Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Online Productivity Tools: Zoho Writer

Pretty nice to use. Fairly intuitive, although someone who is not already familiar with word processing software might have a difficult time because there is no "Help" offered. There is a FAQ section, but it doesn't go into details about all the features, and there is a "Forums" where people have asked for assistance.

As it is free, you can do some basic word processing, but there seem to be some bugs. Sometimes the cursor marker will disappear, so you have no idea where you are in the document. Also, the "Undo" button is a bit flaky--I used it on a template and it totally screwed it up. If I was to recommend this to someone, I would highly recommend constantly saving your work because you will most likely have to revert to a saved version.

All in all, an okay bit of software. You get what you pay for, so there are some problems with it. If you just need to type up a brief paper, it is just fine, but if you are writing something like a dissertation, save yourself from ulcers and go with a more stable product--even Open Office.

I couldn't believe all the great templates available--50 when I checked. Everything from resume cover letters to invoices and bill of sale for a car. Very nice, but again, they behave a bit flaky when you edit them.

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