The following links will take you to a download page where you can download these free software packages and be up and running in minutes! 

Create documents, spreadsheets and presentations online with Google On-Line

• One great option you might check out is Google On-Line word processing and spreadsheet applications.

Share and collaborate in real time

Safely store and organize your work

Control who can see your documents

Read user examples

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http://www.google.com/google-d-s/intl/en/tour1.html 

Zoho Writer is another free online word processor.. This to is a very good program and like google you will have to be on line in order to use this product.

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IBM announced in Sep 2007 that their Lotus Symphony Documents is available and FREE and has a built in PDF writer.

“Lotus Symphony was voted office productivity software product of the year for 2008 by Datamation Magazine readers. In what can only be described as an upset, relative newcomer, Lotus Symphony, beat out Microsoft Office, OpenOffice 2.3.1, ThinkFree Office and other nominees by Datamation Magazine Readers.”

IBM Lotus Symphony Documents   Download Lotus Symphony Now 

Other free Office alternatives that are out there are:

ThinkFree Office This too is FREE ThinkFree Office  

“Whether you work in Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint, with ThinkFree Office 3 you'll feel right at home because it looks, feels and behaves just like they do regardless of whether you use it on Windows, Linux, or Macintosh.”

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Sun Microsystem's Open Office is free and has been around for years and includes a very nice suite of applications and it too has a built in PDF writer.

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