Office Suites

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Open Office

One of the leading open-source office suites.  Available in many languages and for multiple platforms, use it for all your office needs.  Open Office can read and write files from other common office software packages.  Open Office includes five applications: Writer for word processing, Calc for spreadsheets, Impress for multimedia  presentations, Draw for graphics and Base for databases.  All are available in a single package - one installation program is all that is needed.  It can be downloaded and used completely free for any purpose.
NeoOffice

For Mac OS X users, NeoOffice is a free, open source software package that offers an entire suite of office applications, including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing and database programs.  NeoOffice includes nearly all the features in the OpenOffice.org suite and many of the commonly used features in Microsoft Office.  It has been adapted to meet the unique needs of  Mac users.  NeoOffice can import, edit and exchange files with Open Office.org and other popular office programs such as Microsoft Office.
ThinkFree

ThinkFree is a free office suite package that includes ThinkFree Write (word processing), ThinkFree Calc (spreadsheet), and ThinkFree Show (presentation). ThinkFree is designed to look, feel and behave like Microsoft Office and runs the Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .ppt and .pptx). It includes multi-language support and the ability to save a document to secure online storage, to control who has access to your document and to publish documents to your own web site or blog.
Zoho

Another web-based service free to individuals, Zoho offers a comprehensive suite of applications: mail, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation tool, wiki, planner, project management and more. Like Google Docs, features a collaborative work environment and all that is needed is an Internet connection and a standard browser.  Just set up an account on Zoho to get started.
Google Docs

Create word processing documents, spreadsheets and presentations online using Google Docs. A free, web-based application, Google Docs allows you to create documents from scratch, upload your existing files or gives you a head start on creating a document by letting you choose from over 300 templates. Google Docs offers a collaborative work environment - choose who can access your documents, work together with a co-author or view a presentation with colleagues. You can store your files online or save to your own computer.