When I first became an attorney, most lawyers were only using their computers for word processing.
So, in this follow-up to my original post, I’ll discuss some free alternatives to Microsoft Office 2003. It is important to keep in mind, however, that, in addition to the end of extended support for Windows XP, Microsoft will also be terminating extended support for Microsoft Office 2003 on that Apdate. In a recent guest post for the LOMAP Blog, I wrote about the approaching end of extended support for Microsoft Windows XP, and the various alternatives available. Don’t worry, though, he’s got some alternative options for you, which he relays below. Jeff may be reached via email at Last time, Jeff covered for us the sunsetting of extended support for Microsoft Windows XP this time around, he reminds us that extended support is also coming to an end for Microsoft Office 2003.
Jeff maintains a full-time law practice but, he also offers attorneys and law firms, small businesses and individuals consultation services regarding computer hardware, software and networking. Clark, an attorney and consultant in Georgetown, Massachusetts.
It is available for download from here.Decisions (Photo credit: doug_wertman) We’re pleased to publish another guest post by Jeffrey J. We are very impressed by its array of innovative tools, such as, the Advanced Paragraph Adjustment Tool and the Multitabbed feature.
It is fully functional and reliable which can be used in place of other paid Office Suites (particularly Microsoft Office). We found Kingsoft Office Suite 2013 a free and easy to use software that can be utilised by any level of computer user. If you cannot find the adequate advice or help you require, you can also contact them directly via email or post on their Facebook page. This section contains a variety of helpful tools including FAQs and Recent Questions, Tutorials, and User Manuals. If you are having issues and require further assistance, there is a ‘Support’ section on Kingsoft’s website. In the context of Kingsoft Office Suite, this feature allows us to easily navigate to other spreadsheets (in our example) that are currently open. We also highly regarded the multitabbed feature that could be considered akin to having tabs in your internet browser. The Paragraph Layout tab appears on the top and the tools activate where you can amend the indent and spacing of the paragraph.įor our example, we decide to adjust the left indent by simply clicking and dragging the paragraph til we are comfortable with the length. In the document, the paragraph layout icon will appear on the left handside of the paragraph. To turn on the Paragraph Layout feature, select the icon pictured below found in the ‘Home’ tab We are particularly impressed by the Paragraph Adjustment Tool which allows the user to adjust the indent or line spacing of all paragraphs in their document by dragging and dropping. * Support customizing shortcut for Macros Advanced Paragraph Adjustment Tool * Supported exporting to XLS format in a shared workbook * Supported saving as MHT/MHTML File format * Improved compatability with HTML/XML Files Kingsoft Spreadsheets * Supported inserting a picture from scanner * Supported showing bookmark in document map For users who are transferring over from other similar software, it would not take relatively long to become skilled with Kingsoft Office Suite.
Kingsoft Office Suite has a very easy to use and simple interface that is akin to other Office Suites such as Microsoft Office and OpenOffice. Furthermore, it is also highly compatible with Microsoft Office (2003, 20).
Kingsoft Office Suite is compatible with Windows XP/Vista/7/8 on both 32-bit and 64-bit.
The installation file is small (42.6mb) therefore it is relatively quick and straight forward to download it from Kingsoft’s website and install it on your PC.
Considering that the software is free (yes! Free!!), it actually comes packed with many features including a paragraph adjustment tool, multitabbed feature, automatic spell checking, word count feature and PDF converter. Kingsoft Office Suite Free 2013 is a free application that includes a word processor, spreadsheet program and presentation application.