Now I’m sure most people use or know someone that uses Microsoft Office to work on word documents and spreadsheets. They offer some great features and by now a certain familiarity, but does it really warrent the $400 and up.
Here are some options that you may want to consider that are every bit as good as Microsoft Office. It just might take some getting use to.
Just looking for a way to convert your documents to PDF and not an entire program that can cost hundreds of dollars? CutePDF may be just what you’re looking for. Any time you need something converted whether its a document, image or website, simply print it out using the CutePDF printer. Suppliment this with your free Adobe Acrobat Reader and you’ll have all you really need to read and create PDFs.
There is a professional version which gives you more functionality, currently on sale for less than $50 compared to Adobe’s Acrobat that starts at $99.
CutePDF was featured in the “50 Best free downloads” by Computer Shopper.
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