At home at the computer, on the tablet in the train or by phone at Café – long do not have to be processed at the desk texts, spreadsheets and presentations. there are now office packages for all platforms. But what packages are available? And for whom is that
“users are basically five large suites to choose from: Office 365, Apple iWork, SoftMaker Office, LibreOffice and OpenOffice”? explains Lars Budde from the magazine “t3n”. From school, university or work most users know the office packages Microsoft (MS Office).
The advantage: “Microsoft Office is available for Windows and Mac OS X as well as apps also for iOS and Android,” says Dieter Brors by the trade magazine “c ‘t “. Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and presentations can be exchanged so and go look on your smartphone largely faithfully and edit.
MS Office now has subscription model
with MS Office but choosing not only easy, but also a costly way. “Since Office 2013 Microsoft has the software largely converted to a subscription model,” says Brors. Around 100 euros will cost the full package per year for home use.
For this you can install the software on up to five computers, new versions are automatic. Microsoft offers only a few more variants: Office 2016 Home & amp; Student costs 149 euros and can be used permanently, but only on a PC.
“Office 365, so the subscription is especially worthwhile if you want to use this package on multiple computers in the household and the five available licenses as far as possible exploits, “says Brors. MS Office operates independently of the operating system.
“In addition, Microsoft is the author of the most common formats, including .docx from Word and Excel .xlsx from,” explains Lars Budde. In other programs make these formats occasional problems.
Apple’s iWork partially free
Even Apple’s iWork does all important office tasks on your computer, smartphone and tablet. “Users of newer iPhones, iPads and Macs get Apple iWork suite. Among other things, the word processor Pages and Numbers spreadsheet, for free,” says Martin Reitbauer the Austrian “Smartphone Magazine”.
For The iPhone and iPad, there are the programs included in iWork Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps than now for free. “You can also open Microsoft documents, but show the contents do not always faithfully,” says Dieter Brors.
It is advisable to install Microsoft Office Apps in addition to better represent the Word, Excel or PowerPoint files. “Popular alternatives are also WPS Office and Office Suite Free of mobisystems” says Martin Reitbauer.
Office Apps for Android
Free office software, there are also without iPhone: “Android users can the cloud-based Google Drive apps like Google Docs or Google use tables and also use them on your desktop or laptop browser, “explains Martin Reitbauer.
On Android smartphones Dieter Brors recommends Apps TextMaker Mobile, PlanMaker, and Presentations Mobile Mobile. You can edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files harmless. “The range of functions, although not nearly as large as in adult Office programs, but is sufficient for reading and for minor corrections.”
These apps are available for free for some time. Brors: “They are distinguished on additional, Free Office ‘when searching in Google Play by SoftMaker Office.” Those looking for more powerful apps for tablets, the recommended Dieter Brors SoftMaker Office Mobile in the HD version for around five per euro.
The operating system is critical
But who needs what office suite? “When you enter the PC or on the Smartphone only texts, but they do not want to make great, ranging from a simple editor,” says Dieter Brors. “But when it comes to laying out text, spreadsheets, or presentations, you can not avoid more extensive programs.”
A small-scale comparison of individual functions is not worthwhile for most end users, explains Lars Budde. “Dealing with the common tasks all available software packages. For the final decision of the pricing framework and the operating systems used are critical.”
The subscription of Office 365 offers apps for all popular systems. “The monthly rate of the suite but do not justify the Smartphone, but the desktop versions,” says the expert. Who does not use Office 365 on the desktop device, looks better after the free alternatives.
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