Word Processor, Spreadsheet, etc.

 

 
OpenOffice
The only one, the greatest. Excellent Open Source software, perfectly compatible with Microsoft Office. It contains a word processor, a spreadsheet, a database and an application to make presentations. For a long time at the top of my Top 10 Magic freeware. Very reliable and intuitive. It can be used for personal as well as business purposes.

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OVERALL: EXCELLENT

PDF995
A great application, that let you create PDF documents for free. Its main features are: Automatic insertion of embedded links, Hierarchical Bookmarks, Support for Digital Signatures, Support for Triple DES encryption, Append Delete and Reorder PDF Pages, Batch Print from Microsoft Office, Combining multiple PDF's into a single PDF, and conversion from PDF to HMTL or other formats, like DOC or text (or JPF).

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OVERALL: EXCELLENT

NoteTab Light
It replaces the notepad provided by Windows adding a nice graphics and numerous useful functions. Its great speed makes it worth considering (provided you use notepads...)

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OVERALL: VERY GOOD

Abi Word
It's a great Word Processor full of functions similar to Microsoft Word. Fast, intuitive, simple and it can be easily configured. It supports many languages, including the use of thesaurus. Completely free and good for everyone. For those who only need a word processor rather than an entire package, Abi Word can be considered (as opposed to Open Office).

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OVERALL: VERY GOOD