated suite product that collects components for small and medium -sized enterprises that are useful not only for documentation and editing but also for accounting management, personnel affairs, and customer support, but it can be used by individual users without any problems.

Google Drive is characterized by its simple layout, while ZOHO DOCS has a browser version of UI, which is more like a Word desktop software, and Google Drive replaces Word.You may be able to describe Zoho Docs, which is perfect for cloud users who are functionally unsatisfactory.Anyone who has a 5GB document storage space for free and has used Word in the past will not be confused by the Zoho Docs UI.However, at the moment, in terms of font design, it seems that Google Drive will be more warned.

すでにZoho Docsでは、up to date.In addition to verifying that document imports and exports in the DOCX format can be used without any problems, it supports quite high -performance document creation and editing, such as email linkage, spreadsheet insertion, and YouTube clip integration.The online co -editing collaboration is perfect, and for Windows and MAC users, tools that automatically synchronize documents with cloud, which can be used more than Google Drive.I guess.

Source: ZOHO DOCS

By the way, the last one is the free page layout software "Scribus" that is positioned in the DTP (desktop publishing) category.Considering that the main purpose of those who use Word is not just a "notepad" -level text input software, the DTP specialty SCRIBUS is sufficiently replaced, given that the main purpose of those who use Word is beautifully designed.I think it will be a soft choice!

Scribus, a multi -platform corresponding to Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, needs to get used to a unique work flow with DTP, such as placing text boxes for text input, but once you get used to it, spreadsheets and images.In order to specify a design layout such as how to put the text around and how the text is turned around, it will be more comfortable to use DTP than worst software.Some advanced Word functions, such as creating a table of contents, can not be replaced, but usually you can work stress -free by just launching the "Story Editor" module on Scribus.

Unfortunately, SCRIBUS supports Word files, but it is not compatible with export.It may be suitable for applications such as receiving a Word Vace document, printing and finishing after beautifully editing it.Because of the free characteristic, compared to other companies' functional and expensive DTP software, such as Adobe's "Indesign" and Quark's "QuarkXpress", the File size is outstandingly small and lightly operated, so the first DTP is introduced.It may be a good idea to use it.

Source: Scribus

David NIELD --Gizmodo US [Original]